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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
STATEHOOD FOR The TERRITORIES.
There Can No Longer Be Any Excuse for
Refusing to Admit Them.

No excuse remains for refusing ad-
IONA and Oklahoma. Each has popula-
ton and wealth enough to support a
state government, and the inhabitants
desire to be allowed to govern them
selves.
No good is to be accomplished by
keeping the territories named out OF
the Union. They have been in a state
of pupilage long enough. Their people
are not strangers and aliens to our sys-
tenn of government or to the spirit of
our institutions. A great majority of
them are natives and of the white race.
They have exercised self-government in
a qualified way for years. Their ciyili-
cation is the same as that of the re-
mainder of the Union, and the erection
of state governments would introduce
no dangerous factor into our national
life.
Compared with that of a state, the
growth of a territory is slow. A terrific
rial government is provincial, and
Americans do not like to make their
homes in a province. Under equally IA
vorable natural conditions they prefer
a state, and the latter attracts immi-
I grafton while a territory lags. Main
! tenance of a territorial government for
an unnecessarily long time retards the
development of a part of the national
domain, and the whole country is inter-
ested in seeing every part prosper and
grow.
The interests of the nation at large
would be but slightly affected in COM
parison with the interests of the inhab-
itants Of the proposed states. If Yer
mont or Delaware or Florida We're I'M
der territorial government the whole
east would Indignantly demand that an
admission act be passed for each. But
the cases presented by those common
wealths are little stronger than those Of
New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
Congress should in justice pass the re-
quisite enabling acts at nee.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12

General Chaffee, with the brusqueness
Of a soldier, told Count Won Waldersee
what he thought of the looting of Chi
nese palaces by the allied troops, for
Count Won Waldersee, as the supreme
commander of all the forces of the al
lies, must be held responsible for the
acts of the troops under him General
Chaffee, in his Indignation, did not OBJ
serve the amenities which are due the
commander-in-chief, and therein was at
fault, but he was right in the principle
that the civilized troops should set the
chinese an example by keeping sacred
the rights of property, even though it
did belong to a Chinaman. The Amer
lean soldiers are not looters, and nat
urally the action of their foreign COM
rades openly carrying on spoliation
filed them with Indignation, Waldersee
and Chaffee made up, but the former
received d lesson that he will not, for
get.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
Great Books But Hardly Popular.

The current issue of the outlook pub
fishes a symposium by eminent men,
giving the ten greatest books of the
century just closing. If their Judgment
is correct, most people can hardly lay
claim to being Versed in literature. OF
the ten men who entered the Outlook's
symposium, every one mentions Oar
wins Origin of Species as the great
est work of the century. Eight mention
Hegel's History of Philosophy" six
name Goethe's Faust: five include
Emerson's Essays" Next in order
came Mrs. Stove, Carlyle, Tennyson,
Wordsworth, Scott, Schopenhauer,
Comte, Spencer, Hugo and Ruskin.
James Bryce enumerates among the ten
great works: Mazzini's Duties of
Man. Karl Marks 'Das Kapital," De
Maistre's lie Pape," Tocqueville's
Democracy in America and one Of
Tolstoi's novels. as we'll as Nautilus
Population C%oleridge, Sir William
Hamilton, Owen, Hawthorne, Brown
ing, Napoleon, Froebel, Sainte-Beuve
and Renan are the other authors named
in the symposium. but it is character
istic that only two or three of the books
mentioned are so-called popular works
o. ere books read outside of the cirrle
Of scholarship.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12

Is are again great friends. This friend
ship is historical, for often have British
troops fought on German soil in the in
terests of Germany. Never has Ger
many had a war against Great Britain
unless the war of Napoleon against
Englnd. in which he employed German
troops, be called such. Germany, Great
Britain and the United States have
many interests in common. and togeth-
or they can dominate the world in the
cause of truth and liberty.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
Statehood Aspirations.
(Chicago Inter-O cean.l

Arizona and New Mexico are again
about to seek admission to the Union.
The territories show large gains in pop
ulation in the last decade, and it is not
unlikely that their petitions will be
heard, particularly as they are now
demonstrating their ability to maintain
law and order under many adverse cir.
cumstances.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12

Eighteen bicycle scorchers are risking
their health and lives in a six days
bicycle race in New York. for the edi-
hcation of a morbid public. That kind
# sport is a sign of degeneration as
much as are the bull fights of Spain.
The authorities of New York would be
as much justified in interfering as they
would if a bull fight were in progress in
.-adisnn Sduare Garden.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
For Governor of New Mexico
from .BUne Z, 1901. To June z.
1905. or until statehood il at
tanned. Miguel 4. OtcrO.

This session of the court of private
land claims is adding considerable land
tie is now clear. The approval of sur
Veys does away, or rather settles,
boundary disputes, and land which has
been lying idle owing to uncertainty of
title will now be exploited and put to
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12

The territorial supreme court meets
second Wednesday in January in this
city. Lawyers are reminded that the
New Mexican Printing company has
the best facilities in the territory to
turn out brief and record work neatly,
correctly, quickly, and at lowest pos
sible nsv4vs. Bring your work here
and satisfaction is guaranteed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12

The New Mexican is the Oldest news
PAPER in New Mexico. It Is sent TO ev-
cry postofice in the territory, and has a
large and growing circulation among
5hc intelligent and progressive people of
lie southwest.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
Insurance

S. q. LANYARD,
Insurance Agent. Office, Catron Block,
east side of Plaza. Represents the larg-
est companies doing business in the ter
ritory Of New Mexico, in both life, fire
and accident insurance.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12

Books containing 100 sheep dipping
certificates in Spanish for sale at the
New Mexican Printing company's Of
flee at $1.00 per book.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
DIR. G. N. LORD.

DIR. C. N. LORD,
Graduate Of Philadelphia Dental Col
lege. Eight years experience in New
York. Modern methods for painless ex-
traction. ONCE In the Spiegelberg block.
over 1reland's Drug Store. ONCE will
open November ].
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
Real Estate Agent and Notary
Public.
r. L. BACA

r. L. BACA.
Real estate agent and notary public.
Expert translator from Spanish to Eng
fish and from English to Spanish. Type
writing done correctly and neatly. Of
fee Prince block, Palace avenue. Santa
Fe, N. M.
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HE NEW pExlcAn PRINTING CO
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Entered as Second-Class matter at
,he Santa Fe Postofice.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12
Dentist.

D. w. MANLEY,
Dentist. Office, Southwest Corner Of
Plaza, over Fischer's Drug Store.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-12

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER t..
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01
NEW YoRK's FIRE FIGHTERS.
Applicants Required to he OF Strong
Physical Nigor.
ffr0m ColliCIs WccbII


in Kew York applicants for appointment
is fireman must be recommended by four
citizens well acquainted with the april
cant before they are admitted 10 their eX-
aminajions. These consist OF several Sc
we're tests, ard require great bodily
strength and yigor. These who pass them
merely become eligible for possible requi-
sitiun in case Of a vacancy. When can
didate is called to I'LL vacancy he must
FIRST serve a probationary period OF one
month during which he is assigned to !
company for work. In addition t. that he
must attend daily al the Firemen's School
of instruction. where candidates are put
through a course OF special athletics. such
as climbing ladders. handling scaling
hooks. sliding down hose pipes. jumping
into life nets. and the Ike. II, by the end
Of the month the chief instructor and
the foreman of their company report the
candidates fit for fire duty, they are ap-
pointed as 1rivates. or fremen OF the
fourth grade. with a salary Of $500. in the
third grade the salary Is $1,000. in the next
$l.200. and in the FIRST 81. 400
One year at least must be spent in each
grade. Removal can only be for cause,
subject TO revie" b. the courts. All mem
hers of The New York Fire Department are
benehciaries Of relief fund, which now
amounts 10 nearly $l50G.000. In case OF
disability a fireman receives half his pay.
One half Of his yearly pay, likewise, goes
as a pension 20 his wife or children in
case OF death IN addition to this there /;
life insurance fund yielding an imme-
date amount Of $1,000 10 she widow or
children OF any deceased fireman.
In spite of the uncommon risks run by
all hremen. the mortality among them is
exceedingly low. The dangers of their
calling seem to BE- more than cpmpensated
b., bofr la
a rule trey are able To endure without Sc
rious consequences pain and exposure that
would kill an ordinary business man, or
nj least ruin his health for life.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

bys. which haze come through more or less
of lCng. cold winter, seem TO have SCI
tied still further into their stride. Ben
Hur'' is still 70 ng chariots at the Broad
way. Gillette is ; Il doing amateur detec-
tive stints at thr t1rrick under a power OF
attorney from the late Sherlock Holmes
Way Down East has entered on its
twentieth week at the Academy. the home
of the bucolc drama. and Hearts are
Trumps.' al the Garden; MY Daughter
nLaw." at the Lyceum: Nam selle Haw-
kias.' at the Victoria. and Hackett at the
Criterion are all doing we'll
OF course it is old news that the DAILY
sale was a great success. whether on &C
count of the intrinsic value of the articles
offered or of widespread sentimental de-
sire 10 possess a memento of the great
manager it would be hard to say. Ger
tainly the profession was out in force and
bid freely and determinedly for whatever
struck the fancy. The first days sale of
curios. pictures. and furniture was light.
realizing but d little more than $4,000 for
the day. On Tuesday the curios were fin
isked up and beginning made on the
library. Again the amount was low
about the same as on the previous day;
but on Wednesday there was an improve
ment. the amount taken being nearly
double the receipts of foregoing days, and
the improvement continued to The end of
the week. swelling the total to well over
the hundred thousand dollar mark
Perhaps the books and manuscripts al
tracted more attention than any other
part of the collection. At any rate some
fancy prices were realized. For instance,
So. 1875 for Records of the New York
Stage; $4,000 for four volumes (extra
iilustrated) of Peter Cunningham story
of Nell Gwyn;" 81 $50 for two volumes of
Murphy's Life of Garrick.' extended to
ten by Mr.. DAILY; and so on through a
long list Hogarth's portrait of Peg Wof
fington led the list of paintings and sold
for 81. 100. and Garricks desk. for which
it is said Mr.. DAILY paid 81 200, was knocked
dpVn for Sl5u
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01
sPRINGTIME ON THE FARM.
GIoric> That City DweIIcrs Have Lit
tie knowledge OF.

There may be times in the winter as the
people On the farms read of the lectures
and concerts. the libraries and picture gal
leTies which the city folks are enjoying
when a bit of discomfort bubbles up in the
hearts of the young people, to say nothing
of some older ones. and they ask them
selves or each other whether one does well
to spend ones days in the country: but
when the first glimpse Of an hepatica is
seen under the dead leaves by the wood
lot. the first bluebirds song greets the far
mers boy as he goes out to feed the COWS
of a morning. or he hears the water trick
ling down the brook with its message that
the ice has gone out-then he hats be
tween two opinions no longer; he knows
that it is good to be alive on a farm.
From the day when one notices that the
willow catkins are featheriug out or that
the grass by the shed door is growing Il
little greener. there is no chance for one
TO complain of dullness. Each day may
bring new duties bat ii also brings new
delights. For the little folks there is the
JOY OF welcoming The arrival Of 80 many
new babes-chickeus lambs. bossies. colts
kittens. puppies. and little later the nests
full OF young birds: aud for the older ones
wherever one turns there are remiI ders
that the world is get young after all: 1hat
nal; that however bleak the fall or long
the winter there always comes q sni-ing
and that the sweetest flowers are ant TO
spring from the blacklist soil.
In these days no one can complain that
the farm gives no opportunities for self
impro, ement. The scholar who goes not
so much to books as to the sources from
which writer's gain material for books
knows that there is no more fertile field for
research The whole world of nature lies
around the plow-boy. all he needs is the
eye to see H. His horizon is not shut in
by buildings and he can trace the move
meuts of the glaciers in the far away days
when this part of the world was buried
under ice by the formation Of the land
That rock so unlike its fellows. may have
been brought down from a ledge the rest
of which is now way north of Aroostook
Yonder valley doubtless marks the bed Of
a prehistoric river This sudden change in
the character OF the soil may suggest river
drift. or. perchance. the washings on an
ancient shore The wonders of botany BIZ
ology. ornithOlogy. mineralosy are all
around one. Even small piece of wood
land in many ways far excels the best of
natural history collections.
The farmer. as well as the mechanic. the
artist, the writer. or the inventor, partici-
pates in the joy OF creating something new.
He not only makes two blades OF grass
grow where one grew before. but he may
turn the thistle patch into the bed of roses
or the swamp into a fertile field. He sees
the fruits of the former labors In every ap-
pie tree that buds. In every meadow that
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

elbowing each other and are wonderfully
expert with their crude appliances. Each
district is named after the goods sold IN
its bazaars and formerly were closed by
heavy gates at night
The bazaars are the centre of Arab bust
ness and very interesting, as they afford
the opportunity of observing the tradlhg OF
these Orientals among themselves ana Oh
seeing and studying Oriental types. One
sees there the beggar covered with hlthy
rags and the rich merchant clothed in SILK,
sitting on his divan complacently smoking
his narhilph in the midst of his wares.
These shons are very small stalls. or
rooms. many orly four feet wide and six
feet long. and all with open fronts aud
without windows.
The trip up the Nile $50 mile to As
sOuan is very wearisome unless you are
given to raving over remnants of old
ruins. Heavy smoked glasses and sand
screen wells fail to protect fully from the
cutting blasts of the binding sand which
fills the air AT times continuously for days.
The glare and heat of the sun are in
tense: the nights are damp and cool in
contrast with the heat CT the day made
more so by the profuse irrigation of fields
along the river. Overcoats. blankets. and
mosquito nets are necessities.
OF course, the buried temples and tombs,
the old cities sleeping beneath the sands
Of the desert. the crumbling ruins # some
peasants village of mud huts, The ruins
thousands of years old Of the temples OF
Karnak and Thebes, Philae and the Tenn
pie of Isis command interest and afford
play for the imagination; but unless you
are a very enthusiastic student CT an anti
quarian. you weary of the excursions from
your boat, on about the worst lot of dom
keys in Egypt over the glarng desert and
up barren cliffs. after two or three days of
such arduous sport; Tor, be it remembered,
these venerable ruins of the land OF the
Pharaohs are no. brought on a salver
alongside your Nile steamer for inspection
Baltimore Sun
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01
AT THE LOCAL THEATRES.

Little Elsie, called "the pocket edition
of Cissie LOTUS" will be enc of the
strongest magnets among the eight star
acts engaged for the New Grand this
week. She is said to be as much superior
10 the usual Juvenile singer and imper-
senator as Miss LOTUS is better than all
the others of her ilk. The most prominent
headliners in the forthcoming bill are Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Milton Royle, who will
give their comedy sketch, Captain Jmpu-
dence, in which Mr. Royle plays the dash
ing. insouciant officer, and Mrs. Royle
captivating feminine role. Solaret, the
Queen of Light" will duplicate Loie Full
ler's electrical dances, for which she has
the exclusive American privilege. Tht Sc
are The Lily" ''Firmament." "Fiie,"
Night" all most riotous color and light
effects. Louise Cunning. Scotch balladist,
dressed in the picturesque plaids of a
maid o Dundee will sing several OF Scot
tet of comedians will present THE Bache-
lor Club, depicting life in swell dom.
Tine Misses Hanson ard Nelson. soubrettes
and dancers, will contribute their specially
Mary Madden a Washington monologist,
will prove entertaining. and Harry and
Jennie Kramer, European trick ti,yc,ists.
will conclude the long bill.
Manager Chase vouches for the excep-
tional quality of this programme ard S
expectation of the continuance of stand
ing room only attendance seems likely TO
be realized
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

The Bostonians are scheduled - amuge
the public at the National next week. in
standard and comic opera. whi'e Anna
Held in a comedy entitled "Papa's Wife
will be the drawing card at the Columbia
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

puts forth the tender green of spring
on his farm. He knows nothing of eight or
ten hour days. nor does he want any such
restrictions, because the days are all too
short for the work he wants to do. To rise
with the song sparrow aud the bluebird
has cOmpensations that the dweller in
cities made with hands knows nothing
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

State OF Ohio City of Toledo. Lucas
County-ss:
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner OF the firm of f. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
Of Toledo. county and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December. A.
D. 1856.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for testi-
monials, free. +. J. CHENEY & CO.
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 7Sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

That the American public appreciates
pluck has been well demonstrated by the
success which has attended the Jolly
Grass Widows which appears at the
Lyceum this week The management of
this organization. Messrs. Miaco and Full
ton have solved the problem that bur
lesque in its highest and best sense is true
art. and that the public want il as much
as they did in the days of Janett &.
Palmer's productions They realized that
clean fun. bright music and dialogue.
coupled with novel situations and climaxes,
are not Incompatible with pretty faces and
beautiful forms clothed in smiles and
costly and spicy dresses. The company
comprises he following: Miss Carrie Full
tdn. the wellknOwn clever soubrette
Mile Dika who plays the title role IN
THE Widows Wedding Night" the OPEN
ing piece. which also Introduces three
troupes of handsome girls. In the olio ar.
such weil-known stars as Reynolds and
Page. eccentric acrcbaLc comedians: Will
son and Halpin in their laughable sketch
Casey and the Tramp" Paula and Dika,
in French chansonettes and eccentric
dances. Hayman and Hayman. in Hebrew
parOdies and Pat and Matte Rooney. two
children Of the late Pat Rooney. who do
dancing specialties. The show closes with
the burlesque. in one scene Of Joshua
Birthday Party in which Carrie Fulton
plays "Ricketty Ann" and Mile Dika and
Lew Reynolds. the comedian both have
langhable parts as New York drummer
and Joshua Whitcomb. respectively.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01
Bon
Ami

is not a toilet soap, but it
will clean and remove all
stains from the hands. 1t
contains no acid or alkali to
redden or roughen the skin.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-25
CLAIMS HE WAS BUNKoED.
william McElNa ain Charges His MIN
ing Partners with Fraud.

william McElwain, native Of the north
OF Ireland. reported to the police last
night that he had been defrauded OF 500
by three men who came with him from
san Francisco, with the ostensible pur-
pose OF Undue ting him in a winning Cape
Nome mining scheme. McElwain alleges
that he advanced the sum named to the
men on representations made by them
that they had valuable mining interests
In the north. and would take him In ION
the ground floor" 80 20 speak. Last night
Mr. McElwain went 20 his room In the
Grand Central, to find that his SUPPOSED
partners had flown. lie came TO the con-
clusiOn that he had been deceived and
went to police headquarters to make COM
p.aint.
McElwain says that the men who &C
tompanied him from San Francisco were
Joseph Porter. J. J.. Powers and w. 3
Perry He says that he gave Porter 500
on leaving San Francisco. ten days ago,
IN the belief that Porter would reimburse
him as soon as he reached a rich mine In
the Nome district which he claimed to
own. He says that he advanced 80 80
Powers lust before leaving san Francisco.
ana ~ more to the THO last Friday. II be-
ing reFs esented to him that more money
was needed TO buy provisions, etc.
The police are investigating the case