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White Oaks eagle., 1901-05-30

shops in which to place lad are
not the big Establishments, but the
small ones, where every class of
work is done, and where tools and
appliances are often scant. A lad
will learn more in these than in
those replete with every appli-
ance, and minutely sub-divided
into sections and groups.
The best training for a lad to-
day is that which he can envolve
for himself. The greatest evil
that can befal1 him is to become
a specialist, and nothing more,
while in his teens. Yet that is
what must happen if he spends
several years tending machines or
doing repentive, unvaring tasks
in one big esta blishment.
The best training, therefore,
today is that gathered by the
peripatetic youth. If a lad cam
not gain experience in one place
he should move about, gathering
as much as he can accumulate
with one firm, then on to another,
and attending training schools as
opportunity offers. His views be-
come broadened, he becomes self
reliant, and, in time, having
found his true work, he may set
tie down as specialist. Joseph
Horner, in Cassier's Magazine.
White Oaks eagle., 1901-05-30
THE TERRITORIAL SOLONS.

Interview in Denver Post"
You talk about your legislat-
ures," said Thomas D. Burns, of
TERRA Amarillo, N. NJ, "but,
hah! you never saw one, not even
a little bit of a syntom of one
wait till you come down to New
Mexico and see one of ours; one
like this'n that's just adjourned,
for instance. Say, that was a
bird-at least the house of rep
resentatives was"
AS Mr.. Burns has lived long in
New Mexico and has a fair know
ledge of ornithology, his discrip-
tionS of the lower branch of the
legislature may be accepted as
reasonably correct. Mr.. Burns,
knows as the perpetual senator
from Rio Arriba," may be eXcus-
ed for his leniency toward the
territorial council, as the senior
body is called.
why, sir, the wonderful works
of that body could not be enumer-
ated in a week." continued the
senator. Take for example the
location of those government in
stitutions. The government, you
know, donated the price of 15O,-
900 acres of public land to the
Territory to be used in the estab-
1ishment of Territorial normal
school, a blind asylum and min
er's hospital $4,000 acres each,
you know.
well, sir, each and every
member of the lower house hat
promised his constituents to have
at least one of these institution;
White Oaks eagle., 1901-05-30

still be worked to a considerable
extent the officers will give their
to the new mines. The
principal Offices will be removed
from Captain to Maxwell City,
where Superintendent Perte will
spend most of his time. General
Manager Thompson will likely
have offices in Ell Paso but spend
his time at the different mines.
The forces of the Mercantile COM
pany will be devided between the
two camps, but most of the force
will go to the new mines. Ell
Paso Herald.
White Oaks eagle., 1901-05-30
ANOTHER NEW RAILROAD.

The New Mexico Southwestern
railway has filed incorporation
papers for 180 miles of road to be
built from El Paso to the New
MeXico-Arizona border, where it is
to connect with a road to be call
ed the Arizona Southwestern rail
road, which is to be extended to
San Diego, California. New York
and New Jersey capitalist are be-
hind the scheme, which to is be a
link in the trans-continental road.
White Oaks eagle., 1901-05-30
TRAINING OF WORKMEN.

Nearly all trades and handi-
crafts have been invaded by ma
chinery, some in vastly greater
degree than others. Work which
was deemed beyond the capacity
of machines but a few years since,
is now regularly done by them,
and the best craftsmen today in
many industries are those who ex-
ecute repairs.
Gone forever is that devotion
to labor which the old craftsmen
enjoyed, and which has left it's
impress in Gothic arch and poems
in stone; in mediaeval basses, and
Chippendale furniture; in canoes
and pottery; in craft welded to
art; in chefs d'oeuvre, which are
the wonder and despair of the
present. These facts are enough
to discount the value of a long ap-
premiership now. But more re-
mains to be said.
Apprenticeship under the old
guilds was an intensely personal
relation. But the relations be-
tween employers and factory
hands today are impersonal. An
apprentice now is only so in name,
a numbered unite who puts in his
cheCue with other numbers. He
is not taught a trade. He must
pick it up for himself. 1t is no.
body's business to instruct him
neither his masters nor his fore
mans, nor the workman'S. Ir
some of the smaller shops il
country towns traces of the ole
relations still remain, but they
are becoming more and more ex
ceptional.
1t is generally to the interest o
an employer that an apprentice
not learn his trade as hole, bu
only little section of it. 1t pays
, better to keep a lad repeating th'
, performance of one section of hi,
, craft than to teach him all. Nor,
, money is made. But the appren
| tice becomes young specialist, ;
prig III his teens, cocksure owe
: some little piece of handicraft, a
, which he may earn something
: over his normal wages. An,
| many lad does not become dis
: illusioned until he has to face tn
world and try his luck in othe
| shops. And, therefore, the bes
White Oaks eagle., 1901-05-30
THE CAPTAIN y
COAL field
is In Bad Condition and the Fuel
Company
Will TRY ANOTHER
Near Puerto de Luna on the rlaX=
we'll Land Grant.

we'll Land Grant.
If reports be true the New Mex
ico Railway and Coal company
has some important changes in
view for the operation of the coal
mines owned by the company at
Captain and Maxwell City.
It is said that the company has
discovered that the coal in the
Captain mines is so shattered and
broken that it will not pay to
work it and the company is even
now taking out the heaviest ma
chinery and movingt it to the new
fields about Puerto de Luna, on
the Maxwell grant, near the pro-
posed junction of the Ell Paso
Northeastern and Rock Island
roads.
While none of the officers of the
company could be found yester-
day and today it is given out as a
fact that the company has found
that it cannot compete with other
mines with the Captain coal and
will go to better fields. 1t is not
the purpose of the company to en-
tirely desert the Captain mines
but to reduce the force and not
attempt to put out more coal than
is consumed by the railroad. This
is not good news for Ell Paso, but
it is said that the mines at White
Oaks will soon be worked at about
the same price as has been paid
for the Captain coal. The com
pany has for several months been
prospecting in other parts of New
Mexico with the view to moving
the machinery and practically
deserting Captain, and the news
comes now that the company vii
give most of its attention to the
deposits near Puerto de Luna
This will probably not make the
price of coal in FL Paso mucl
higher as the new fields are no
much further and can be worked
much cheaper.
1t should not be understood tina
the Captain coal is eXhausted-tC K
the contrary the supply is quit'
sufficient. The trouble seems t
be the condition of the coal. TIL,
deposits have been broken and ii
bad condition for over a year anC
the company has found the oper
alton an expensive one. ThO
new mines to be opened by tn
company, however, are solid, an'
the coal is in the best of condi
ton.
While the Captain mines viii
White Oaks eagle., 1901-05-30

in his county. This naturally
caused complications but the
whole matter was adjusted in the
simplest and most satisfactory
way possible. Six bills providing
for the location of the blind asy-
1um in Rio Arriba county, Nc
Kinley county, Taos county, Col
fax county, Bernalillo county and
Santa Fe county were presented
and promptly passed.
"To satisfy other clanorous as
semblynen, the miners hospital
was located in Lincoln, DOna Ana,
Chaves, Grant, Mora ,and San
Juan counties. This proceeding
was hailed with great delight by
the intelligent and conscien-
tious representatives of the above
named counties, and each member
notified his constituents what he
had done, and six sets of bonfireS
blazed IN as many counties and
six mass meetings Of apprec1atlve
citizens, passed resolutions of
thanks and expressions of the
sense of the deep obligation under
which the several communities
were placed with respect to the
able, aggressive and untiring'
efforts of the men chosen to look
after their interests in our legis-
lative halls
"These resolutions were beau
tifully engrossed, and copies were
sent to the members, along with
many individual and impromptu
expressions of gratitude.
1.-The normal school was not so
much in demand. When it was
put up the offers were light, and
it was finally knocked down to a
man from Valencia, who wanted
it located at 'Punta de Aqua, a
place which could not be found
on the map, but which the MEM
Der from Valencia assured the as
sembly was very distinct place
of habitation, altough, as yet, no
postoffiCe has been established
there"
"And what did the senate do
) with all these beautiful billS?"
Senator Burns was asked.
"Hmh! We didn't do thing
to 'em. What could we do? We
just took look at 'em, and put
'em in cold storage, and the blind
5 folks and the ailing miners and
the abnormal will have to wait
for another Legislature to minister
to their needs"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
OUR SENATORS ARE DEMOCRATS.

The two United States Senators from
Georgia are sound on the question OF
imperialism and opposed to the McLau-
rim plans to damp the Southern Demo
cracy into the lap of McKinleyism.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, says in re-
gard to the Supreme Court decision in
the insular cases: 'Under the decision
Congress can fix the religious status OF
the Inhabitants of such territory, de-
prive the people of the right to trial
by jury, and Is without any limitations
whatever as to the methods to be
adopted IN legIslating for the people
occupying such territory" Mr. Bacon
says: ''The ruling is the essence of
imperialism and destructive of the vital
principles of the constitution and re-
publican government. Mr.. McLaurin
will have hard time to ''reform" such
men of the South as
Bacon and Clay
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
The Times-Recorder Is the
AMERICUs. Ca, JUNE IS. 1901.
THE ACTORS NOT TO BLAME.

Bishop Potter appeals to the actors
and actresses to present only pure and
ennobling plays. There are players of
both sexes that will not appear in any
other kind of plays. They are in a
position to choose. But by far the
larger number have got to work hard
for bread and meat, and are willing to
accept an engagement in any play
that the law will allow. It is not the
actors who determine upon the plays,
however, but the managers. The man
ager decides what shall be staged, and
then offers an engagement to the actor.
Bishop Potter's appeal, therefore,
should be to those autocrats of the
theatrical world, the managers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
FOR RENT.
DWELLING HOUSE AND STORE.

DWELLING:-One of the best
built and most comfortable 7-room
modern, up-to-date residences in
the city. Newly built with gas,
water, sanitary plumbing and cleo
tric bells throughout. Large front
porch and eastern front. Possession
September LIST.
STORE ROOM That very de-
sirable store room in corner of Allen
House, Cotton avenue and FORSYTH
streets. At present occupied as a
barber shop. Store has a large airy
cellar and is one of the best grocery
or dry goods stands in the city.
Store will be put in perfect order
under possession Immediately to
sirable tenant at very low rent,
will trade out entire rent with
tenant. Apply TO
JOHNSON & HAROLD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
WHAT MEN DID THEY EXPECT

1t seems from what the Philadelphia
papers are saying about the delegates
to the convention of the Southern In
dustrial Association, which met in that
city on Tuesday, that the people there
expected the Southern delegates would
look very much like the pictures of
typical Southerners'' which Punch and
Judge sometimes print. For instance,
local article in the North American,
speaking of the delegates from the
South, says:
So in attire, any of these Southern
ers from Southern cities might have
been out of Chestnut street for all that
might be noticed to the contrary. AS
for the men of the cotton and tobacco
plantations of the Middle South and
the cattle country of the Southwest,
they, too, are also conventional in
attire-and vigorous
1t is probably the highest compIi-
ment Philadelphia can pay a South
erner to say that he is as we'll dressed
as the men that are seen on Chestnut
street = that street being the fashion
able promenade of the Quaker City, but
what provincial lot those PhiIadel-
phians must be if they supposed ever
that the attire of Southerners differs
from that of people of other sections of
the country!
The should travel more, or notice
Southerners who visit their city more
closely, and place less dependence on
the illustrated papers for their i'm
pressions of Southerners. = Savannah
News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
AMERICAN GUILD OF RICHMOND
Largest and Best Known Fraternal
Order In the Country.

The American Guild is fraternal
order, with beautiful impressive rlt-
ualistic work, organized In 1890 under
the laws of the state of Virginia. 1t
gives q fraternaI protection to its mem
bers of $500 or So, 600 at death, half IN
case of total disability, either by acct
dent or sickness. Also has a partial
disability and weekly indemnity in
case of accident or sickness.
It has fixed monthly rate of insur-
ance on the basis of IL assessments per
year or one month, which is backed
by handsome reserve fund, and these
rates are fixed at entry according to
age and never increases as you grow
older.
The Guild is the pioneer of the re-
serve fund idea, which all prominent
fraternal orders are adopting, and the
day has come that orders have a stand
ard of rates as lasting as any old line
insurance companies, and the perpetui-
ty of these orders are unquestioned il
the people will take pains to investi.
gate.
The Guild collects no supreme or 10,
cal dues, as do similar orders, but all
included in your monthly pay ments,
which is based upon the best actuaries
of the country which we take pleasure
to print copy.
Office of the Insurance Commission
Hartford Conn, May Goth 1901.
The American Guild, Richmond, Va.
Gentlemen;-I herewith enclose you
a copy of report of Mr.. HawleY, on ex-
animation of the condition and affairs
of your order. It discloses a most
commendable condition, and [ have to
congratulate you upon your success
and upon the fact that you have wise
lv taken time by tue forelock and
made your assessment rates equal to
both the present and prospective needs
of the order Yours very truly
EDWIN L. SCoFIELD Com.
The Guild has their supreme repre-.
sentative, Thos. D. Bradley, of Rich.
mond, Va. and their special represen
tative, r. r. Grier, of Macon Ga. with
US to work lodge of 100 strong.
These gentlemen are stopping at the
Windsor Hotel. They inform us that
they have a dispensatlon here and will
charge no initiation fee and applicant
is admitted, If accepted, by the pay
ment of monthly assessment and medi
cal fee. The Guild has this as her en-
dorsement. That during her history
as an order she never had a litigated,
contested, delayed, or even a compro-
mise claim. The Telegraph of Macon
and other Georgia papers have spoken
of the Guild through their columns
highly. It would be we'll for our peo-
pie to approve the opportunity and
take some insurance in this southern
institution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16

Listen people; and ye men of the
South, what one of your number, a very
prominent gubernatorial aspirants of
Georgia has to say about you when he
stands on yankee soil. The Macon
Telegraph says:
In speech before the Southern in
dustrisl convention in Philadelphia,
MIR. Hemphill of the Atlanta Co1stitu-
ton, speaking of the war between the
states, and as an Confederate SOL
dier, said: To-day am thankful that
we failed.
He did he not say whether or not he
was also thankful for Reconstruction,
and thankful to Robert @. Ogden, who
slandered Southern women in a speech
before that body the day before.
People have different views of things,
and different ways of expressing the
same view. We are willing to say that
the South made a mistake in seeding
because "we failed" Not because the
South did not have right under the
constitution to secede
If we had succeeded, Mr.. Hemphill
and all the other folk that are ''glad
that we got licked" would now be pa
triots on the housetops, sounding the
praises of the new Republic.
No; we are not glad But we would
be reconciled entirely if it were not
for a few pestiferous fap-mouths
North and South.
If we had succeeded, the Union
would have been restored. We would
have appropriated the capitol, the con-
stitution and the flag. A bit of recon
struction would have brought the de-
feated states under common govern
ment. We would have paid ourselves
IN time for our slaves, and all would
have been we'll = if we had succeeded.
But we did not succeed It must go
at that.
We are never going to get down in
the dust before anybody and say, ''we
are glad you licked u.s." In the first
place, we cannot say it. In the second
place, it is not necessary to say it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
UnKnoVvn apple rest.

AsHEvILLE, n. O., June lot is re
ported that the apple crop in the north.
ern part of the county and in some sec
tions of Madison county will be very
short this this year, owing to the raw
ages of some unknown insect The
trees doomed all right and in due time
the fruit came, but now the twigs have
a dead and dying appearance. and it Is
feared the fruit will never mature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
The Great Scourge.

of modern times is consumption.
Many cures and discoveries from time
to time are published but Foley
Honey and Tar does truthfully claim
to cure all cases in the early stages and
always affords comfort and relief in the
very worst cases. Take no substitutes,
John r. Hudson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
Asses Iii III Is Increased.

KNOXVILLE, June 15 Colonel Thomas
L. Williams, as representative of the
state railroad commission, has raised the
assessment on the local property of the
Southern railway from basis of about
$l78,000 to about $311,000, an increase
of about $183, 600
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-06-16
FINE HAIR WORK.

Ladies, bring me the combings
Of your hair and have it made into
braids. | do fine work; charges
very reasonable.
MRS. c. II. MCCORMICK,
13-1mo 80 Furlow Street
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01

The inhabitants of Newport Land
ing, Cal. were much excited recently
by the appearance on the shore OF
creature which was at first pronounced
TO be sea serpent There had been
a heavy sea for several days along
shore. and when the first beach comb
er went out they saw, floating In the
waves. an extraordinary object. TWEEN
ty or thirty feet In length. 1t was
bobbing up and down. and occasionally
raised a rounded head which seemed
10 be covered with hair. The current
was setting rapidly to the south, bear
ing the strange animal, and soon a
number OF men and boys were follow
ing 1t. Finally the creature. caught by
great roller. was sent in upon the
sands, where II was captured and
hauled upon the beach. Here 1t was
paced off and found to be twenty-five
feet In length and most remarkable
creature. II was as fat as the blada
OF an oar. OF silver hue and looked
more like gigantic silvery ribbon
than a fish. A fin. extending from
head to tail. developed into beautiful
red tufts or fms. on the head, and
these might we'll convey the idea Of
hair. The head was large and rounded
the eye and mouth small. Local sci
entists pronounced the strange ANNA
sea serpent. and while Newpor
Landing has many fishermen and sail
ors. no one could be found who hat
ever seen such a fish before This witt
good reason. as Il was the secon,
specimen ever seen on the coast. ant
by far the largest. The FISH was ;
ribbon fish. a peculiar deep-wate
form rarely seen. Several specimens
have been taken on the coast of Nor
way, one being found in net II wa
so large that IL required force o
men 10 lift IL out. and presented re
markable spectacle as It was born
along. This fish was not entire, blu
was estimated to have been thirty o
forty feet in length. and might readil.
have been taken for sea serpent
New York Sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
HIS HORSE WAS ALL RIGHT.


The colored man was driving a
limpy old horse along the street in
front of a junk wagon when a pedes-
trian halted him to ask:
What on earth ails that horse of
yours?"
Dat boss? Why, sab, what's de
mattah wild dat hoss?" was asked in
reply.
That's what want to know. Looh
at his hair
Yes. sab; he's sheddin' his coat.
you know"
But he's full of limps."
Yes, sab; but let me tell you sun
thin. Dat boss gwine. to shed all his
limps along wild his hair if he keeps
on"
Il never heard of such thing" pro-
tested the pedestrian.
Same wild me; but he's gwine to do
it. He hain't bin sheddin' but week
yit, and he's got shet of poll evil, blind
staggers. stir knee, bad eye and
about fourteen other ailments. Whoa,
dar, Caesar: hole yo'rdhead up and bite
on de bit and prance around, Yes, sab,
yo' kin see it in him. Just yo' wait
about seven mo- days, and If dat boss
doan' run away and bust de wagon
and kill two men I'll go outer de biz
ness and let bosses alone"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
Freak Clocks.

An ingenious Frenchman named lie
Boullat. who lives at Coutances, has
made himself famous for the curious
clocks he manufactures. He can make
a clock out of almost any conceivable
material. Straw and paper are among
the raw materials he uses. For TWEEN
ty years he has been manufacturing
freak clocks and most Frenchmen who
want something out of the common in
that line apply to lie Boullat. A while
ago he turned a lot Of newspapers into
pulp. mixed it with a hardening sub
stance and carved the clock out OF the
compound. Even the wheels and all
the machinery of the clock were made
of this material. Naturally this curl
GUS clock does not keep very correct
time. but the wonder is that 1t goes
at all. The newspaper clock is one
| OF Mr.. lie Boullat's latest triumphs.
Another OF his designs appears to be
merely collection of large and small
sticks held together by wires. 1t is
only upon close inspection that one
sees that ii is clock constructed upon
excellent principles. 1t keeps very
fair time. never varying more than
two minutes in week Now and ther
the clockmaker receives commissions
from wealthy Frenchmen for clocks
Of unique design in silver or gold, dec
GRATED with precious stones. Some o
these clocks are entirely made of gold
with diamond-tipped hands. and ru
bies, garnets. pearls opals and emer
aids to represent the figures on the di
ais. Some Of his clocks are beautiful
works Of art. and few Of the mos
interesting specimens are among tn,
smallest OF timepieces.-New Yorl
| Sun
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-01
INrRonuCrNa HrMsErr.

In Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for April is told the amusing story of a
poet who wanders by accident into
his neighbours house. He is unexpect-
eddy confronted by a beautiful woman.
She half smiled when he began.
Il am an intruder. madam and
stopped with that embarrassed plati-
tude. II passed your first door by &C
cident. and your second by impulse"
THAT doesn't explain why you
stay
May stay to explain?-
when two have exchanged remarks
that touch the borders of wit, they
have passed mental introduction. To
each the mind of the other is a possi-
BILE shade and bubbling spring by the
dusty road OF conversation. Noel felt
the occasion. He bowed with a side
sweep of his hat.
Madam, am a writer of poems. es.
says, stories, II you ask, What do
write In poems. essays. stories, l an.