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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

fiction. A strong reinforcement was
added when Hay, di%scarding boudoir
conventionalisms, flashed upon us his
true pictures of American frontier lifo
and created Jim Bludsoe" and Lit
tie Brooches" OF course, convention
al purists were shocked at the brutal
candor Of the Mississippi boatman, but
the pure in heart, believing irreverence
to be a matter of intention rather than
expression, overlooked the coarseness
and appreciated the spirit of courage
and self-sacrifice. Similar objections
had been made to certain passages in
Lowell's "Biglow Papers," but the poet
proved that many things which to the
artificial taste OF the day seem irrever-
ent may be paralleled by passages from
the writings of the elder d~ivines, who
lived at a time when, as a British
writer has expressed it, men faced
the facts of spiritual existence more
boldly than we do because they were
more closely inwoven with their every-
day life"
In the spirit of Mr.. Lowell's critics,
the cut-and-dried moralists, with their
insincere notions of right and wrong,
derived from accepted conventional
isms, raved against such expressions In
Colonel Hays ballads as
And Christ amt a-going to be too hard
On a man that died for men.
And 1t was considered blasphemous
for a settler, in his own language rath-
err than in that of the schools, to sug-
gest that saving a human life was bet
ter business for the angels than pass
ing their time in spiritual idleness. Tho
"free-and-easy' p~hraseology OF these
ballads is in fact but the local ex-
preston Of a faith as expounded In the
speakers natural language, and, in its
essentials, as sincere as that OF a more
refined culture.
The popularity of Hays dialect bah
lads has eclipsed that of his more Sc
rious work. He has given us some ex-
cellent lyrics. many inspired by his so
journs abroad. But whether of west
ern prairies or European capitals, 1t is
always the stalwart American that
sings them. "The Sphinx Of the Tuil-
~leries,' THE Surrender Of Spain" THE
Prayer Of the Romans 1.-The Curse Of
Hungary and "a Triumph Of Order"
are as intensely American as "Banty
Tim & .''rhe Mystery Of Gilgal."
While no sensational jlngoist, he may
be relied upon to hold up the banner Of
Amdricanism in England and maintain
the dignity Of his nation with wisdom.
tact aid courage. Like his own Tilmon
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
SENATOR WOOD.

Recently Appointed to the Senate by tho
Governor of Kentuckp.
Governor Bradley appointed Major
Andrew r. Wood OF Mount Sterling as
senator to I'll the vacancy caused by
the failure of the legislature to elect a
successor to Senator Blackburn, whose
term expires March 4. Major Woods
commission provides that he shall
serve as senator till the legislature
shall elect his successor. Major An
drew T. Wood was born in Fleming
County in 1924, and is a self-made man.
He served during the entire war, hold
ing the rank Of major at the close. He
studied law at Mount Sterling, and was
admitted to the bar in 1873. He en-
tered politics at once. and in 1882 was
defeated for congress IN the republican
ticket. He was the nominee Of his
party for attorney general in 1887,
when Bradley headed the ticket as the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Not slang as Ha. Been Commonly sup

Not Slang a. Has Been Commonly gups
posed.
A good deal has been heard lately
about the slump" In the city, Tia
word Is expressive and is generally h.
lieved to be ~"slangy." but at one time
II was In general use. although II is
now only to be heard In ou~t-of-the-wav
districts OF the provinces, says the
Westminster Gazette. The African Re-
view points out that 1t is OF Danish
origin and, according to DR.. Raven.
was applied in many a metaphorical
way. In his recently published His
tory Of Suffolk" DR.. Raven says that II
is still of common use In this country.
Unsuccessful litigants were slumped.
"Slumped again." says Palmer in his
"Perlustration of Great Yarmouth"
was shouted derisively to one who had
been a second time unsuccessful. For
by explains 1t ito sink suddenly into
deep mud or rotten ground" and
Moore cites II came in such a slump"
But, then, he never knew what a
Throgmorton street slump was like.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

@' | !. / !. ! !. ! 1. |. !: !. !: I: ! | / ! ! ! |. | !. |. ! !. ! ! ! ! !. ! | !
@ HE most rampant
lNH. jingoist can pick no
"A YIN flaws In the Amerl-
~3fEiy& ITW canism OF Colonel
k4sxXf$M John Hay, ambas-
&NGTE sador % the court
of st. James. Born
NM~ in Indiana In 1888,
A% Hays youth was
~ spent in what was
then the west, at a
time when national
politics formed almost personal Issues.
Nearly all his life has been passed In
contributing to or In studying history
in some form. Always a keen student
of affairs. in his intimate association
with President Lincoln through years
of storm and stress he seems to have
absorbed something of his chiefs char
acteristics-his grim humor. sturdy
loyalty and faith in the people. HIS
career abroad intensified his natural
Americanism, and he returned a mor
thorough believer than ever In repub-
licanism. His observations In France
under Napoleon III. in 1865 Increased
his loathing for despotism, and he paid
his respects to The Sphinx Of the Tuil-
cries in a bitter lyric, which, especial
ly in its closing lines, proved a proph-
ecy.
Even in king-ridden Spain. where his
official position gave him abundant OPP
p~ortunity for observation, he is still an
optimist, believing that a republican
government was the only logical solu-
ton OF that country's troubles. as Of
fering the most possibilities of safety
and permanence. There are those"
he writes, who think the Spaniards
are not fit for freedom. I believe that
no people is fit for anything else"
When Colonel Hay returned to Amer
lea t~wenty-six years ago Bret Harte
was a popular idol. 1t will be remem-
bered that dialect poetry had not yet
developed into the widespread epidem-
ic which has since cast such a wither-
ing blight upon our literature. What
Harte had lone in verse for the Cali
fornia miner Hay attempted to do for
ehC hAAooAooAPPi fdiiCy oCNtiCA dho ooN-
ceeded. For a time he seemed des-
tined to rival the Californian in popu-
larity. At least two of these ballads
have gained an international reputa-
ton, have furnished new and distinct
creations of poetic fiction and contrib
uted familiar quotations to Dur Ian
guage.
When these first appeared American
realism had hardly become a factor in
literature. But it existed. The pub
lie appetite had become jaded from its
too long feast upon commonplace and
initiative literature. Whitman was
making his boisterous efforts to arous
us from our sloth; Howells had an
nounced his theories. but had not yet
set them in practice; Bret Harte, in
the first flush of his fame. was the ex-
ponent Of a new school of verse and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Gen. Russell A. Ayers thoroughne~s
as a business man leads him to put
down in black and white every detail
of all matters in which he figures, OF
whatsoever nature-good, bad or in.
different. This, of course, necessitates
a series of accounts and records which
are far more private" than those
which generally are so denominated
Gen. Alger has one ledger which he
himself keeps up to date. Its covers
are Of metal and the book is closed
by a paddock, the key to which always
is carried by the General. Only one
person knows what is in the locked
ledger"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
WINTER FPIDEMIcS.
The Terrible Microbe Floats Everyw he
for His Victim.

Tho Terrible Micro5e Floats Everywher
for His Victim.
Catarrh microbes are guests with a
proclivity for introducing their rela-
lives and another puzzling problem Is
the management of children that are
always apt to catch cold, says the
Chautauquan. After months of sniff
fling and coughing the little patient
perhaps begins to complain Of pains
in the throat; the trouble may result
in Group or something worse and the
alarmed mother makes up her mind to
take no risks if she can help it. Out
lngs are suspended altogether; in win
ter the windows are probably nailed
down to exclude every breath of cold
air; but after all the youngsters can
not be expected to submit to a perpe-
tuity of indoor confinement. Their
wistful looks as they linger about the
window suggest a desire for a change
Of scene and their mother at last con
sents to take them to meeting or to
the new museum. But that expedient
is an appeal from demons to Beelzebub,
and a graphic humorist with a good
deal of hygienic insight describes a
crowded, over-heated meeting house
as a place where "Freddy's cough
germs establish a colony in Tommy'a
throat; old Jones' consumption mi
crobes hover about in search of vic
Tins and Smiths departing influenza
takes a fresh grip on Jackson's lungs"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Familiarity breeds contempt, not
only when applied to men, but 1t is in
reference to our relations with things
that are beautiful and things that are
true. The %religiously inclized people
Of Christ's day did not appreciate him
because they were SO often in his pres
ence. To them He was but a common
person, grown up from childhood
among them-just the son of a carpen-
ter. Had He come from a far country
with that air OF mystery about him
which lack Of acquaintance favors, His
words would have been far more to
them.-Rev. G. d. Baker.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

JOY, who. In defense Of his humble fol-
lower. de1ed the threats OF the white
democrats Of southern Illinois, Colonel
Hay may be depended upon to cham
pion the rights of the humblest Ameri'
can appealing to him for protection.
On the other hand, his broad culture,
his literary achievements. his knowl-
edge of men and affairs, his political
experiences at Washington and In for
eign capitals and. above all, his innate
loyalty all combined to make him o
thoroughly equipped ambes sador, G.
whom any nation might we'll be proud
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
TAKING" PEOPLE uNAwAREs.
The Late MIR. sarony's Clever Methods
of Phnfarranhinr.

The Late Mr.. sarony's Clever Methods
of Photographing.
The late Mr.. Sarony, the well-known
photographer of New York, gave the
camera something Of the freedom OF
the pencil or the brush, and in his
hands it did almost anything he pleas
ed, says an exchange. In many ways,
it is said, he was really a caricaturist.
His poses were sometimes so odd that
the picture seemed like a ~travesty on
nature. For this reason he excelled In
theatrical ~portraiture. But his sitters
had to yield him implicit obedience,
and when it failed he refused to take
them" any more. This made even popu-
lar actresses submissive. One OF his
favorite devices was to take them by
surprise. Are you ready to do my
picture?" said Mr.. Blaine, when he
had been chatting in the studio for
some time, and, as he thought. waiting
for the instrument. 1T Is DONE" said
Sarony-the snapshot had been fired
just as the sitter had reached the eli
max of a capital story. This, he said,
was the highest reach OF the art-"the
true pose Is not a pose, but a natural
position" He was but an amateur In
photography until he lost the fortune
which he had made in business. He
quickly recovered it by his original.
ity and his consequent success. He
was born in Quebec; he had a studio,
for a time, in Birmingham. but New
York was his happy hunting ground.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
CALIFORNIA HISTORY.


Only Accident Prevented IL from Be-
coming Russian Territory.
Nothing perhaps but the accident OF
the establishment of the Hudson Bay
Company and the Northwest Fur Com
pany saved northern California from
becoming a Russian province, says the
San Francisco Chronicle. Virtus Ber-
ing closed a life OF adventure by plant
ing the Russian flag in Alaska In l74l'
-Four years later Sltka was founded.
A quarter OF q century elapsed before
the Spaniards undertook their first
northern advance from San Diego n
Monterey. If the English fur hunters
had not interviewed between the two,
Spaniards and Russians would have
gravitated toward each other and In
that case the chances are that the Gold
en- Gate and the Sacramento would
have been the dividing line between
them. Until the close of the eighteenth
century hunting and fishing on the Al
askan shores were conducted by indi-
vidual enterprise. The fur seal and
sea otter were hunted by Siberians, who
sailed the stormy seas of the north In
craft sewn together with thongs and
calked with moss They belonged to
the primitive order OF savages, among
whom robbery, outrage and murder
were the ordinary events of the day,
and at whose hands the meek Aleut
bent his neck to the knife as the In
offensive Peruvian had crouched be-
fore the countrymen of Pizarro a CEN
fury before. In the last year Of the
eighteenth century order was estab-
llshed in Russian America. A company
in which the members of the imperial
family and the Muscovite nobility were
shareholders, was founded on the plan
of the British East India Company and
the Hudson Bay Company. Exclusive
rights Of hunting and fishing were con-
ferred upon it. Its Jurisdiction within
its territory was as broad as that OF
the car himself. The Aleuts and their
neighbors held their lives and property
at its mercy. They were not only
slaves but no slave code threw over
them a semblance of protection. Over
this corporation was sent Gen. Bar
anoff, whom Astor's agent, Hunt, de-
scribed as a ~hyperborean veteran, over
flowing with hospitality, who, If his
guests did not drink raw rum and boil
ing punch as strong as sulphur, would
insult them when he got drunk, which
would be shortly after he sat down
to the table. He served the company
faithfully for thirty years, and then
was thrown over to starve at the age
of 72.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

The Persian theatrical repertory con
Of which the last is by far the most i'm.
portant: ~ the farce; (2) the puppei
show; 90 the serious religious play, OF
taziya. For none of these is any charge
levied on the spectator. but in the first
two a carpet, supplying the place OF our.
hat" receives the contributions Of the
benevolent. The farce is called ia
masha, literally signifying walking
abroad for recreation. Another ex-
preston for the farce Is talkid, sig
nifying n disguise, and so a travesty
1t is performed by the only profession
al musicians and dancers in Persia
known as a lutiys, signifying inhabi-
tants Of Lot, and so people not held
In esteem. These are commonly accom-
panied by some bazikaris. or rope
dancers and tumblers. and when the
entertainment is to be OF unusual
grandeur monkeys and even bears are
added to the number of performers
Like all Persian-and indeed, all ORR
ental-poetry, the farce abounds with
puns. These verbal bubbles, however
ingenious, are generally untranslatable
Not infrequently its language is free
It's license would in England deprive
it Of license. Were it written. 1t would
be set in red ink for very shame's sake
The bushes with which the modest
person might suppose the cheeks Of
the actors themselves to be suffused
are wholly hidden by a a Of -four
or of yolk of egg, or Of SCOT, plasteret
over their faces. In this they havs
the classic example Of the early fol.
lowers of Thespis.-Fortnightly Re-
yiar,.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
The Coin of the Realm.

tai, when paying his company one day,
CHANGED to give a man a Transvaal half
crown, which, as one would naturally ex-
pect. bears 1.-The image and superscription'
of President Kruger.
The man brought it back to the pay table
and said to the captain: 'Please, sir, you've
given me a bad half-crown."
The officer took the coin, and, without
looking at it. rang it on the table, and then
remarked: at sounds all right, Bagster.
What's wrong with itT'
The captain glanced at the coin, saying:
tIt's all right, man; 1t will pass in the can
teeL."
This apparently satisfied Bagster.~ who
walked off, making the remark: "If you
say it's a right, sir. 1t is a. right; but it's
the first time I've seed the queen wi
whiskers onr'-Answers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Our American civilization is the
wonder and the disappointment OF the
world. Our institutions are new, yet
they exhibit the rust and stiffness OF
old age Our natural are but
slightly developed, and contain wealth
enough to make the whole world rich;
yet the cry of the industrious unem-
Logged is heard in every city and town.
H N. Gasson.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
As to NfMeage Tlckets.

II you travel extensively, or frequently,
through Colorado. you Will serve your inter-
est and convenience II you buy 'Gulf' thou
sand mile tickets, which are now good for
passage over the following lines:
I'm. Pac., Denver x Gulf.
Union Pacific System.
South Park Line.
Colorado Midland Il. II.
Midland Terminal X. II.
This enables holders to cover all Important
destina lions In northern. eastern and central
Colorado, including Leadviile, Gunnison,
Cripple Greek, Colorado Springs, Pueblo,
Trinidad, Clear Greek ana Gllpln counties,
and the Boulder-Ft Collins district.
Denver Railway.
b. l.. WINCHELL.
Gen. Pass Agt., Denver, Colo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
Tbe Faults ana Fo,,,es Of the Are

Are numerous, but Of the latter none is more
ridiculous than the promiscuous and random
use Of laxative pills and other drastic ca
thartics. These wrench. convulse and weak
letters Stomach Bitters be used instead Of
these ~no-remedies, the result Is accomplished
without pain and with great benefit to the
bowels, the stomach and the liver. Use this
and thereby prevent 1t from becoming
chronic.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

The more people agree with us the more
use we generally have for their opinions.
Some women seem to think they can In
fuence a man In about the same way they
shoe chickens.
As soon as a girl gets married all the
other women watch her to see how soon she
will begin TO age.
When a girl has been told that she has a
spiritual face she begins to try to put on a
dreamy, rapt expression.
A woman never feels the real Joy Of shop
ping till she has mussed another woman's
hair at the bargain counter.
A girl will give a man a silver flask with q
monogram on 1t for a Christmas present and
then get mad IL he uses it.-New York Press.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
DR.. Grenier is the new Mahometar
member of the French chamber of dep.
uties, representing the district Of Pom.
tarlier, and although not a full-borr
Arab, is a firm believer in the Koran


Korean doctors are reputed the dead.
Hest Of their species in the world
Their favorite remedy is a long stee,
needle which they stick into all theil
patients and which is eve cleaned
thus serving as an infallible means
Of multiplying contagious disease and
keeping business brisk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

In a rural parish in the Mcarns the other
week an Aberdeen divine, who had driven
over In a hired vehicle, occupied the pulpit.
Only one person attended service. and the
minister apologized for the length of his
discourse. His audience signified his APP
provni of his preaching, and the minister
continued. Guess his CONSERVATION when he
discovered his audience consisted of his
driver, who had been engaged by the hour!-
Edinburgh Dispatch.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Weary Watkins-Wot you think of
this scheme of free baths? Hungry
Higgins-They won't git none from
me. No man is goin' to git me to
battle without payin' me for it.-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
ONE MoRE UNFORTUNATE.

One more idol cast away,
one more scrapper put to sleep. I
re. who was not common clay
Aow Is rated small and cheap.
Proud 0 n high his banner waved. !
Tlaunted est and west and south; ~
Fighting fiefce was hat he crayed-
All who came 70 1ght by mouth.
Lay the erstnhile warrlor low
.Mid the tears OF wiyes he vexed,
Mid the sobG OF Brother Joe,
Fass him up and murmur ''NextT"
Chicago Record 4
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
The Leading Line
largest business to
rfgA nl,an Avat,,,

Doing the largest business to the East is
the Union Pacific. Three trains east daily.
Quickest time to all Eastern points via
Omaha or Kansas City. Through sleeping
cars. dining cars, buffet smoking and II
brary cars, chair cars, heated by steam
and lighted by Pintsch light. Ticket office.
941 Seventeenth street, corner Curtis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Eyes, sir" said Mr.. Winbiddie to a
stranger, II insist that all water used
for drinking and culinary purposes
should be boiled at least half an hour
"You are a physician, ! presume"
"No; l am a coal dealer.'-New
York Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
The Only Afternoon Train

Making the quickest time from Denver to
Kansas City. st. Louis and the East is the
Union Pacific Electric Special" leaving
Denver daily at 1:20 D. m. This elegant
train, carrying Buffet Pullman sleeping
cars and chair cars. makes quicker time to
the above points than any other line. Ticket
office. 041 Seventeenth street. corner Curtis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

She-Of course You all talked about
as soon as / left. Her-No. dear; we
thought you had attended to that sur
icicntly.-Indianapolis Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

There is a man in England whose water
~llonaire. who lives near a village. Not liking
the local, water, he had a special conduit
built for himself Mt a cost of S400. 900. though
he lives there only three months a year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Expect not, so send a two-cent stamp to
the General Passenger Agent Colorado Mid
land Raiirond, Denver, and he will send you
a fine colored picture OF one.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

ANTI-COLD Powder) CURES A COLD
In the head In one day. All Druggists refund
the money II 1t fails to cure. % cts. SURE
FOR CATARRu AND HAY FEVER.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

The number Of unmarried women in Eng
land and Wales exceeds the number of un-
married men by nearly 100000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

rowing our lawn mower "How did You
arrange itr" every time he did 1t l sent
over and borrowed his BICYCLE
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

OF the twelve bridesmaids who at.
tended Queen Victoria on the day Of
her marriage. only three nov survive
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

1--WE don't clean house any more "How
do you escape?" ''There isn't anybody to
do 1t when the weather Is fit; the women
are always out on their wheels"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
The Only Line

That has three through trains to the East
daily Is the Union Pacific. Through sleep
ing cars, and quickest time to all principal
points. Ticket office, 941 Seventeenth
street, corner Curtis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

FIT stopped free and permanently cureu. No nts
after first days use of DIR. KIfne,s Great Nerve
Kestorey. Free So trial bottle and treatise.
Send TO DR.. KLINE, 93l Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Hamburg leads the cities of Germany in
the extent of its electric street car service.
1t has $40 motors. while Berlin, which comes
next, has only ia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

"Baby's went an swollered my penny,
''That's all right; let's both cry, an
give us a nickel"