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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-19
Attorneys-at-Law.
SOCIETIES.


I. o. o. n.
T AS VEGAS LODGE No. 4, NESTS eyer
LMonday evening at their hall, sixth
street. All visiting brethren are cordially
invited to attend.
Al. wERTz.N. g.
Y. W. FLICK. sec'y.
W. L. ~KIRKPArRIoK, Cemetery Trustee.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-19

Rincon has some expert bicycle
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-19

~ w 49, ~
ARE tho Messengers Of Ssnso.-the Telegraph
system Of the human body.
Morvos extend from the brain 70 every part
Of the body and reach every organ.
Nerves are like fre good servants but hard
masters.
Nerves are fed by the blood and are therefore
like II in character.
Nerves will DO weak and exhausted 4 the
blood Is thin, pale and impure.
Nerves will surely DO strong and steady n
tho blood Is rich, red and vigorous.
Nerves fnd a true friend In Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla because 1t makes rich, red blood.
Nerves do their work naturally and we'll
the brain Is unclouded, there are no
neuralgia pains, appetite and diges-
ton are good. whom you take
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-19

Il. MURRAY. engineer for Keet 3
NV Rountree Mercantile Co., Spring.
49, field. Mo-. writes: II suffered from
dyspepsia. was unable to eat anything with
out severe Distress Treated by several
physicians without benefit. I became almost
q physical wreck and unable to attend to
my work. I took DIR. Miles Restorative
Nervine and In six weeks l was well. My
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-19

Lac Vegas Royal Arch Chapter, No. 8,
Regular Conversations, frst MONDAY IN each
month. Visiting companions fraternally
invited. o. l.. GREGORY. K. h. p
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-19

Chapman Lodge, NO. 2, meets first ana
the Masonic temple. Visiting brethren are
fraternalIy invited.
70. H. sporleder, Sec.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Uncle Paid.

At the close of that season in which Shutter, the ToOle of fifty years ago first became so universally and deserv- edly celebrated, he was engaged for a few nights in a principal city in the north of England. It was in the coach ing days, and it happened that the stage in which he went down, and in which there was only an old gentleman and himself, was stopped by single highwayman.
 The old gentleman pretended to be asleep, but Shutter resolved to be even with him. Accordingly, when the high wayman presented his pistol and com manded Shutter to deliver his money instantly or he was a dead man, he re- turned:
 Money" with an idiOtic shrug and countenance inexpressibly vacant. "Oh, Tor, sir, they never trust me with any, for uncle here always pays for me, turnpikes and all, your honorv
 Upon which the highwayman gave him a few curses for his stupidity, com plimented the old gentleman with a smart slap on the face to awaken him, and robbed him of every shilling he had in his pocket, while Shutter, who did not lose single farthing, with great satisfaction and merrlment pur- sued his journey, laughing heartily at his fellow traveller.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
The Indians' Pipe Quarry.

In Southwestern Minnesota is a cele- brated quarry where the Indians have for centuries obtained soft red stone out of which they carve pipes. The quarry belongs to the Sioux, to whom il was ceded by the United States Gov ernment forty years ago. MT. A. H. Gottschall says this is the only place in America, and probably in the world, where this particular kind of stone is found. Many tribes of the red men formerly resorted to the quarry, and the pipestone seems to have been an ar ticle of commerce among them, for it has been found in Indian graves scat tered all the way from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. It has also been found as far west as the Rocky noun tains, and in British America.
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uncommon to see q man, after silently enduring struggle between his de sire to remain at his ease and that in- nate chivalry which is his heritage, rise hastily, and with a sort of injured air, take his place on the platform. Sometimes he is speechlesS; at others he gruffiy remarks: Seat, lady" and does not so much as look at her in pass ing The weary shopper sinks into the abandoned resting place with thanks in her heart, though she has no Oppor- tunity of offering them in words, and as he does not glance In her direction, she cannot even look her gratitude. There is another way of offering a seat which very properly precludes ac- knowledgment. A man retains his place until he reaches his destinations; then. when he has no further use for 1t. he offers it with an air of great civility to some lady standing near. Such a civility deserves no thanks at all. His information, which Is really all he gives, is useless. She knows that he must take his body with him when he departs, and thus leave a vacancy. If more than one woman is standing, he has no right to designate which on" shall profit by his absence. He Is not entitled to thanks, and 1t is just that they should be withheld.
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His Irrelevant Question.

She had just returned from a visit tC Milwaukee, and something had happen ed to displease her.
 ''The fact of the matter is," sbe said, i've get swindled in this town and haven't sense enough to know it. '"
 "You must have run across a bargain somewhere, " he suggested, for he knew her failing.
 "Bargainsp' she exclaimed. "Why, I tell you, William, we don't know where to shop to make money. Do you remember that last white shirt bought you?"
 He did. He would have said he did even if he didn't, but it so happened this time that he did, for it had given him considerable trouble in one way and another.
 Well, ;" she exclaimed, "I paid just $l for that shirt in Chicago, and saw all exact duplicate of it at marked down sale in Milwaukee for 98 cents. "
 Why didn't you go on to St. Paul?'' he asked wearily. "Perhaps you could have got the same thing for 94, or Winnipeg might have given it to you for 9I. One has to go after bargains, you know"
 She wasn't quite sure whether he was making fun of her, but she felt that it was possible and refused to con- tinue the subject in consequence. - Chicago Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
AnCientG Graves.

Two graves of the form called ship" shaped ones, dating from the early iron age, have been discovered near Aal- borg, in Jutland, similar graves hav- ing only been once before encountered In Denmark. They are built of stones in the form of a ship, the calcined ash es of the body being strewn at the bot tom.
 Further, nine skeletons from the late iron age have been found near Freder- ickshavn, the size of the bones indicat- ing that they were persons of small stature. In addition, four smooth rings of bronze, having, no doubt, formed a necklet, have been dug out of a peat bog in the same locality.
 A runic stone of great interest has been discovered at Kinneculia, in West Gothia, Sweden, having hitherto been covered with turf. The portion un- covered represents some ships, the fig ures of two men, q great number of saucer-Shaped cavities, wheels, rings, and so forth, engraven on the rock, but there appears to be great many more signs below. The crown has taken pos session of 1t, and a careful survey is being made.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Fighting Fish.

It is said that the favorite sport of the Siamese Is fish-fghting. So pOpu- lar is it that, according to the Fish Trades Gazette, the King of Siam de- rives considerable revenue from the license fees exacted for the privilege of keeping fighting fish. The fish are described as being long and slender, not thicker than a child's finger" and very feroclous. The moment they are placed together in a vessel of water they dart at one another, and the on lockers become so excited over the con test that they wager anything they have at hand on the success of their favorite fish.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Barney Barpato,. Good Fortune.

It is better to be born lucky than rich. When MT. Barnato was at Johan- nesburg, he determined to go to the races. You'll only lose your money" !" said his friends warningly Well, I won't take any with me" he replied, "And then l shall be all right
 Arrived at the race course, he saw a man with peanut and fruit stall and asked him what he'd take for it.
 Two hundred pounds, was the re- ply.
 ''Done with you, said Barnato
 Well, where's the money:' asked the man as Barnato was proceeding to appropriate the stall.
 "Oh, I'm Mir Barnato. It'll be all right ''
 Well, that's good enough for me. "
 Within an hour Barnato had sold the contents of the stall for e6OO He paid the man his e2G0, staked the balance on the races and won ZIP, 900 before the end of the day.
 Perhaps it is not generally known now how Mir Barnato came to be mar ried. The beginnings of his fortune are said to have been due to the prudent purchase of diamonds in South Africa These he deposited for safety with a certain barmaid in Kimberley. After a time he said to her: "Give me my dia- monds. I'm off to Europe. When I re- turn, we'll be married. "
 "I think we'll be married first, ' she replied, ans those were the only terms oll which le could gef back his dia monds. NOW this astute young lady is the present Mrs Barnato, and her baby drives along the Kings road at Brigh- ton in silver perambulator. r.-London Figaro.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
The "Chinese Vote."

The Chinese vote" will soon be a political feature in California. In San Francisco's filthy Chinatown an infan- tile army has been reared. There are not less than 2,O00 native sons and daughters in San FranciscO's China town in whose veins Chinese blood flows and who are lawful heirs of American citizenship. A small avmy of Mongols is marching leisurely along the dusty highway of time toward the ballot box.
 Not later than the year 1920, at the present birth rate in Chinatown, and supposing average conditions regard ing mortality to obtain, it is as clear as anything can be that something like 2,50O Chinese children will be entitled to the ballot in San Francisco alone. Sacramento, Stockton, Los Angeles, San Jose, and in fact nearly all com munities in California have also their natiye-born MOngolian babies who are on their way to citizenship.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Electric Bicycle Light.

A St. Louis inventor has patented a device by means of which a bicycle rider may furnish himself with an cleo tric headlight, the necessary current being generated by the revolution of the wheels of the machine A governor is provided which keeps the current substantially uniform. so that the light does not die out if the speed is reduced. or blaze too brilliantly when the speed is increased. By throwing the shaft that rotates the armature into gear as darkness comes on, the wheelman at once provides himself with light; but of course he has to work for it, as it is his own muscles that form the source of the energy from which the electric current is developed.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Courtesy a Duty.

While admitting a tendency on the part of many women to accept all cour- tesles from the opposite sex as a right, some of the statements made under this head have been greatly exaggerated. It has been said that women habitually accept an offered seat in a public con- veyance without thanks. That some women are thus discourteous, it is true; but the cases are exceptional. There Is another side to the story, as there Is to most stories. There are ways of of fering a seat which hopelessly preclude thanks, and may expose the recipient of the attention, if attention it can be termed, to misconstruction. It Is not
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Fast Trains.

According to a European authority. only two regular express trains on the continent of Europe, one running from Paris to Nice and the other from Os- tend through Germany to the Russian frontier at Eydtkuhnen, average so much as thirty-eight and a half miles per hour. The same authority esti- mates the average express speed be- tween New York and Chicago at about forty-eight and a third miles per hour, almost ten miles faster than the best European time.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Wonderful in Name Only

American nomenclature Is a never ending source of surprise and amuse- ment to foreigners. The last time Sarah Bernhardt was over here she was driven nearly into mysteries by a telegram from Kalamazoo. She insist ed that no place ever had such name and believed that the telegram was a joke. When the location of that pretty Michigan town was pointed out to her on the map and her attention was also called to Kankakee and Oshkosh her astonishment knew no bounds.
 Tennessee alone has enough freak towns to stock a geographical museum. Think of A. B. C., Dull, Leap Year, Limbs, Only, U Bet and Calf Killer.
 Ohio has a little town called Al. This probably should head the list, but greater freaks may be found farther down the alphabetical list. Rumble Bee is in Arizona and Bird in Hand in Pennsylvania, ChrOmo is in Cobra do, and New Jersey claims Comical Corners.
 Nebraska once had a town known as Dead Horse. Its name was changed to Live Horse and finally was metamOr- phosed to Rose Dale.
 Heaven is in Texas, Credit in Idaho, Tuba Dam in California, Funny Louis is a Louisiana town. LoOneyyille Is in New York. O. K. Is blue grass ham, let. Nine Times is in South Carolina Not is in Missouri and Overalls In Pennsylvania.
 These, however, are no more peculiar than are Moral, O. T.; Pay Up, Ga; Rabbit Hash, Ky; Rapture, Ky; ShOO Fly, Iowa; Short Off, N. C.; Sleepy Eye, Minn.; Sober, Pa.; Squirejim, West Va; Toonigh, Ga; Total Wreck, AriZ.; Use full, Mo-; Useless, Wash; Makeup, Ohio; Waterproof, La; Why Not, N. C.; Tin Cup, Colo; Jug Town, x. C.; and Colt, Ark.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
BurstiuC Steel,

An experiment which demonstrated the capacity of steel to endure greater pressure than the hardest stone was recently made at Vienna. COrundum was chosen for the stone, and small cubes of both substances were placed under pressure. A weight of six tons smashed the corundum, but forty two tons were required to crush the steel. When the steel did give way, the ef- fleets are described as most remarka- ble. With loud explosion, the metal flew into powder, and its sparks are said to have bored minute holes in the crushing machine.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03

'Yes," replied her father. "The trou- ble is that the numbers never have any dollar marks in front of them."-Wash- ington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Insects' Senses.

Darwin and other naturalists have believed that the bright colors of flow CTS serve to attract insects. Prof. Pla- teau of Ghent disagrees with this opin- ion, and thinks that the sense of smell is the one chiefly concerned in causing insects to frequent certain flowers. He finds that the removal of the brilliant petals of flowers to which insects are accustomed to resort does not decrease the frequency of their visits, and on the other hand, that when honey is placed on flowers which are naturally scent less. insects immediately begin to flock to them.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Different Names for Waves.

They have curiously different names for waves about the coast of Great Britain. The Peterhead folk call the large breakers that fall with a crash on the beach by the grim name of ''Nor- rawa (Norway) carpenter" On the low Lincolnshire coast, as on the southwest ern Atlantic fronting shore of these islands, the gradually long unbroken waves are known as rollers" Among East Anglians heavy surf, tumbling in with an offshore wind, or in a calm, is called by the expressive name of "slog;" while a wellmarked swell, roll ing in independently of any blowing, is called a nome" There is no wind" a Suffolk fisherman will say, "but a nasty home on the beach," Suffolk men also speak of the ''bark" of the surf, and a sea covered with foam is spoken of as feather white" The foam itself is known as Spoon drift" So, in the vernacular, We have it: '"The sea was all feather white with spoon drift."-New York Marine Journal.
 AS you grow older, strawberries taste
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense o smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mu cous surfaces. Such articles sh uld never putable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos sibly derive from them. Halls Catarrt Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Go. Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and i: taken internally, acting directly upon th' blood and mucous surfaces of the system In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally 'and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Go. Testimonials free.
 Sold by Druggists, price 75c. ger bottle.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
whaIe-KiIling with Electricity.

A Canadian sea-captain has invented an apparatus with which he thinks whales can be killed by electric shock. A harpoon is fixed at the end of long metallic cable, properly insulated, and which serves in place of the usual rope. Through this cable an electric current of 10000 volts is to be sent by means of dynamo carried in the whale-bOat The inventor believes that no whale would be able to withstand the shock it would receive the instant the harpoon entered its side.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
The Trouble with the Numbers.

 '1 have heard" said the pensive-look- ing girl, "that poets naturally speak in
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03

The Hercules Gas Engine Works of San Francisco, Cal, the largest builders of gas, gasoline and oil engines on the Coast, are making extensive preparations for the seasons business.
 They are filling several orders for large irrigating plants and as this line of theil business increases each season, it is safe to say the farmers throughout the State are ap- water pumped by this cheap power.
 The Hercules Works are at present build ing an 80 H. P. engine for Geo. F. Packer COlusa, which will raise 5000 gallons pel minute from the river and distribute it oyer his land. This will be the largest gasoline pumping plant in existence.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03

AS you grow older, strawberries taste more watery.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Love at First Sight.

Friend-So yours was a case of love at first sight?
 Mrs. LOvejoy-Yes, indeed. I fell desperately in love with my dear hus- band the moment set eyes upon him. l remember it all distinctly as if it were yesterday. I was walking with papa on the promenade at Brighton, when suddenly papa stopped and, pointing him out, said: ''There, my dear, is a man worth f5O,OOO." Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Glddness Comes

With better understanding of the w transient nature of the many phys ical ills which vanish before proper eff forts-gentle eefforts-pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to constipated condi- ton of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without facilitating the organs on which it acts. Itis therefore all important. in order to get its bene- 6cial effects, to note when you pur- chase, that you have the genuine article, which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep utable druggists.
 If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, then laxa- tives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative. then one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely used and gives most general satisfaction
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Her Volubility.

Mabel Studying her lesson)- n)-Papa, what is the definition of volubility?
 Mabers Father-My child, volubility Is a distinguishing feature of your mother when, on account of urgent business affairs don't happen to reach home until after ? o'clock in the morn ing.-Baltimore News.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03

'I am going to write a story in baby talk. ''-Harper's BaZar.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03

When the stomach di hO' OTIS the d-af,s made upon 1t by the rest of the system. it is necessarily because it's fund of strength is very low. Toned with HOstetters Stomach BitterS. It soon begins to pay out vigOr in the shape of pure, rich blood. containing the elements of muscle, bone and brain. As sequence of the new vig,r afforCed the stomach, the bowels perform their functions regularly, and the liver works like clt ok work. Malaria has no effect upon system thus reinforced.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
The Longest Ocean Gable.

The new transatlantic cable, which is to be laid between Brest and New York during the coming summer, will, 1t is said, be the longest in existence. The length will be 3,25O nautical miles, and the total weight of the cable with its envelope is estimated at 11O0O tons. Four large ships are to be employed in stretching 1t across the oceans bottom.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Politics and Society.

Mrs. Vogue-I expect to give my third party of the season next week; of course you'll attend?
 Mrs. Shy-I would like to very much, but I can't without offending my hus- band. AS an influential politician, you know, he is strongly opposed to third partieS.-BOSton Courier.
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Clever Idea.

Wife-I'm writing to ask the Browns to meet the Joneses here at dinner; and to the Joneses to meet the Browns. We owe them both, you know
 Husband-But I've heard they've just Quarreled, and don't speak.
 Wife-I know. They'll refuse and we needn't give dinner party at all!- Fun.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
Mems LonEest Night.

During pr. Nansen's Arctic journey his ship, the Tram, remained for five and a half months, from Oct. 8, 1895, until March 24, 1896, out of sight of the sun. This" pr. H. R. Mill, the En- glish geographer, remarks, twas the longest and darkest night ever expe- rlenced by man."
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
A SuCCeRa

Theatrical Manager (affably)-I con- graduate you, old man.
 Veteran Actor (gloomily)-On what? Theatrical Manager-On the success of your benefit, of course.
 Veteran Actor (dOubtedlly)-Was it a success?
 Theatrical Manager-Certainly. It paid expenses, didn't 1t? And 1t didn't cost you a red cent!-New York Trib- une
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Jealousy 2

"All their neighbors speak very bad ly of Mir. and Mrs. Talbot"
 ''They must be living happily with each other then, if know anything of the neighbors. Judy.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
What are they?"
Understood Her.

She-That little fool, Johnnie Moore, has proposed to me.
 Her Dearest Friend-When will the wedding take place?-BrOOklyn Life.
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SCTOfula

Is deep-seated blood disease which all the mineral mixtures ill the world cannot cure. S.S.S. (sNa'anteed PH'rLy vegetabLc) ) is a real blood remedy for blood diseases and has no equal.
 Mrs. Y. T. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had Scrofula for twenty-five years and most of the time was under the care of the doctors who could not relieve her. A
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
More Horrible,

q saw a man to-day who had no hands play the piano.
 That's nothing! We've got a girl down in our flat who has no voice and who sings!'-Yonkers Statesman.
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ca+t;pg Even with Her

She-Oh, Will; that's the prettiest en- gagement ring I've ever had.
 He-That's funny; all the other girls I've given 1t to said the same thing Yonkers Statesman.