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Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
CURIOUS AND COSTLY BOOKS.
The Largest and the Smallest Vol- unes in the World and Their
 Present Location.

It is a curious fact that the largest book in the world has, during the last
 half century, attracted little or no att
 tention, while it's ponderous covers | have not been opened for years. This huge volume is to be seen in the Brit ish museum, and was presented to the
 nation by,King George ". in January,
 1893. It measures no less than five feet
 ten inches in height and three feet two inches in width, while it takes four strong men to lift it from it's place. The bindingis ofleather, eight skins be-
 1ngused inthe process. It is kept closed
 with three gilt clasps, and the dia-
 mond-shaped spaces on the covers are
 filled with alternate representations of
 the rose, thistle and harp, says House. hold Words.
 The smallest book in the world was
 made in Italy. and presents a striking contrast to that just mentioned In- deed, it is matter for wonder how this Lillputian volume was ever construct
 ed. It measures only four-tenths of an inch in length, and one-quarter- inch in width. It contains POS pages, Ss and from 95 to 100 letters.
 The largest, as we'll as the most costly Bible in existence is the Hebraic manuscript Bible in the vatican, Rome. Tn the year 1512 the Jews endeavored to purchase this precious volume from Pope Julius IT., for it's weight in gold; and, when it is considered that it weighs not less than 320 pounds, the magnitude of this offer will be more readily understood. Indeed, had the pope consented to part with it. z LOGO, or even more, would have at once been forthcoming to effect the transfer.
 The most costly book in the world, however, is a copy of the Koran. and was enshrined, some years ago, in the holy Mohammedan city of Isonan- Ruza, in Persia. This remarka ble vol ume was a gift from the ameer of Af- ghanistan. It's covers. which are nine and one-half inches long and four inches wide, are composed of plates of solid gold, one-eighth of an inch in thickness, and lined with silver plates of, the same size. Diamonds, rubies and pearls, set in symbolic designs, ornament the center and four corners of this costly volume. The central fig- ure is a crescent with a star between it's points, and the whole design con- tains no fewer than 109 small dia- monds, 167 pearls and 122 rubies. The diamonds used in the corner designs are almost hidden in their golden set ting and the orange-colored lacquer, with which they are fastened, and are each worth e1.0O0. The leaves are of parchment; and the whole book, which is written by hand, is valued at no less than e25,0OO.
 Ifquantity of fcontents, apart from act ual volume size, is considered, the Chi nese department of the British museum contains a single work which occupies no fewer than 6.109 volumes. This | wonderful production of the Chinese press is an Encyclopedia of the Lit erature of China," covering period of 2S centuries-from HOO B. c. to 1700 A. D.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
PEOPLE HAD MARROW ESCAPE.
Stones VI eiEhin. One Thousand Pounds Come CrasIi nE to the Side.
 walk From the Sixth Story.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-The front portion of the nine-story office build ing. under construction for Henry s. Willard, on Fourteenth street, op- posite the new Willard hotel, col lapsed shortly after o'clock Satur- day morning, and large crowd of people passing on their way to busi- ness had miraculous escape from death or injury. The accident was caused by overweighing the two iron column supports for the front wall, the pillars being insufficient to sus- tain the weight of the 500 and 1000 pound stones which were piled as a sill coping on the sixth floor. These immense stones and part of the iron framework fell to the ground, but fortunately the noise of the crash gave sufficient warning to the 40 workmen employed and to the pas sersby. Only one man, laborer named Washington Gordon, was in jured, but he was able to return to work.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
STRIKERS IN DUNGEONS.
Inmates of the New Jersey Penften- tiary Strike for Meat and Get
 Chains and Dungeons.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Giving as an excuse that they could not work with out meat, 20 inmates of the state pris- on at Trenton, N. J., have struck work in the Brush" shop,- and most of them are now in chains in the dungeons.
 Before the present high rates were charged, it was the custom to give the prisoners who worked liberal sup plies of meat, but lately rice has been substituted.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
R|LL TALKS ID FARMERS.
President of the Great Northern Railway Delivers an Address
 at Fair.
HE TAKES ISSUE WITH ROOSEVELT.
Says There are Good Industrial EE- terprises and Bad Ones, But Does Not Advocate As, He Says, ROOse- welt Does, Turning Everything Over to Congress.

St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 28.-In an ad- dress at the Grant county fair, at Elbow lake, President J. J. Hill of the Great Northern railway and Northern Securities Go. said:
 "Your chairman said that there are great many people apprehensive of the great industrial enterprises which are being carried on, and well they may be. There are so-called indus trial enterprises whose only industry is in running printing presses to print shares of stock. The object is to get something for nothing; to get some thing that does not belong to them; to get money out of another mans pocket, the money he has worked for, and put it into their own-if thet is their object, it is all wrong. But some of these great enterprises are absolutely sound and right"
 Continuing, MT. Hill said "Some people advocate, OUR PRESIDENT ADVOCATES, turning everything over to congress. What sort of congress would we have after awhile if all the business of the country were turned over to it l think they would be doing business in the hall of congress, but the business they would do would not bring business to you that you want. l think I should hold every man responsible for himself and his own acts. If he does wrong, punish him; if he does right, protect him. When that is done those questions will take care of them selves''
 MT. Hill told how his efforts toward reducing rates on grain had been thwarted by the consolidation of the lake boats in making correspond ing raise.
 What did we do, then?" said Mir. Hill. eve built six schooners to car ry grain from Superior to Buffalo, and the other boats have not declared a dividend since We did not want to go into the elevator business at Buff falo, but we had to in order to keep the other elevators from over-charg- ing and working other extortions. As a result, the elevator charges of Buff falo are now 1s cent a bushel, where it was 11a cents.'
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

sufficient vitality, an operation for ovarian troubles. Not very cheerful prospect, to be sure. I, however, was advised to try Lydia E. Pinxham's Vegetable Compound and Sam atiye Wash; I did so, fortunately for me. Before a month had passed I felt that my general health had inn proved; in three months more I was cured, and have been in perfect health since. did not lose an engage ment or miss meal.
 C Your Vegetable Compound is cer- tainly wonderful, and well worthy the praise your admiring friends who have been cured are ready to give you. I always speak highly of it, and you will admit have good reason to do so.'-MRs. c. BRUCE, Lansing, Mich. S5oo0 forfeit # aboUe testimonial is not genuine.
 The fullest counsel on this subject can be secured without cost by writing to Mrs Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be entirely confidential.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
A HARD STRUGGLE.

When you have bad back, back that's lame, weak or aching it's a hard struggle sometimes to find relief and cure, but it's a harder struggle when the dangers beset you of urinary dis orders, too frequent urination, reten- tion of the urine with all the subse- quent pains, annoyances and suffering. There are many medicines that relieve these conditions, but you want rem edy-a cure. Read this statement; it tells of cure that lasted.
 Veteran Josiah Heller, place of resi- dence roc South Walnut St., Urbana, H., says: "In the fall of 1889 I pro- cured Doan's Kidney Pills at Cunning hams drug store in Champaign and after taking the remedy conscientious ly I made a public statement of the results. told how Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me of kidney trouble, disposed of my lame back and the pains across my Joins beneath the shoulder blades, etc. During the interval which has elapsed I have had occasion at times to resort to Doan's Kidney Pills when l noticed warnings of another attack and on each and every occasion the re- suit obtained was just as satisfactory as when the Pills were first brought to my notice. At this time I just as emphatically endorse the preparation as did several years ago.
 A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured MT. Heller will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N Y. For sale by all druggists, price 50 cents per hoy
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NOTES oF THE MODES.
Cloths That Will Be in Favor fOR Street Gowns During the
 Autumn Season.

Venetian, kid-fnished and satin faced cloths, cheviot and fine camels
 hair are to be used for autumn tailor gowns for shopping, promenade and
 travelling wear, says the New York Post.
 Everything points to a generous
 use of velvet this year, the costumes, new dress" coats, cloaks, tichu capes and fancy jackets opening up unlimited possibilities for a fabric always rich and becoming. Plain and fancy velvets, box robes of cash mere, and other handsome light wools with velvet borders, velvet in white and pale Dresden tints for evening wear, and fruity weaves for blouses, dress trimmings, fur trimmed costumes, have been brought out, with still more brilliant colorings, for French millinery for both day and evening wear.
 French jackets of lightweight cov- ert cloth are made with double breasted, semiloose fronts, and fin ished with three graduated shoulder capes, the roll of the lining showing like a silk or satin piping at the ex- treme edge of each cape.
 The tailor-fnished shirt waists of soft light wool or doeskin French flannel, although not so dainty and airy in effect as the summer styles, have their own special attractions. At all the importing houses the new autumn models are already exhibit ing in delicate pastel shades, and also in various shades of red, green, amethyst, blue, gray, cream color and black. They are taut and shape ly in style, and will prove most use ful during the entire season as inde- pendent waists to wear with differ ent skirts of silk or wool, or as a finish for open-fronted jackets of va rious kinds and colors Some of the waists have the popular slot-seam decoration, others show racheted tucks or silk-embroidered bands, and or rows of narrow velvet ribbon or gimp, that give the waist the effect of being made of a striped fabric.
 For durable autumn travelling suits that will serve for general utility wear all winter are soft, firm Eng fish stuffs, closely woven in fine basket effects in invisible green, dark marine blue, brown and black. These fabrics are about 46 inches wide, and cost S1.25 yard. Other patterns, in tri-colors, are among the prettiest of the fancy wool materials in rose color checked with reseda, in violet with stem green, pale fawn brown with 'ris blue, red with Quaker gray, etc. Tn silk and wool these small checks are expensive, but they are very wide. New Scotch tweeds com bine two or three fashionable colors with white. Dappled cheviots show several shades of a single color, with ecru or light gray, green being very prominent among these.
 Lace will retain it's position as a trimming, and all lace toilets will be quite as much in fashion as ever this winter. The combination of light and heavy laces will continue, and also the mixture of black and white nets and faces. Pale golden green will be used as foundation for both black, white and ecru lace gowns, and also under gray moussellne de soie encrusted with ecru lace bands and applique ornaments.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
H. Fought Under Gnriba1di.

New York, Sept. 2s.-Count Guisep- pc Dazzi, aged 80 years, one of the most prominent Italians in the Unit ed States, is dead at his home here from congestion of. the brain, says a dispatch to the Tribune from Phila- delphia. He fought under Garibaldi. In 1876 he was president of the Ital- ian commission at the Central exhibi- tion in this city.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

"There goes a poor fellow who has hard
 work to make both ends meet" says my friend, indicating portly person across the street. "So?" l inquired. "Yes. He is all artists model, and before he got so fat he made good money posing as heroes and demigods, but now he is so obese that the only occupation he can find is an occasional pose as purse-proud plutocrat for some cartoonist. ."-Baltimore American.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
Columbus Fall Races a Failure.

Columbus, O., Sept. 2S.-The fre- Qucnt rains spoiled the fall races here. The intention to have the races all completed Saturday was aban- doned on account of the track, only two races of the entire weeks pro- glulune being finished.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
Ferry Quits.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 28.-Dr. J. B. Kennedy, manager of Dexter M. Fer rvs campaign Cor the United States senate, has announced that Mr. Ferry had withdrawn from the contest.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

Ore size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease, powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
 aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bun Trial package FREE by mail. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

Mamma" -"Johnny, I told you to go and wash your face and hands: When I tell you to do thing, expect you to do it." Johnny-"You'r not much of a judge of human nature, are you, mamma ?"-Boston Transcript
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

A boon to travellers. Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. Cures dysentery diarrhea, seasickness, nausea Pleasant to take. Acts promptly.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Mrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera Singer, Escaped an Operation. Proof That Many Operations for Ovarian Troubles are Un- necessary.

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Travelling for years on the road, with irregular meals and sleep and damp beds, broke down my health so completely two years ago that the physician advised a. complete rest, and when I had gained
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

Only one remedy in the world that will at once stop itchiness of the skin in any part of the body. Doan's Ointment. At any drug store, 50 cents.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

That man, "quoth the lai ge-walsted phil osopher, "who cannot find job good enough to accept, mistakes egotism for am bition. ."-Indianapolis News.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

wife, "are you never going to stop work? It's most F o'clock" Whats the differ ence?" answered the busy man of the last. "It's never too late to mend. ."-Philadel- phia Bulletin.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

Beryl-"Yes, when Jack married her he thought she was an angel, but it wasn't long before he found out his mistake" Sibyl- Disappointed 2" Beryl-"E should say net He found she was good cook. Baltimore Herald
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

"Has he a well-developed sense of hu- mor?" "When the joke is on some one else he has."-Chicago Post.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

Her face is her fortune" 'Then she is to be taken at her face value, l suppose. - Indianapolis News.
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Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the xaddest are these: An empty binr'- Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Impertdnent Query.

He-Yes I'll admit that De Jones is handsome fellow, but he's awfully con ceited.
 She-Well, wouldn't you be conceited if you were handsome?--C Chicago Daily News.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, spralh& stings. Instant relief. Dr. Thomas Flee tric Oil At any drug store.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

He is fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who will not.-Seneca.
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Sincerity is the secret of success-Ram's Horn.
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."Self-made men," said Aunt Jerusha, "are very popular, but. the home grown kind makes the better husbands. Indianapolis
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

The Grip of Pneumonia may be warded off with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike's Teothache Drops Cure in one minute
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

Character lives in man, reputation out side of him.-J. c. Holland.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

Inner sunshine warns not only the heart of the owner, but all who come in contact with it-J T. Fields.
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The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.-Bovie.
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One had better be first-class OK driver than third rate professional man.-N. Y. Herald
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

The less people speak of their greatness the more we think of it.-Bacon.
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Putnam Fadeless Dyes are fast to light and washing.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

A small unkindness is great offense- Hannah More.
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Stops the Cough

stops the cough and works off the cold Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-02

'It was almost miracle Burdock Blood Bitters cured me of terrible breaking out all over the body. l am very grateful" Mss Julia Flbridge, West Cornwell, Conn.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31
THE FOREIGN BORN VOTE.

A recent bulletin issued by the cen
sus Office is very reassuring to all who
had feared that the immigration from
foreign countries was in danger of sub
verting American institutions. Ac-
cording TO these figures, during the
ten years between 1890 and 1900. g.
10000 foreign immigrants landed in
the United States. Nevertheless, the
following states of the country had
fewer foreign inhabitants at the end OF
the ten years than they had in 1890:
Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada,
Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee and Wisconsin.
The following states had substantial,
ly the same number of foreign born in.
habitants in 1900 as in 1890: Arkan-
sas, Delaware, Georgia. Mississippi,
Utah. Vermont and Virginia.
In the whole country the increase in
the number of foreign born inhabitants
in 1900 over 1890 was only 1,1O0, 900.
against an increase of native born in.
habitants in the same period of IL, 100,
900. This disparity of gain may seem
to show that any serious expectation
by alarmists that the number of for
| eign born inhabitants in any state will
! be sufficient to menace the supremacy
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31
THE TRAMP

Professor John J. McCook, in the
Outlook, estimates that there are now
6,S96 tramps in the United States. a
gain since 1870 Of 1884 per cent
three and four-fifths times that of pop
ulation. He says that these men cost
the country at least $11 900 900 a year,
and produce nothing. In dealing with
the tramp problem, he asserts that we
have scarcely got beyond an impa,
tient Move on" that our tramp laws
in the several states have been so
fierce and panicky that after a year
or two they have everywhere ceased
to be enforced. Professor McCook sug
gests that, since reformatories are eff
fective in se~venty-five out Of every one
hundred cases of ordinary felons, there
is no reason why they should not be
tried upon at least the younger among
our tramp population.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31
ROQEY Is A

Delegate Rodey has troubles of his
own, as is shown by the following
clipping from an eastern paper: Mr..
Rodey, although he represents a terri
tory not owe populated, has a constit-
uency which speaks several Ian
guages. There are, of course, a very
large number of Mexicans who talk
little else than Spanish, while there is
also a considerable proportion of the
people who write and speak French,
Last of all are the Americans, who
know nothing but English. 1t would
be all right If Mr.. Rodey's correspond.
ents were confined to the latter class
He a dictate his letters to his type,
writer and all is well. When it comes
to dealing with the French and Span
ism, however, il is quite a different
matter. Mr.. Rodey is an accomplished
scholar in both languages. knowing
which his French and Spanish constit
uents address him in their own tongue
Unable to dictate replies, for his type
writer is not a linguist, Mr.. Rodey has
TO answer all these letters laboriously
by hand. 1t makes the delegate very
I solid with his constituents, but it is
rather hard on him"
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Econcmize by trading at The Econo-
mist.
Deming has increased so per cent. in
population in four years.
Copper. tin and galvanized iron
work.-Whitney company.
Deming water and pure ozone make
strong and healthy people.
1t will pay you to see Hall & Learn
ard before purchasing a piano.
investments in Deming lots viii.
double and treble In one year.
No tuberculosis p~reservaline or col
oring in Matthews Jersey milk.
Kleinwort's is the place to get your
nice fresh steak. Ali kinds Of nice
meat.
Deming has an abundance of water
for irrigating vineyards, orchards, or
gardens.
Buy lots and build in Deming. Your
the investment.
Orders taken for every known make
of stoves and ranges. Albuquerque
Hardware company.
Deming is a great health resort
has no superior in climate for the cure
of pulmonary troubles.
Look into Kleinwort's market on
North Third street. He has the incest
fresh meats in the city.
We are sole agents for Wheeler &
Wilson sewing machines.-Albert Fa'
Der, 305 Railroad avenue.
Why buy high priced lots when you
can get them cheap in Deming now,
with certain advance assured?
Deming needs one hundred new
houses to supply the demand, and
needs them now. This demand con
tinues to grow.
Mrs. Isola Bambini, at her parlors
at the corner of Railroad e and
North Fourth street, is prepared tC
give thorough scalp treatment, do hail
dressing, treat corns, bunions and in
growing nails. She gives massage
treatment and manicuring. Mrs. BAN
bini's own preparations of complexion
cream builds up the skin and improves
the complexion, and are guaranteed
not to be injurious. She also prepares
a hair tonic that cures and prevent!
dandruff and hair falling out; restores
life to dead hair; moles
warts and superfuous hair. Give he,
a trial.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31
Hioh Grade Bulls for Sale.

The undersigned has for sale on his
farms near La Junta. Colorado, about
forty 3 year old, $50 2 year old and $50
yearling high grade Hereford bulls;
all of them better than 1916. Also
about ninety yearlings out of full
blooded non-registered cows, sired by
imported registered bulls. Parties
wishing stock of this kind will gel
prices by corresponding either with j
S. Crosley, La Junta, Colo, or myself
$50 Equitable building, Denver. These
bulls have been well wintered and are
in fine condition. for turning on the
ranges, not having been overfed, but
are in good flesh, strong and active
They will do much better service thar
any bulls of the same ages brough'
from the eastern farms.
A. e. REYNOLDS.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31

1t is to be heard that the hardest
kickers against IN honest civil service
system, or the merit plan Of DISPOSE
ton of office, are usually those who are
least qualified to fill an office. A man
conscious of ability and merit doesn't
shy at the suggestion that he prove his
ability and merit. What would become
of the manufacturing, the commerce
and the schools of the nauon were the
choice positions to be awarded on the
basis of favoritism and politics instead
of by the system Of competition as to
merit?