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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23
To Whom 1t NAV Concern.

Notice is hereby given that all creditors
must present any and all claims they may
hold against the late Arthur Tschann on or
before the 2lst inst, in order to have the
same receive the proper attention.
Respectfully,
190-1Ot 81 EMIL TscHAEN.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Go to g ". Reed & Co., for your plumb
ing and tin work. Ali work done at very
reasonable prices. Try us and be con-
WINGED. 2OO-tf.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23


A second John b. Gough-Major Scott Ii
a very popular speaker, and besides his
| special power to command the respectful
attention of intelligent men. His reason
ing ia clear his facts mainly from observa-
ton and experience, and his imagry like
that of Cough, is thrilling. He has been
listened to by immense audiences in the
west and in the western part Of this state,
and his convincing addresses have been
followed with great practical results
Doylestowa (Pa.) Intelligencer.
We expect much Of Major and Mrs.
Scott, and we are getting it.-Southern
California White Ribbon. He lectures
Thursday evening Of this week in the Bap-
fist church of Las Vegas.
Best all-round temperance speaker ever
heard in Springfeli.-Spvingfeld lMo.l
Union. Hear him Thursday evening in
the Baptist church of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Papa" Manka is preparing to go to Salt
Lake City, Utah, on a visit to his sons,
Angelo and Manuel, who are running the
finest restaurant in that city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

III. 8. Falvey, who has been quite sick
for the past month, is again able to be out,
aud is at his accustomed place at G. b..
& Co.'S,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

The New Brunswick restaurant for an
appetizing meal. lO6-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Have you tried the ice cream, sold at
the Plaza refreshment stand? It's the
genuine article. 200-3t.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Unless rain comes soon, the fish in Greens
lake at the edge of the city will all die.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Can not some one get up a tallyho
party for Watrous, next Thursday after
noon?
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23
MsIor Scott at the Baptist church

The interested people of Las Vegas real
lie their unparalleled opportunity to hear
a man whose reputation is hardly second
to that of John B. Cough, and orange
ments are made to have him lecture at the
Baptist church, Thursday evening, this
week, and his wife Friday evening. His
wife is one Of the strong women on the
American platform, to-day. These Leo
lures for which he is. paid fifty and one
hundred dollars, will be given to our citi.
zens free. Major Scott will also lecture in
the Baptist church, Sunday evening. Dom
fail to hear him Thursday night. His lee.
ture will thrill, entertain, educate and in
spire you to grander things.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

The largest and best assorted stock Of
mems shoes to be had a Sporleder's.-172-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Six men are now at work on the Sur
prise mine, and the indications are grow
ing better as the work progresses.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

1t takes pretty girls to sell Ice cream.
Some of the church societies ave learned
this.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Don't fail to see that new line of mems
fine shoes. Bargains, from So per pair up,
at Amos F. Lewis. 1t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Small fayors are thankfully received,
Mr.. Weather Clerk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Notice is hereby given that on Wednes-
day next, June oath, the board ao& -county
commissioners will tie ready TO hear any
complaint that may be presented before
said board in regard to the assessment on
equalization OF property for the present
year.. ~ 80. s.t4 =, 80. +.
rsaNcIsco &, DE. BAc4,
Attest. Chairman OF the Board.
PATRIcIo GONZALES. l99.yt.
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A new floor is being laid in the Meadow
City cigar store, and other needed I'M
provements being made.
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Attend the lawn concert and dance al
the Head ranch at Watrous Thursday even
ing. Admission DOC.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

All weather signs come true-if you
give them time. This is not intended for
w. l.. Hargrave.
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Gross, Blackwell g Co., are unloading a
car of canned goods to-day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Just received-A fine line of new ard
la'est style, mems hats.
1t. MOS F. Lewis.
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A good rain lasting an hour and a half
fell in the vicinity of Watrous last even
ing.
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Tom Harrison is now employed at Hay
wards New Mexico meat market.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-23

Native bran at the Las Vegas Roller
mills, at SOC. per 100. 160-tf
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A meal of plenty, well cooked and sery-
ed, at the New Brunswick. I06-tf
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METROPOLIS MISCELLANY.

J. BiehI, leading undertaken.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-30
WHO is TO BLAME?
Tho Free Silver Wolf Says That the Sound
Money Lamb Is Disturbing business.

Tho Free silver Wolf Says That the Sound
Money Lamb Is Disturbing Business.
The wolf in the fable blamed the
lamb for stirring up tho bed Of the
stream and making the water muddy
But" said the lamb, "the water runs
from you toward me. could not have
disturbed your drinking. "Oh, well,
tho wolf rejoined, "if you did not, your
grandfather did. 4" And ne straightway
dined ON young mutton.
The silverite wolves who are bowling
calamity and threatening to overthrow
our sound financial system pretend to
find an excuse for their 16 to schemes
i'll tho unsettled condition of business.
Because loans are being called in and
capital is timidly waiting the result of
the elections, tho advocates of free coin
age say, in the words of their pIesiden-
tial candidate, 'You are interfering
with business. !" All unfavorable indica-
tons in trade and industry they loudly
ascribe to the gold standard, and the
manufacturers who are forced to limit
their output by reason Of the refusal of
merchants TO buy while there is so much
uncertainty about prices are accused of
being goldbugs who are purposely max
ing hard times.
1t should be easy for all intelligent
voters to SEQ through the hypocrisy of
the silverite claims. Nothing can be
more certain than that instead of being
due to tho gold standard any financial
stringenoy which may now exist is al
most entirely caused by the agitation
for debased currency. With n large
number of Office seeking politicians CO.
ing up and down the country shouting
for cheap dollars, and promising to cut
the measure of values in two il they
gain control of the government, how
can business be good? A tight money
market simply means that the owners
of capital are unwilling to make loans
Docs any reasonable man expect that
the threat Of enabling borrowers to pay
their debts i'll 30 cent dollars is going
to encourage investors to part with their
capital? On the contrary, is it not self
evident that the clamor for debt re-
pudiation policy is the real source of
business depression
So long rs there remains any doubt
as to the future financial basis of our
great industrial and mercantile opera
tions SO long will there be anxiety and
fear in the commercial world, Distrust
will continue to breed failures; capital
will be scarce and interest high; debts
will be hard to collect, and investors
k,,
dustries This condition of affairs can
only be remodied, i'll so far rs our money
standard IL concerned, by an emphatic
declaration at the polls against free sill
yer and all other cheap money fallacies.
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WORDS WITHOUT A RHYME.


English Language Contains Several Which
Arc Hard to Run Against.
There are dozen words in the Eng.
fish language in everyday use for
which enterprising people have de-
SPARED Of ever finding rhyme. The
word month, I" for example, is one of
these. "Silver" Is word 1t seems
very easy to secure rhyme for, but as a
matter of fact, trying to find something
to rhyme with ''silver" nearly droyeIa
London writer Of verse insane long ago.
AS last resort he advertised In the
newspapers and received but one reply.
It came from the master ofiverbal con-
tortion, W. s. GilbertS Sir Arthur{ Sui
livan's erstwhile partner, who submit
ted the word "chilver. He wasn't
quite clear, he said, as to what chill
yer might be, but he had seen the word
In advertisements-of sales Of farm stock
and had an idea, which Is correct, that
it described species OF sheep.
Orange" is another word without
rhyme. "Gulf" is also without an Eng
lish partner, and "culm" ands' 'ousp"
are alike solitary. Many poets whoshave
sought in vain for rhymes to revenge"
and "avenge' will not be appeased
when they learn that but two exist
"penge" and "Stonehenge. "Coif"
is now. happily for versiflers. growing
obsolete, for there is no word which
rhymes with it. Scarf" has been dar-
ingly linked at the end of alineswith
half" or calf" but this is practice
to be discouraged. Scalp" rhymes only
with "Alp." but, like "babe'' and
'astrolabe, " it would require muchfn-
genuity to find an excuse for bringing
these words into juxtaposition. False"
has on several occasions. by an abuse Of
poetic license, been associAtedTwith
'valse, " though the correct French pro-
nunciation of the latter word would do.
stroy the rhyme.
OF the names Of places the African
town Of Timbuktu has long been ia
nous for being without rhyme. The
nearest success that any poet has ever
attained i'll this respect was when in
some old verses describing desert hunt
"oassowary" was made to rhyme with
missionary" and "Timbulktu" with
"thin buck too New York Press
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Red turtles In a boiling spring.

That portion of southern or lower
California called HELPS Half Acre
appears to DO situated directly over a
substratum of fire, which causes the
mud and water to boil as if in a cal
dron. At one place on the Half Acre
there arc over 100 boiling springs and
hot mud geysers on plat of ground
that is not of greater extent than conf
mon city square. The chief spring in
this queer aggregation of boiling and
spouting jets of mud and water Is called
tho Fountain Of the Boiled Turtles
on account Of it's curious habit Of ocoa-
sionally ejecting numbers of small red
turtles The temperature of this spring
is 226 degrees, IA degrees higher than
the temperature required to boil water
under ordinary atmospheric pressure.
Notwithstanding the fact that the tenn
perature is sufficient to boil meat per-
fectly within few minutes, tho small
red turtles spoken Of live and breed
there just as the ordinary variety does
in waters Of common lakes, rivers and
other streams. The spring is called the
Fountain Of Boiled Turtles because
the queer, hard shelled creatures which
inhabit it have the appearance of being
cooked perfectly done.- st. Louis Re-
public.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-30
SIMPLE SUMS FOR sILvERITEs.
Problems Which Can Easily Be Figured
Out by Voters.

Problems Which Can Easily lie Figured
Out by Voters.
A farmer raises 1000 bushels OF
wheat, for which he now gets $500.
With that money he buys various kinds
Of manufactured goods ut low prices.
With free coinage at 10 to l he might
get 81, 900 for his wheat, bat would
certainly have to pay nearly twice as
much for the goods he would buy. How
much would the farmer gain from a
cheap money scheme which doubled the
price of the things no gets in exchange
for his wheat?
The Sherman silver law Of 1890 pro-
vided for tho purchase by government
Of "a, 600, 900 ounces of silver per year.
Under the operation of that law the
price Of silver, after short speculative
rise, fell steadily from 81. 10 to 70 cents
per ounce. If the purchase and storage
Of practically the entire American pro-
duction of silver could not prevent It's
price from falling, what reasons are
there for believing that tho mere act Of
coming silver into dollars and return
ing them to tho owners of tho bullion
will double the price Of all the silver in
the world?
A workingman who depends for his
livelihood on the sale of his labor to IN
employer is now paid 81 per day in
currency based on the gold standard and
kept OH parity with gold by our laws.
This 90 will buy q relatively large guam
tity of necessities II this country adopts
free coinage and gees on to silver basis,
81 will buy only one-half as much OF
the goods the workingman needs Show
how labor would be benefited by pol
icy which would cut the purchasing
power Of wages in two.
An investor having money to lend
was approached by a farmer who want
ed loan for tho purpose Of huying new
implements, additional stock and some
fertilizers. "If you will let me have
$500 on tho security of my land and
buildings" said tho farmer, II will
vote for free silver law which will en-
able me to pay you back next year In
dollars worth just half Of those you
lend me" State how much money that
investor loaned the farmer, also the
rate Of interest paid.
A large number Of persons who COM
planned that they were poor decided to
enact laws which would make them all
rich. As their poverty consisted in the
lack Of food, clothes, furniture, houses
and other forms Of wealth, they agreed
that instead Of producing the things
they needed they would set men to work
digging silver, which they did not need,
out of the Rocky mountains. BY so do
ing they expected that the supply Of
other labor products would in some mys-
terious way be increased. How much is
twice nothing, and how will the chang
ing of silver bullion into coins make
more houses, machinery Or beef?
If the sound money vote in Vermont
increases tho Republican majority from
81, 900 in 1892 to 89, 900 this year, how
long will it take the Is to l issue to
wipe out the entire Democratic vote in
that state? WHIDDEN GRAHAM
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o'coNNELL's ELooUENcE.
He Had Some Stereotyped Ornaments
Which He Used Quite Freely.

He Had Some Stereotyped Ornaments
Which He Used Quite Freely.
Among the stereotyped ornaments of
his eloquence was favorite reference
to "the majestic mountains and fertile
valleys Of green Ireland" Once at
Athlone, in the very center Of the fat
test part of Ireland, he exclaimed in the
peroration Of patriotic speech, Look
around, my friends. ON the majestic
mountains" etc. compliance with
which request would have severely tested
the optics of his audience.
Another time, when boasting at tho
Corn Exchange Of the great attendance
at "a meeting he had recently addressed
at Kilkenny, he outdid Falstaff' s II men
in buckram somewhat after tho follow
ing fashion: He began by stating the
numbers present at the meeting at 50.-
900, land who will deny" he contin-
ued, "that the cause must be important
and the purpose strong that could as
semble together these so. 900 mena Let
no man say that they gathered merely
from feeling Of personal regard or
curiosity ON my account. 1t would be
absurd to suppose that 100. 900 men
would leave their homes to look at an
elderly and rather corpulent gentleman.
No, sir, when that peaceful army of
100000 Irishmen congregated round
me, their presence spoke. trumpet
tongued, their firm resolution never to
desist from the struggle until Ireland
should have her own parliament again.
"And their multitudinous masses
were as orderly and pacific as they were
resolute and determined. Oh, with
what unspeakable delight do I recognize
in the conduct of those 900, 900 noble
fellows" etc. And thus sailed along,
upborne upon the swelling tide Of his
imagination, each sentence adding at
least 10000 to the previous amount
until at last he arrived at, l think,
800, 000.-Newcastle (England) Chron-
ir1a
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The compass plant is one Of the odd
est creations of the vegetable king
dom. 1t derives its name from the fact
that its leaves always point directly
north and south. So if you are out on
western prairie and lose your way
just look for one Of these plants and re-
member that they always point in the
directions indicated. Botanists call
this curious plant Selphium lacinia-
tum. 1t is unpretentious in appearance
and bears yellow flowers that are not
unlike field daisies. 1t has remark
ably thin leaf, SO thin us to be notice.
able even to the untutored eye. The
compass plant is really western
flower and is indigenous to tho prairies
of that section.
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Teaching Them English.

Tho simple and effective method of
teaching English to the children Of Ital-
ians, Portuguese, Polish and German
Jews used in the north end schools Of
Boston might profitably be adopted by
other cities which are obliged to face
the fact that within their borders are
thousands of foreign children who know
nothing of the customs, institutions or
language of this country. A writer in
the Boston Transcript thus describes the
method:
The children, within few days after
their arrival, are sent to the public
schools, az q rule without compulsion,
and here they arc first of all taught the
English language. 1t is done by sys-
tenn Of object lessons. The teachers in
the elementary rooms are young women,
as men would not be patient enough to
accomplish the best results.
The teacher may point to her eye aud
say, "This is my eye. repeating 1t sew
eral times and requiring the pupils to
repeat it in unison. Other portions Of
the body are pointed out in a similar
manner, and then familiar objects in
the room are in the same way brought
to the attention Of the children.
Later, when they have made sufficient
progress in the language, it becomes de-
sirable to teach the different lenses. To
accomplish this, boy or girl is directed
to run slowly round the room, when the
teacher and children say in unison,
'That boy is running" repeating the
sentence several times The boy is then
told to halt, and tho teacher and pupils
say in unison, THAT boy did rum"
again, ''That boy is standing still"
THAT boy can run, ''That boy is
walking "That boy walks fast, ''"I
can walk. 81 can run, 81 did walk. :"
etc.
These and other sentences, as they
are spoken, are written on the black
board by tho teacher, and the pupils
write them ON their states. Thus they
are taught the language and taught to
spell, read and write almost simultane-
ously.
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DID 1T HURT Your
A Question That Is Often Out of Place
and Unnecessary.

A Question That Is Often Out of Place
and Unnecessary.
The old hymn i'll Sam Taylor's "Orig
inal Poems" beginning with "Who ran
to help me when fell?'' ought to have
a provisional clause added to it. The
person who hastens to help sufferer
who has been shocked by fall should
not say single word. OF course the
benevolent bystander is brimful of
questions: "Where are you hurt?"
Have you sprained your ankle?" and
lastly the insane request to know
whether you can fall down flight of
30 steps or from piazza 10 feet above
ground and not be damaged any more
than if you had thrown yourself on
down pillow only foot away.
OF course you are hurt, and the nerve
shock is so great that any sort OF ques-
ton, even if "they" shall fetch hot
water, is an additional blow to the nerv-
GUS system. You are suffering, per-
haps, too much to speak, yet they pelt
you with questions while every power
of your body is endeavoring to regain
self control You ought not to answer.
You would like to scream that "it
hurts" hundred times more for being
summoned to speak and to diagnose
yourself.
All instructions in the line of First
aid to the injured" should begin with,
"Be perfectly silent when you run to
lift or help person who has been
knocked down or who has fallen and is
still partly dazed with tho tremendous
shock. !" Let it be for the sufferer to
say, "Oh, my headr' or "Oh, my legF"
or back. He will indicate as soon as it
is necessary the injured part, but mean
while you are driving him nearly fran
tic by asking about it. These simple yet
important directions do not seem to be
impressed upon the average helpful
mind.
Tact, of oil things, is as necessary as
q knowledge of tourniquet made from
o stick and pocket handkerchief. Hot
water, Of course, is required for all
bruises and sprains, but let it be
brought without asking. Tho relief to
tho victim of an accident in having
swift and noiseless helpers about him or
her-absolutely silent, yet knowing OK
actly what to dds very great. Any
one who "has been there" knows it all.
Yet how quickly is 1t forgotten when
we run to lift up somebody else and be-
gin to pelt him with: "Where did it
hurt your Are you hurtf'-Phila-
delphia Record.
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increase their great fortunes have al
ready cost the government and the peo-
pie Of the United States thousands of
millions Of dollars If no silver mines
had ever been discovered in this coun-
try, or, if discovered, the government
had bought and closed them up, there
never would have been any silver agita-
ton in the country.
Have there ever been such selfish and
unpatriotio schemes palmed off in mod
ern times on the people of any country?
Ought not every sensible American citi-
zen who has given, or is still giving,
aid and countenance to such scheme
to blush for the disgrace and loss which
it has entailed upon his beloved country
and its government?
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The 8 cent silver piece weighed
1876 grains.
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TO MY CYCLE.

Dear othor self, so silent, swift and sure.
My dumb companion Of delightful days
Might fairy fingers from thy orbit rays
OF steel strike music, as the gods of yore
From reed or she'll What melodies would pour
On my glad ears What songs of woodland
ways
OF summer wealth of corn or the sweet lays
OF April's budding green. while evermore
We twain, one living thing, flash like the light
Down tho long tracks that stretch from sky to
skyl
Thou hast thy music too What time the noon
Beats sultry on broad roads, when, gathering
night,
We drink tho keen edged air, or, darkling, fly
'Twixt hodgorows blackened by mystic moon.
--Adriel We're in London Spectator.
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The first commercial paper in this
country was the Boston Prices Current
and Marine Intelligencer, Commercial
and Mercantile, issued in that city
Sept. 8. 1895. ''--''-'
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InsuperabIe Dimculty.

"What became Of your women's de-
batting olub?''
"We had to disband. We couldn't
find girl who would act as chairman
and keep still while the rest Of us talk
ed. "--Philadelphi North American.
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Iced Water Attracts Polsons.

A scientific paper adds these new ter
rors to iced water as beverage:
1t says the water possesses the quality
Of attracting to itself the poisonous
gases exhaled by the lungs and the pores
Of the body. One of the best ways to
purify freshly painted room is TO set
# iced water. che