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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
Cor MAX FROST of the Santa F

Col MAX FROST of the Santa Fe
New Mexican, has been suddenly called
east. it is said, by a cipher dispatch
from Governor Otero announcing that
the latter was in need of help at Wash
ington. The fact that the colonel de-.
parted Immediately following his edit
orial announcement that, ''it is rum
ored that the appointment Of judges
and a United States attorney for New
Mexico may be expected some time be.
fore March 4th, 1901" is regarded as
highly significant.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
DEMOCRATIC politicians who ar

DEMOCRATIC politicians who are
playing their cards to catch the mining
vote, next fall, are said to be elated
over the onslaught The Santa Re NeW
Mexican and the Albuquerque Citizen
have seen fit 10 mike upon Delegate
Fergusson's bill aftording prosp sctors
the right to go upon confirmed land
grants and mine for The precious and
useful metals. There has long BEEN a
popular demand among the miners.
and the people Of New Mexico gen
orally, for some such measure. The
pending bill seems te be drawn on
conservative lines, but, if 1t isn't, that
can be remedied. Nothing Is to be
gained by wil!ful misrepresentation of
the true pu port of this bill. The
subj act is too important to BE- dis,
missed with a 1ippant paragraph de-
signed to appeal only to partisan
prejudice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
starvev's Mountain Hama.

Thi resort Is famous for It's comfort.
CLEANLINESS, superior taoie, abundance of
rich milk and ore 4m, a, we'll as for its un-
riva ed see ,ery and numerous nearby
points of int r-st. The best trout q hing
l. acce slbis. by short excIrsio1s t, either
1T the GAllin -. Hermit's Peak and
grand canvo, are OF easy access. Burros
ars firnished TO guests for daily riding.
The PecOs National Park Is within six
miles, aud Is rsa n ID by easy trail; expe-
ditions can bs ousfi tied aud guide secured
at the ranch.
T. IF ira sp rtation AMI tarms, Inquire OF
Judse Wooster, East Las Vegas, or address
2 TT g.. A. HRvEf.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
F~raucisc, Gsllagos. rom U 2 creek,
ia shipping 100 heud of ,att Q to San
Antonio, Texas.

It is the aim OF modern medical science
20 prepart me iicine4as %pa'atable a. pos
sible without diminishipg its curative
po YER. PRfcKLY ASH BITrKRs Is an
example 1T som lets success In tnis direc-
ton. 1t Is not drastic as the name mi hit
suggest, II Is mild and pheasant. and has an
Agreeable a +vor. besides which, It Is a
successful kidney tanic, liver regulator
ard bowel Gle anser. As a cure Tor the
diseases that attack the kidneys it's
superior has no. yat been devised. Sold
by Murphey-Van Petten Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

THERE always has been in Las
Vegas q wide diversity of opinion re-
garding the scope of the local news
paper, and what is legitimate local
news. These diverse opinions concern
only home aft ,irs, for it matters not
how often and to what extent the mis-
con iuct of residents are ventilated
no q obi scts-ln fact. the render
rather enjoys the exposu-e aud dis
conf: lure of everybody within the
circuit of his acquaintance until some
Of his own shortcomings are aired,
when he squirms and bowls piteously.
"When the newspapers get a public
lashing for telling too much,or, rather,
making public things that certain
persons would rather have withheld
remarked a veteran newspaper reader
lately, 'sthere are always plenty OF
defendant to rise and explain that they
only reflect every shade of current
taste, opinion, etc. but, sir, they do
no such thingl What a crashing Of
teeth there would be If they dld!n La
they past few years more scandals and
domestic Irregularities have been sup
pressed and condoned by silence by
the press Of New Mexico than have
found publicity through the news.
papers. In a town like like Las Vegas
the papers night be filed with the
details Of social misconduct. pnt the
rule of all we'll meaning papers is
rather to. su press than publish the
moral turpitude Of the people.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

The frequent efforts OF the Puritan
element OF this country 70 make Sunday
a day OF gloom and interdict all Amuse-
ment, however innocent, on that and
even secular days. Is not American In
spirit, because 1t is not progressive
In the various European lands a differ
ent policy 10 pursued. Even in Calvin.
istic communities the former Sunday
ideas are less rigorous, and II Is a
curious fact that while the old and alb
surd rigor IS decreasing 10 Europe. Il il
insisted on with grea. emphasis here.
Sunday is a holiday and marks an
event In Christianity which ought to
make everybody hilarious, 1t is not
creditable 10 the common sense OF men
that while Christmas is a day OF jubilee,
because 1t celebrates the advent OF the
Christus predicted In all ages, that
Sunday the Jay Of the resurrection, the
most glorious Of all facts, should be
relegated to a~scetlcism. Every day OF
the year which is kept as a jubilee adds
to the general health and, therefore, to
the prolongation Of life. There will
never be known how much by%pocondria
and how many suicides have been pre-
vented by the good cheer and good
feeling e%ngendered by Christmas. The
tsnderest impulses Of life have been fed
oy the day, and, indeed, by the days
preceding and succeeding the birth OF
Christ.
1t Is unfortunate that New Years
day is being decried BY many persons,
for, as Christmas Is the family meet.
ing day, so New Years Is the day OF
tue reunion Of friends and the making
Of new acquaintances. The partial
abuse Of any custom is no reason for
its abolition. The men who came
with Bienville to Louisiana, from
france, brought with them q great
deal OF life. Every noted holiday and
off day observed by the French was
made legal in Louisiana. Christmas
aud Mardi Gras and All Saints day
aud Good Friday are still preserved as
religious festivals; for v % the day on
which immortelles are strewn on the
tombs is not without its pleasantness
when that duty is performed. The
patriotic days, together with New
Years, are well kept, and the CON
sequence of the number OF days free
from labor brings the people oftener
together, and makes them understand
each other better.
Added to- these facts is that other
most important one, namely, the gen.
eral health is also better. There a
be no healthy religious sense without
healthy bodies and minds. Nor a
there be good communities without
frequent relaxation OF both. There
must be frequent cessations Of strain
muscle, nerve and brain or crime
and death will 60 hand IN hand. A
happy people can never be a vicious
people, and the way to make a happy
community is to give to every day OF
its trus worth, and that
means freedom of action and Of the
faculties Of human beings. The legis-
OF the diff aren't states and Ter
~ritories should ordain that days OF ex-
emptIon from labor shonld also be ex-
from any interference with in
nocent recreation of whatsoever kind.
Briefly, free the days and free the
That is 10 line with the pop
llar thought of the age.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

B. s. RoDEY. of A%lbuquerqe, who
banks on the pull Of Senator Proctor,
OF Vermont, to land him. in the oflicr
of United States attorney for New
Mexico, has turned his face toward
Washington. A c. Voorhees,, Of Ration,
is there and at work for the same job,
and other applicants will be on the
ground soon after the holidays.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
raxpayers. Attent,oar

Notice is hereby given to all taxpayers
IN San Miguel county N, NJ, that the tax
roll, for the wear 1897 have been placed IL
my hands ( r coll -ction, and that from this
said year.
The law provides that one-half of the
taxes levie during the current year are
due and payab . on or before the FIRST day
of January, 1898, and all those delinquent
on thatdate ''e subject to q penalty of %
per cent which provision will be str city
en- creed unless otherwise determined by
the honorable board OF county O minis
si0Dars T. LABADIE,
2s-10t Collector San Miguel Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

WHY
VIII you paw 81 for an article when you
can nearly always find something In house
hold furnishing good, stoves, furpiture-in
fact, everything FIR less than one half the
cost, at 3. Kauffman's second hand store,
old town, three doors east of he postoficey
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

Elk GOVERNOR WAITE declares that
the record of the democratic party is
as bad as that Of the republican party.
If Waite's wheels keep revolving. he
will by and by discover that pitch is
as black as snow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

write this to let you know what IwouId
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lain's Pain Balm n my hou 80. II it cost
IS on psr hottie. II does all you recon-
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Balm is the bsst hous ehold liniment 10 the
world an 1 Invaluable Tor rheumatism, lame
back, SPIRAL rs and bruises. b. ready for
emergencies BY buying q bottle at K. D.
Goodall, DspI Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

ing room bny ~irreguiarity or inattentipn
on the part OF carr iers in the delivery or
THE OPTIC. News-dealers can have The
OPTIC delivered to their depots In a y
part OF the city by the carriers. Orders or
complaints can be made by telephone,
postal, or In person.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

Connections with man line and branches
a. follows:
AT Antonito for Durango, SiIverton and
all points IN the Sau Juan country.
AT Al4mosa f,r Jimtown, Creole, Del
N"r'e Monte Vista and all points 10 the
San uIs valley.
AT 3 lid with main line for all points
east and wesr, including Leadville
AT florence with r. d Z. @. 4. r. for
the 10 d camps OF Cripple Greek aud Vic
tor
Al Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver
with all Missouri river tines for all points
etst.
! Through passen gsrsfrom Santa Fe will
hav- reserved berths 10 sleeper from Ala
mosa II desired.
FIR further Information address the un.
dersigned.
T. ]. HELM, General Agent.
Santa Fe, N. n.
Denver. Colo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

thirty years Of practice. 1t Is healing,
natural In its operation and effect.
BY its use, thousands Of weak women
have been made strong and hcalthy-have
been made the mothers Of strong and
healthy children, Taken during CESSATION,
II makes childbirth easy and almost pain
less and insures the well being Of both
mother and child
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

Jake Gossert ant Jun Deitcher, Of
Red River. Do eve they have struck a
vein or two that will land them in the
same class wi b w. 8. Stratton.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

To secure proper Classification, adver-
tisement- should be handed ID not later
than ~ o'clock a. m.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

In order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence, letters to TIE OPTIC
should not be addressed TO any individual
connected with the office, but simply TO
TIE Optic, or to the editorial or Cue bust
ness department., according to the tenor or
lurDoBe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
New York
Illustrated NEWa

The terror Of fakirs, the most honest
sporting paper on earth.
Backed John L.. Sullivan for $4,000 In
his best days.
Stories about tenderloi1 girls and live
sensations OF the day.
81 for 10 : eeks, at the Office, or for sale
everywhere.
ARTHUR e. LUMI.EY,
Editor and Proprietor,
240 Broadway, New York.
We want agents with good references
and newsdealers in your locality. Write
to us for special I rms.
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.L.U"
~%zsEzzEzn
HHz
Santa lie Route
CONDENSED TIME TABLE.
ADDITIONAL TRAIN ON Hot ss'Gs. BRANCH
For the present al additional train will
Leave Hot Springs BAD pm ;arr. Las Vegas
4;l0 pm. Leave Las Vegas 800 pm arr.
Hot SPRINGS 5:25 I'm,
HOT SPRINGS BRANCH.
ALL
Leave Las Vegas
$500 am; ll:s0 am; lilo ON 3:05 pm.
Arrive at hot Spi ings--
$3.50 am;l2;00 m ;i:40 pm 1898 pm.
ALL
Leave Hot Springs
9;40 a m 1875 pm; 2si0 pun; 6 100 pun.
Arrive Las Vega
1910 am ;l2:4b pm ;2;40 i'm IS 200 pun.
4. w~EsrsouND
NO. I Pass. arrive ~ IA p m.Dep. t:l0 p. m.
No. a 2.AJ y. m. sos p M.
NO. 90 freight " 1885 4. m.
EAsTBorHD.
No. % Pass. arrive 2:V3 Am Dep. 2:.y a. m.
NO. 2 400 am. 4aW a. M.
No " freight 7:sOa M.
ur 49,

Santa Re Rcuts-caiiiornla Limited.
EAsTBoUND.
No. a. Wed esdays. Saturdays and
Mondays arr $500 p IN dep. 9;OJp m
wEsTBouND
No 3-Mondays Wedneadsys and FRI
days a r 7:lU; dep 7:l5 q m
No 22is the De yer train; No. | is .he
California train; No. II Is the Mexico
train.
santa Re branch trains connect with No.
l, 2, B. 4; also II n ~.
Nos. | and 2. Pacific and Atlanti ex-
press, nave Pull man palace dra y ing 70 m
cars, tour st sleeping cars and coaches be-
tween Chicago and Los Angelo San Di
ego and San Francis o, and Nos l and ~
have Pull man palace cars and Goa hes be-
tween Chicago and the City of Mexico.
Rou q try tickets 10 points not over 1856
q n tickets iU rid 8 between las egas and
hot sorlngs-si.Vo, good I ~ 80 days.
Agent. Las Vegas, N. N.
The Californ, d Limited now runs three
times a week between Chica % and Los
Angeles, vi !. Santa Fe Route. TIE third
annual season for this MA gn.6cent train
Equipment of superb vestibule Pullman
pa ace sleepets. butfeG smoking car, and
through dining car managed by Mr. Fred
line and the fastest ii 9
Another express train, carrying palace
and touriss 81 -epers, leaves DAILY for Cali
fornii
Inquire of Local Agent A., T. & s. r. Ry.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17

Entered at the East LAS ' oHns, N. n,
postof1ce for transmission through the
malls as second class n liter.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
TELEPHONE NO.. Z

stanc.s. be Responsible for the return or
the safe keeping OF any rejected manu-
soript. No exec ptlon will be made TO tn's
role, with res ard 10 either letters or la
closures. Nor will the editor enter into
correspondence concerning rejected man
uscripJ.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-17
FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. II, 1897.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CRY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

The Arkansas Gasette confesses it's ignorance Of the nature and amount of the Arkansas debt, but we dofT om hat to that journal be- cause is slys that the State debt shoald be adjusted and paid If we wish to look the world in the face, if We wish to attract investors to this land of infinite resources, we must arrange to pay the last dollar of this indebtedness, aud we cannot be sure of much material develop ment until payment of the debt has been arranged CT effected. People will not place their money for in vestment in a State which refuses to pay its obligations
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
The Du asauyssr Women.

In en article which the late Mfr. Du Maurier wroto seGla years aSo fer The Magazine of Art aprop9s Of lie typical pretty woman" Of hia drawings, co. CUTS the following quaint cad character. istie passages Il do i,opo ehe reader does not Gishke hey--thas is, if he knows her ---I am so faad ef Fer myself CT rathor sofand of what l sgsTf her ta be. She is my piece de ges}sta4se c, and have often heard her commented. as3 she praise of bcr h;ss saaatied sweet in r2ine ears and goae ssgaigAs to iay heart. for she has heea:le to TIC IS 2 darsiter. She rather tall, I admit, and q trife stiff but English welnen aro tall and stiff just naw--and sho is rather>t too serious, but that is only because I find it so difficult with q mere stroke il black ink to indicate tho enchanting little curved lines that 90 from tho nose to the mouth corners, causing the checks to mako a smile. '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
NEW CULT IN KANSAS.
JUSTICE oosTER AND HIS RADICAL
 IDEAS.

Head of the Supreme Court Is 9 Deep
 Thinker, Who Is Laying the Foundation
 For New order oF Things-c Character
 of the BTan-somethins About His Wife.
 Marion, Kan, has become the Mecca for many visitors in the last few months because of the prominence attained by Judge Frank Doster, tho chief justice elect of the state of Kansas. He has been acknowledged as the leader of Pop alist thought in the state, but he has gone beyond that and has @ new cult that is strictly original and which has many elements of novelty that mark him as ono destined to become one Of the national figures ill tho party's flu
 ture Judge Doster is about 50 years old and has been practicing law on the plains for 80 years. He began when the town WAS hamlet, and he has staid with 1t. In that time he has been judge of the district court and has made many addresses on various occasions. He is tall, sallow and reserved. He has a Melanohthon face and is hard student of political economy. He is not, strictly speaking, a Pepulist. He says that he tndorseH that belief because it is the nearest to him just now. Awhile ago he was a greenbaoker for the same reason. He has been content to allow the pro-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

ONE hundred and sixty-three bills have been introduced in the Arkan- kansas Legislature. Among this mass of proposed legislation there is much trash, and tue gentlemen of the Assembly who do most toward eliminating the trash and putting forward important and much desir- cd legislation will receive the ap- plause and admiration of the people of Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

THERE is no such thing as Q pause in the life of man He is either going forward or backward-he can not stand still. The same truth ap. plies to | town, because Q town is but an aggregation of men, women and children, and what applies to them as individuals is equally ap- plicable in the aggregate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

angs Is likely to transmit that weakness ta ais children. But there ia no reason iii the world why the weakness should be allowed so q, ,.lop. There is no reason why the lungs should remain weak. Weak iuugj prcdiapcse a child to consumption. They provide il place for germs 10 settle. Iha4 is all that is necessary. Once let the geFE14 of disease gain a foot-hold, and they iu. crease with a deadly rapidity. Pretty soon tke blood is full of them, and so loses itl kealthfalaess aud it's strength-giving qHali- ties. If the weakness $ in sonle other orgaa, the disease will show itself in thas organ. The germs will get into the blood, just the same, and the body will begin to lose strength. We speak particularly of consumption because 1t is most common because il causes more than one-si1th of all deaths in the world
 If there is 2 weak and erumhiy spot in the foundation of a house, the owner clears out the deeaying material, supplants 1t witll new, strong stuff That's all there is to do. That's Il that's necessary.
 That Is exastly~the thing to do with the lungs. Keep them fGl Of rich red wAoie. sotue blood, and the weakness will disap- pear. Decaying tissues will be tIrowti of, aud new material will be added until the lungs ate we'll aud perfectly strong again. i'ais is the thing that Dr. Piefce's Golden Medical Discovery does. This is what makes 1t cure oS per cent. Of all cases Of NttNtS - " directions, 1t searches out disease genus wherever they may be in the body. It ex- terminates item completely and forces them cut of the system, IL supplies the blood with rich life giving properties. II makes the appetite good, digestion perfect It supplies the needed nutfisnent to all the tissues and makes sound, healthy flesh.
 There are some interesting facts about If told in one chapter of Dr. Eierce's great work, Com mon Sense Medical Adviscr.n This beck of Ioo5 pages will be sent free on receipt of twenty-onc t7I) one-ceut stamps to cover cost of mailing oaip. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical As sociation, No. e63 Main Street. Butfalo N, Y.
 .s,sa-ss asGss;sssssssssss.ssssSs e--sssSssssy.1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

Is IT not strange that the county which produces the best cotton in the world should be without q cot ton factory2 If anyone wants to get into a good business he need but start cotton factory in Pine Bluff. If it pays to weave cotton in Massa- chusctts it will pay better to weave it in Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
THE NEXT sPEAKER84IP.
There win Probably Be Four Eominens
 For the Office.

&ASEb AAA A AobAbAJ ARs ABAA AsoAAttAEsa
 For the Office.
 It is tho intention of the silver Be publieens in the house to keen a distinct organization in the future, Unlesd 1t is decided 10 change their taotiea the silver Republicans intend to hold caucus when the next congress meets and to vote for nominee for speaker Tho Popuiets will do the aamo thing. and tho outlook is that there will Do four full dedged nominees for speaker of the next house. Several silver men in tho house said to reporter that either Rep resentative Newlands of Nevada or Rep- resentatiye Hartman of Montana will be selected as the nominee. Of course they understand that tho vote will be simply complimentary, but they intend to cast if.
 Representative Bell of Colorado was referred to in the house the other day IS the Populist nominee for speaker Tho Populists will decide this in caucus. MT. Bell and MT. Skinner are the men HOW spoken of. The populists will not meet often in caucus with their late allies. They will caucus by themselves. The talk about the silver Republicans is significant as showing that they will not tie themselves to either tho Demo cratic or Populist party
 Tho Republicans will nominate Reed for speaker, and the Democrats will have hot llttlo contest to decide who shall be honored by complimentary vote for tho same position Washing ton Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
gn the oranikus.

Conductor--Beg pardon, madame. but these ooppers arc counterfeit.
 Lady--Oh, excase mol Keep those for fee. Hero are some good ones.
 Conductor (with . deep how Many thanks. madame. Paris Figaro.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
GAN Vt be possible to do better withsohfsidle capital than invest it in home sen terprisas?

pEorLE arc begining 10 talk about candidates for the city offices and candidates are beginning to talk about themselves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

The newest fad ill autograph books is one or cooking recipes Each fornluln written in the book has the signature of the contributing friend under it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE

Entered at the Post-ofIiee at Pine Bluff, Ark, aa second-class mail matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

Glace kid gloves are approaching u :, suede ones, as they have been found be more durable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

Neckpieces made entirely of pink flowers. fin shed with lace ends, arc much worn with evening gowns