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The Springfield herald., 1900-02-16

And il WAS not sent TO soften Wrinkles
either. She wore as many Of these
ornaments as it is legitimate to wear
at lorty-eight and no more. Oh, she
was certainly a wonderful woman for
her age, was Mrs. Joseph Allestree.
Her husband had been in town,
and was late to dinner.
MIR. Allestree, after embracing his
wife, rs if he had just returned from
q year journey, went in with her to
dinner, and Mr.. Allestree was-but L
will ..ot describe him; simply he was
everything that tine husband of Mrs.
Allestree should have been. Forty
two years had gone by since their
marriage, and in all that tims they had
never been separated single day.
Dearest" said Mr.. Allestree, as
they sat down, II owe you an apology
for my tardiness, but it couldn't be
helped. I got a letter calling me
away on an important matter, and L
had to stop to attend to some things
at the village. I must go Immediately
to morrow"
''Oh, that Perley affair" she said,
glancing over the page.
II cannot, Henrietta. It's got to
be attended to at once"
But, Joseph, you can't go without
me You know you never did such n
thing"
81 am afraid l must do it this
time" he replied mournfully.
They sat i'll silence for some mo-
meuts. Twice Mrs. Allestree wiped
away a sly tear with her napkin. At
length, bravely assuming cheerful
aspect, she asked:
Glow long will you be gomez"
'I cant possibly reach London,
accomplish all I want to aud get home
again in less than ten days"
"Joseph, it will kill MS both"
"Ah, no, my dear" he laughed
sit won't do quite that-at least, l
hope not. 1t will be hard, very hard.
But think, my love, we were apart for
five long years once on time"
"Ah, Joseph, with a sob in her
voice, 'that was before we had even
lived together. We only knew each
other by letter, you know
"Aud mighty comfort we did take
out OF those same letters. Isn't 1t
strange that iu two and forty years we
should never nave occasion to write to
one another? Not since you were
Henrietta shower"
Mr. Allestreo had gone away early
on. Saturday. Now it was Tuesday.
She had managed to be patient over
the Sabbath, but on Monday morning
when Jimmy came up from Stoneton
empty handed she refused to believe
that he had not dropped The letter OF
that the postmaster had not over.
lookedit.
There were only two deliveries in
the twenly-four honrs, and at the
evening the same performance was re
peated.
On Tuesday Mrs. Allestree wen
herself to Stonetou aud delivered a
severe lecture to the postmaster upon
the general Indifference of govern
ment omciais. thereby greatly annoy
ing The poor man.
by the middle of the week heI
whole mood changed. She felt hurt
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-16
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s LOVE is EVER YOUNG. :
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

IE had not the
least shame about
telling her age.
On the contrary,
she vas rather
proud to do so.
It was something
to be proud OF.
Not that she was
sixty four, but that
at sixty-four she
looked not a day
over forty-eight,
aud a blooming g
forty eight at that.
True, her hair
was silver, but
what a waving
wealth OF silver,
The Springfield herald., 1900-02-16
His Grievance.

It is no wonder the humorist feels
bitterly toward the cooking schools,
when these have all but eliminated
the woman who thinks sponge cake is
made Of sponges.-Detroit Journal.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
The TularOsa Delegation Farce
Rebounds to the Disgrace Of
the Republican Party.
FREE SILVER RESOLUTION SPRUNG.
Through Ignorance or Political Trickery
the Convention Failed to Endorse
Gallant Major Llewellyn, the
San Juan Hero.

Pursuant 20 call from the Republican
county central committee, the delegates
from the various precincts of Otero
county met in Alamogordo Saturday
September 30, for the purpose of nomin-
ating a county ticket. f. b. Schermer-
horn of Jarilla was elected chairman
and f. c. ROLAND secretary of the body
One Of the most interesting features
of the convention was the Demo Pop
ulist, free silver resolution sprung on
the delegates by the chairman. He
proposed to retire all the silver certif-
Gates and issue silver in their stead.
The convention was tcmporarially stun
ned but it fortunately recovered in time
to lay the resolution on the table and
instruct the janitor to carry it out with
the tongs.
The next important move was the
reading of resolution endorsing Major
Llewellyn, the San Juan hero, for the
legislature, adopted by the Republican
convention of DOna Ana county. just
whether the job had been promised to
someone else or not has not yet been
made apparent. The party will proba-
bly, learn when it hears from Santa Fe
In any event Llewellyn was not en-
dOrsed.
The committee on credentials made
votes for the party Oemocratic) by
handling the Tularosa delegates without
gloves. The first delegation was given
two members, and in burst of gener-
osity, the second delegation took four.
The first delegation was not even given
a'hearing by the committee, so it proba-
bly, did not find out that Raphael Agui-
lars name had been forged to proxy
and from the high handed manner in
which the whole business was conducted
they probably did not care. No greater
insult could have been offered to the in
telligent voters of Tularosa.
The first evidence of real treachery
was manifested when the vote on coun-
ty clerk was taken. The first vote was
tie, and on the second D. M. Suther-
land came to the front and honestly
supported his old time friend Shepherd
and gave him the nomination. This
was not to the liking of some of the del
egates in the ring" and one of them
afterwards stated that he had been
promised the Weed, Alamogordo, La Luz
and Tularosa delegates for Scott, if he
would help the ring"
With the exception of the above in
cidents the convention 'passed off most
harmonously, adopted ringing resolu-
tions and was an enthusiastic meeting"
Even the Democrats could not have
done better it themselves.
There will probably be nothing said
in the future about the News ring"
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
WILL OUTLIVE HIS FRIENDS.
They Expected to Attend His
Funeral and Were Agree
ably Surprised.
EFFECTS OF NEW MEXICO CLIMATE.
Freedom From Worry and PLENTY of
Time Will Cure the Most OBJ
stinate 0ases-Should
Not Work.

DIR. John Tascher, of Albuquerque has
been visiting in Washington, and in an
interview with a representative OF the
Washington Post, had the following
good words for New Mexico as mecca
for cOnsumptlves:
"COnsumptives who go to New Mexico
should make 1t their business to get we'll.
They should have enough money to keep
them from worrying. They should go
there for the rest and not for sight
seeing. Above all else, they should disa-
buse their minds of the idea that they
will get well in month or three months
or six months. it takes a great deal
longer than that. They should be free
from bother. This they cannot do if
they are looking for employment. There
are twenty applicants for every job that
is vacant. Then again sick people do
not want work. They should be free to
use reserve strength in casting off the
disease. New Mexico will be the great
est health resort in the world. 1t has
the advantages. The climate is the best
on earth. We have more mineral springs
containing different healthful prop
erties-than any other place known in
any part of the civilized world, none
excepted. have visited all of the
famous health resorts and know that
none of them has the advantages possess
sed by New Mexico"
Five years ago DR.. Tascher was
practicing physician in Chicago. He
contracted consumption. He came to
New Mexico. For the first two wears
and half he did not get better. He
lost In weight and general health. He
remained here, however, as he says, to
get better. Today he is robust. He
weighs more than he ever did before in
his life. He has had no trace of the
disease for over year. He went back
to his old home and surprised his friends
by his altered appearance, They expec-
ted to attend his funeral. Instead, If
are to be relied upon, he
will Outlive his Oldest friends. .-Ex.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

say without fear OF contradiction that II
could not be excelled anywhere.
"When / brought my family here we
had no place TO live and borrowed a
tent from Mr.. Sutherland until / could
haul lumber from the mountains to build
shack with. Now have 100 acre
homestead and 40 acre desert entry
and 1sO acres OF the land is fenced. The
land was worth nothing when l took II
up, but in FIVE years from now II will
have valuation of S4OO per acre."
There are great many others on the
plains who have been farming without
irrigation, notably Milton Phillips, Mrs.
Horgan, James Taylor, Mr.. Miller, Way
land Bros, DR.. Spinck and others, and
THE NEWS would like to have them add
their experiences to those already given.
There is no doubt but what the land
around Alamogordo can be successfully
titled without profuse irrigation and it
is only matter of time until every
quarter section will be taken up and
placed under cultivation. Then, in a
few years every farmer will be prosper
ing and will have comfortable bank
account. All 1t requires to make every
pioneer wealthy is more people of their
stamp who will expend muscle and stir
ground.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
Ringlinc Bros. Excursions.

Arrangements have been completed
by which all who wish to attend the
performances at Ringing Bros Worlds
Greatest Shows in Ell Paso, Thursday,
Oct. IS, can secure special excursion
rates on all lines of travel. This will be
the only point in this vicinity where the
great show will exhibit during the pres
ent season, and those who fail to see II
will miss the grandest amusement event
of the year. Since last season Ringling
Bros. famous exhibition has been dOub-
led in size and is now beyond all ques-
tion or doubt the largest and best COM
bined circus, menagerie and hippOdrome
in the United States. The performance
is given by over 200 high-salaried spec
ialists, in three rings, on two stages, in
midair, and on huge quarter mile
hippodrome track The trained animal
features, which are alone worth many
times the price of admission to see, in
clude three troupes of wonderful edu-
Gated elephants, Lockhart's play-acting
elephants, Marchand's pugilstic pachy-
derms and Souder's elephant brass band
and 0'Brieh's sixty-One horse act, in
which three-scOre handsome equines
perform in one ring, at one time, under
the direction of one man. The grand
free street parade which takes place at
10 o'clock on the morning Of the exhibit
ton is the most magnificent display ever
SEEN Don't miss it.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
DECLINE OF SMALLPOX.
Great Number of Gases and But Few
Deaths Benefits of Vaccination.


Deaths Benefits of Vaccination.
The following article taken from the
Philadelphia Medical journal, will prove
of interest In small pox sections of the
Southwest 1t demonstrates that the
disease is being rapidly eradicated and
Is In many instances so mild that 1t is
mistaken for something else:
"The fact has not infrequently been
noted that smallpox has been prevailing
for some time past In the United States
in an unusually mild form. In fact,
there have been reasons to suspect that
in some quarters the genuine disease
has presented itself In such mild type
that 1t has either not been recognized
or else passed off as Il less serious disor-
der. The official statistics OF smallpox
In this country for the past few months,
as published In the United States Ma.
rine-Hospital service, exhibit this sub.
ject in such panoramic way that we
present brief synopsis OF them for the
benefit of general readers and also pos.
slbly for the enlightenment OF the few
unfortunates who continue to oppos,
vaccination. In Alaska there was 9
small epidemic this summer, chiefly Al
Cape Nome, OF ss eases, without ,
death. In Colorado there has been al
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

epidemic thinly spread over is counties
with 100 cases and no deaths. In Indi.
ana also there has been widespread
prevalence OF the disease with only 13O
cases and deaths during the months OF
June and July. In Louisiana a more
severe type of smallpox has prevailed,
for in June, July, and August, l4s cases
with 40 deaths were reported. In Min
nesota there was still more Of the dis
case, but the mortality was astOnish-
ingly low-2s3 cases with only deaths.
North Carolina had 44O cases spread
widely over the STATE, with not all cases
reported, and yet the death.rate was
very small. Ohio has had plenty OF
smallpox since the beginning Of the
year, ,376 cases--and yet has lost but
with $50 cases since February, has lost
only patients. 1t will be seen from
these statements that the disease has
been quite widely spread over the Unit
ed States, but has prevailed more In
some localities than in others. Few
States have been exempt from it, but in
all OF them, with the exception Of Lou
isiana, the death-rate has been Gf the
term is allowable) abnormally low. In
the middle states-Pennsylvanla, New
York and New Jersey--there has been
but little smallpox in proportion to the
large population, and only two deaths
in these three States all summer. The
grand total of cases for the United
States for the period covered (which is
mainly the summer months) is 3,sls,
with only ia deaths. This seems al
most incredible.
'In view of these figures, and with
our attention so much occupied with
plague, yellow fever, and cholera, we
are likely to lose sight of the fact that
smallpox was formerly one of the great
scourges of the human race. Surely 1t
is not too much to claim that most Of
the credit for this change is to be found
in vaccination, by which simple preven-
tive this one-time dread disease seems
to have lost many of its terrOrs'
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
polItIcIan Hlres Paper for a par.

An original politician In Leomlnster,
Mass, Henry Cook by name, plumber by
occupation, and candidate for represen-
tative to the state legislature, bought
the use Of the Leominster Enterprise
for August 25th, and devoted the con.
tents OF the paper to his own interests.
Three pages of the paper are given up
to reprints OF article from the Enterprise,
assailing Cooks political ambition in
times past and replies thereto, written
by the plumber-politlcan. The last page
is occupied by an advertisement Of Cooks
plumbing business.
As bit of campaigning, IL Is unique
In Massachusetts, politics. .--Ex.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
Las yerns Has a Kick Coming.

Clayton is expecting very soon that
construction will begin on the Rock
Island railroad, which, going south,
meets the Southern Pacific at the Pc
cos river, in its connection north.
That these two great lines have formed
some mutual agreement to extend from
Liberal, via Clayton, the Rio Pecos and
White Oaks to El Paso, is too certain to
doubt and the wonder is, that such a
city as Las Vegas should fold its hands
and remain absolutely silent and inact-
i've while great competitive railroad
passes within fifty miles, to cut off it's
trade, and destroy its hope of ever be-
coming more than thriving country
town. In life there are many curious
occurrences. Men commit self-destruc-
tlon. Others write their own obituaries
but 1t is not often that town with any
public spirit sits idly by and permits its
own throat to be cut without resistance.
If Las Vegas is intent on suicide, 1t can
easily accomplish that result by folding
its arms while more aggressive localities
seize upon the opportunities of the
hour. 1t is high time that the public
spirit Of the city of the Meadows asserts
itself before it is side-tracked in the
race for sIkpremacy.- y.-OpticA
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

telephone, II had the peachIest lIttl,
picture box that ever happened.
YES, past tense is proper. I'll tel
you II you'll let me. We can't both talk
over this wire at the same time.
"Uh-huh, and you just ought TO see
me particularly my facet The color
scheme Is green and gold, merging into
purple under the eyes, and my upper
lip! Say, it's quite the fercest thing
that ever absorbed kissi
"Well, great goodness I'm telling you
as fast as ever can talk! Y know I
never tried to do my own developing
but decided yesterday afternoon that
would try, so l bought all the chemi-
Gals that the dealer told me were neces-
sary-I think he saw me coming. |
prepared whole gallons of Ice water and
whole quarts Of vari-colored and strictly
necessary solutions, then l run the
family out of the room, and lighted that
cute little ruby lamp. Then l rolled up
my sleeves and taking the roll-holder
out of the kode, very carefully set the
camera down in the only vacant place
on the table and prepared for business.
You know the directions that came with
the kode said that the quickest and
most satisfactory way to proceed was to
develop the whole film without cutting
the exposures apart, and, you know, the
best is none too good for me, so l just
told myself that I'd unreel that bally
old film and develop 1t in ragtIme.
'Verily the wise man spoke truly
when he said that unless you crave a
tumble it will pay you to be humble.
When l got the cheesey thing unwound
it was yards and yards long, just think
of me with my short reach trying to hold
that slippery thing by the ends and to
pass it gracefully through little four
by five pan of sea green solution!
"Well, l took the old thing in one
hand and with the other placed all of
these various chemicals on the floor,
then | once more got the snaky old film
in both hands and stepped up into
chair. from there stepped on to the
gasoline stove and thence to the table.
then the next thing did was to put my
foot in pan of ice water, and then it
was all of! gave scream and flop,
and down | came fat on my -"
"Say, did you ring off just then? Well,
don't care If central does hear. l,
came down fat on my camera, and, 10!
it is wrecked forever, for, verify, my
name is AvoirdupoIse. Then l rolled
from the table to the floor, bumped my
nose on the lantern and generally COW
cred myself with glory in the shape of
many chemicals. My left hand is
beautiful chloride of gold red, and my
right is vivid chromium green; as for
the rest of me l am green streaked and
speckled, and all of these colors are
warranted fast!
"Oh, I'm just going out to the planta-
tion and stay with the other coored
people until I shed my skin. Wish you
could go along.
"No! Well, III call you up as soon as
l return; then you must come down and
I'll show you all 1 know about ko-
dakery,"
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
A New Drink.

There is new drink out called ice
cream cantalope, and this is the way ii
is made: Powered sugar is sifted over
the inside of half cantelope; then a
spoonful of crushed fruit, preferably
peaches, is put in. The rest of the hol
low is heaped full of ice cream. The fla.
vor of ice cream and cantelope blend
deiciously, admirers of the concoctior
say.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04
The ROUNDER'S COLUMN.
N~~~

The masons were about to lay the
corner stone of the new Baptist college,
and Hon. John Quinliven was vending
his way to the scene of action. A lady
accosted him and said in surprised
tone:
Are you mason. Mr.. Quinllven?"
"Yes, madam. A stone mason" he
replied unabashed; and the chuckled
that succeeded the answer rippled down
the graveled walk of Tenth street and
tore plank out of the depot platform.
"Did you see Brother Kehoe's state
ment that one of the concessions at the
Albuquerque fair was booth bearing
the sign: For men only and contain
ing inside a pair of suspenders?" re-
marked "Ded" to select crowd of men
only who had congregated in the hotel
lobby.
OF course the crowd had read it. Any
thing bright, whether new or old, is
always read in Alamogordo.
"Well that reminds me of a sell sprung
by Montreal haberdasher in 1882. He
had booth near the Ice palace and
card about two feet square on the door
bore the inscription: For men only.
Imported Partisan Beauties. Some
Swell BOsOms.' or course blushed and
looked cautiously around to see II any
one whom knew was In sight, and then
l entered. No admission fee was
charged.
"Now don't you fellows look so hor-
rlaed," the narrator calculated. was
only kid then, but was good boy,
though not so sedate and settled as now,
aud Of course l possessed as much
curiosity as any young boy. Besides
there we're men going in there with
clothing cut clerical style, army officers,
prominent civil officials, old men, young
men, and men In every walk of life, all
impelled to forget their dignity by the
same curiosity"
keep US In suspenders 10 longer!"
interrupted q listener. 1--WE accept
your apology, What did the naughty
and allurIng booth cOntain?'
Nothing but fine display Of fancy
bosom shirts which the harberdasher
claimed we're imported goods from the
worlds hub OF fashion. But II was q
good ad. for him, even II some did look
mad and disappointed. The angry fel.
lows must have expected something
else.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

The Ell Paso Steam Laundry agent
calls for and delivers bundles. Special
rates on family laundry. JOE BRICK,
agent.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

The latest muslc--"Health, Wealth
and Happiness "Side by Side" and
"Ma Rainbow Coon" Popular prices.
Rhomberg's music store.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

Send your watch and iewelry work to
F. M. Rhomberg, practical matchmaker
and jeweler. All work guaranteed
strictly first-class. Alamogordo, N. M.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

ROOM FOR RENT.-To a gentleman
only. References required. Call at
NEWS office.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

ned over
to another seat and ID up paper
that had been left by man who had
just got off The woman with the shah
by dress had her nose buried in the pa
per. A philanthropist and a business
man were riding in the seat back Of
her.
"You see," said the philanthropist,
show eager the poor working people of
this country are to acquire knowledge.
Now that good woman ahead of us can
not afford to buy paper, but she is
ready to gain information and picks up
a paper wherever she can. Commend
able isn't it?"
"Do you know who that woman is?"
asked the business man.
mo" said the philanthropist "Who
is it?"
"Hettie Green" said the business
man, "the richest woman in the world" "
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

--R. H. Pierce & Co., carry the largest
stock of general merchandise in Otero
county and can supply ranchmen, cattle-
men, railroad men and miners with pro-
visions and dry goods on moments
notice.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

Plllsbury's best -four at Peoples Bros
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

Here is a little story CLEANED In Tex
as town.
"Yes," the kodak girl was telling the
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

stenographer. Legal work I
speciality.
G. r. COLLINS, NEws Office.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

IS VIII -shOW 9 succtssIUH OF WeIT
illed farms. While arteslan water
would be a great thing, and would tend
TO attract people more rapidly than
without it, faFmfn can be carried on
ust as successfully with the water fur
lished by pumps or wlndmills. One can
asIly get plenty Of water by the wind
NH process to irEigate 20 acres. Water
schn be obtained anywhere on land near
here from 100 zoo feet
eIn California; the farmers stir the
soil once every NO or three weeks. and
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-10-04

Rftener, and the same
. carried out here.
estionably the best but
the United States. I
Nlnch of stock, and they
d hay only. We have
lis summer and l can