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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30
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Hair. Upon Ier.es, LIP.

The fine hairs about the mouth OF the
horse are organs Of touch Of extreme
delicacy. They serve, to a certain ex-
tent, the same purpose as our finger
ends, the whiskers OF the cat or the
trunk of the elephant. Senstiveness
is due to specially developed endings
Of erves in the skin, which are con-
tinually sending messages to the brain.
The lip hairs OF the horse first receive
the stimulus. which is communicated
to the end organs and % passes on to
the brain. They come into play when
the horse samples a new article Of food.
He first smells II and. having so far
satisfied himself, touches 1t d~elicately
with those sensitive hairs. The upper
lip moves softly In quick sympathy
and confirms the opinion suggested by
the hairs. The tongue judges finally
as to the fitness of the food.
When the horse wishes to drink, these
hairs assure him that the water is free
from foreign matter on the surface, for
he drinks from the surface only. They
detect the smallest particle Of dirt and
guide him to the purest place.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

sDOw's n0dy' and 1Dandy Funk"
'isiscnits or, as they are Familiarity
called at sea, tpnntfes, srr served cut
with a liberal hand. says Charles
Prothcroe In Life In the Mercantile
Marine" ITO make a satisfying meal
Of them would occupy all the watch
below, for, being as hard as nails. mas
tication Is necessarily a slow operation
TO obviate this difficulty they afa
placed In a small canvas bag and by
dint Of much pounding reduced to n
powder. Sufficient liquid. sometimes
pea soup that Is left over from dinner.
Is mixed with this until 1t becomes a
paste. A few pieces of fat pork stuck
here and there over the surface 10 give
flavor. this by the Indulgence Of the
cook, is allowed In the oven. and when
Drowned Is known as dogs body
".Dandy funk ID another dish Of the
same kind. the substitution of n little
molasses furnishing the excuse for an
other name"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

FOR RENT-store 25xlOO It. next to
Bridge Street Hardware store. Call
Vegas Phone 2s5. 1916
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

wANTED-A competent sewing wo.
man. Inquire Mrs. I'd. Ward. 902
Third street. 1903
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T'Ieasares.

"Plensures." said Uncle Eben. us a
good deal like mushrooms. De right
kind Is fine. but yon has TO be on de-
lookout fob toadstools"- Washington
Star.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

Just received-football goods; q
nice line at M. Biehl's. GA Douglas
Ave. Colorado phone 21s. 1914
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

F. L. Oswalt pays cash and good
prices for secondhand goods. 1910
National avenue Colorado Phone
176. 1O.1O3
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Best OF everything TO eat at the I'm.
perial. Rates by the week or month.
9.2s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

Fine fresh fsh at 1'urner's Friday.
1910
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

Meadow Gold butter at Turner's
Sixth street market. 1910
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

Mrs. William II. Jacks Of Silver
City has returned to that place from
Paris. Ill, after spending some weeks
yl6h .~.Aufhar. Mr.. FockaL
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Repairing by nrst.class workman in
G~ehring's harness department. 1920
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

FOR SALE. trade or rent--Furniture
and stoves. 2os Grand Ave. 1o.1os
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-30

Alive or psad--I have plenty Of fne
healthy poultry for tomorrow. Peter
pokh fn1s1
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GehrIng's for harness and saddles.
1920
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Choice fresh killed beef and mutton
at Turner'S. io-fo
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Gehring's for heaters.
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PERSONAL

Senior J. Z. Martinez is in from La
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
II News Service Without Parallel.

There is ample justifica ion for
the claim made by the Chicago
Record Herald that its readers en-
JOY every day in the week, Sun
days included, a news service that
is without parallel in range and
completeness. In addition to the
independent news facilities of the
Record Herald, that paperreceives
the complete news service of the
New York Herald, the New York
World and the Associated Press,
and when it is considered that its
news columns are supplemented
by all the special features SO pop
ular with its thousands Of readers,
it will be seen that the Record
Herald holds a unique place among
the great newspapers Of the United
States. -Adv.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
Organized Labor.
HARLEY

P,1,er Read Before the Chtutauqud Circle.
One of the greatest problems
that confronts the people OF the
United States today is organized
labor. By people of the United
States mean everyone, regard
less of race, color or condition.
There has never been a time in la
Dor circles when plain speaking
upon this subject was more needed
than at the present time. Some of
the walking delegates of organized
labor have reached the highest
pinnacle of insolence and asa con-
sequence have lowered the stand
ard of unionism in the eyes of all
right minded people.
Ever since the panic of the mid
die COS this country has witnessed
one of the most prosperous times
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

in its history. People haze seen
spectators make millions as il by
magic, and in the face Of those
facts the working class demanded
higher wages and most generally
received them; if their demands
were not granted they struck, and
as general rule, with success.
The great coal strike of last year
marked new epoch in union cir
cles, as the miners won most of
their contentious and largely
through the President of the United
States. Inspired by this success
and confident that they had the
sympathy of the President and all
others in authority, organized la
Dor has been proceeding as their
demands for shorter working hours
and an increase in wages would be
granted them every two or three
weeks until the end of time. But
the tide of prosperity is ebbing;
some of the greatest fnanciers of
the present day frankly admit that
the country must undergo period
of falling prices, and with falling
prices there will surely be a falling
off in wages. Local causes may
for a time prevent this condition,
but in the end wages must obey
the law of gravitation and reach
their level. OF this fact some of
the labor leaders seem not to be
aware. They imagine that we are
at the dawn of "a new era" and
that the upward trend will last for
ever. Their mistake is natural;
they are no wiser than some of the
people we read about in the papers
every day who have been forced to
the wall on account of their great
confidence in the future prosperity
Of the country.
There is no great city in the
United States today out what is in
the embrace of some strike, espe-
cially is this so in New York where
union labor has run wild in the
building trades.
/ The worst obstacle in the way of
organized labor is the assumption
of divine right of the labor unions.
By this mean that TO be men,
Der Of a union is to be above the
laws of society, the constitution of
the United States or the laws of
justice. An employer or manu-
facturer who dares to open his
place of business on equal terms to
union and Independent workmen
must expect to have his business
destroyed, himself assaulted ana
his family boycotted; and man
who accepts a place in an open
shop need not be surprised If his
family is stoned, his home de-
stroyed by the torch and his own
throat cut. / don't wish to have
my hearers infer from my words
that [ am an enemy to organized
labor, for am not when people
organize for their own and the
peoples benefit and when that or
ganization is just in its dealings;
but when people come together
and organize merely to war
against those who are independent
of their union and assault, burn
and destroy everything in their
path, I think every person who is
a friend of law and justice will
agree that such union is not only
an injury to itself, but to every
one else. G. FL.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

veyed us and said as he lit his
pipe: "You fellows got awfully
wet, didn't your Up to the hour
of going to press. he has received
no reply.
We made a roaring fire and strip
ped. Mr.. Diggs' brother lay
stetched out enjoying his pipe
"Get some more wood" yelled
Bill. Mr.. Diggs' brother went for
ldry wood and Bill and | held gar
ment after garment before the fire.
Mr.. Digs brother came hurried
ly back. "Drop those Clothes" be
yelled excitedly, ''and hide in the
bushes! Here comes some ladies.
| We were SO alarmed that we lost
our presence of mind and did drop
the clothes and made for the near.
by bushes. We won by an eye
lash. Just in time, when here came
three ladies.
ssAin't this awful?" I whispered
to Bill.
"Ill murder that idiot if he don'l
steer them away. said Bill.
The ladies walked quietly tc
where our boat lay and Mr.. Diggs
brother politely raised his. hat
There were two rather elderly la.
dies and the other was no one but
Miss Clementina Montmorency.
"Why, Mr.. Digs said she
''isn't this strange l meet you here
This is my mother and Mrs. Davis. :
Mr. Diggs' brother bowed in &C
acknowledgement and deity kicked
our clothes behind big stone fa,
from our reach.
"Why, here's boat, is ityoursy'
Eyes" said Mr.. Diggs' brother
sob, isn't that nice, now we can
! ride back to the hotel. can't we?''
EYES," said Mr.. Diggs' brother,
eff you can row, for I can't. I got
upset and had to make this fire to
dry my clothes
Il never knew my brother was
such plausible liar before, whis.
pered Bill.
Il wish they'd co. said I.
The mosquitoes got onto us, lit.
orally. Yes indeed. And such a
half hour as we kut in, scratched
by briars,, bitten by mosquitoes
and then Mr.. Diggs' brother with
the fair Clementina and the other
ladies boarded our boat and rowed
away.
'Bill Diggs," said I, "this settles
it; you and I are henceforth stran-
gers" Bill Diggs told me to &c
somewhere. I've forgotten the
name, but it was plenty hot right
where I was. And I resolved to
pass Bill Diggs up for good,
When we got back to the hotel
landing wharf, Bill Diggs and I
separated. [ bought a bunch OF
fish from kid for two bits and
when Bill Diggs got on board /
noticed he had similar one. The
return trip was very quiet. I didn't
speak to Bill, nor he to me. Mr..
Diggs' brother didn't speak to
either of us. He was too busy talk
ing to Clementina. Mrs. Ell. said
she forgave me for stealing away
to go fishing and said she was
quite proud of her sportsmanlike
husband. Hoping these few lines
will find you the same,
HARLEY.
>
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
PIKE FISHING at Bettertcn.
|R. DIGGS' brother

r. DIGGS' brother
was disconsolate. He
stood on the corner
below our house in
outing costume. IL
one hand he held a
fishing rod and in the
other a lunch basket.
I was on my way to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

take tue Car at ,nat corner, %
couldn't help noticing him. AS
the saying is, he looked down in
the mouth, the picture OF Woe. l
addressed him thusly: IN. B. That's
a good word ''thusly." 'llhave to
use it often.) "Mr. Diggs, you
seem to be in trouble
"Trouble!' quoth he. ("Qaoth'
amt so bad either s'Trouble!'
~quoth Mr.. Diggs' brother; "well |
should say SO, nothing but trouble.
Bill he sent me to Spalding's for
some new style hooks and said he'd
wait here, and when l got back he
was gone and the fellow in that
cigar store just now told me Bill
left word for me to come on the
next car, and I don't know just
where to get off if l do get on and
so I'm afraid to get on because |
don't know where to get OFF,
where were you and Bill 60
ingp" / asked.
"Oh," said Mr.. Digs brother,
1--WE were going to place called
Betterton down on the Delaware
canal, between Baltimore and Phil
.adelphia, fare one dollar round
trip, no crowding, just the trip for
ladies and children, home by 9 p.
m., large and commodious steamer
with efficient officers aud every
convenience, bathing, boating and
fishing unsurpassed, good hotels
with excellent"
s'Oh. shut upr' I said. "WLere
did you learn all that stuff"
"Off the advertisement" said Mr.
Diggs' brother, taking printed
circular from his pocket.
Yes it was true, Bill Diggs and
his semi-idiotic brother were
bound for Betterton. I had heard
+of the place. Some said fishing
was A l there. Bum sports (like
'myself) said it was n. G. But what
>did 1 care; | wasn't going; that is,
I wasn't going five minutes before,
but Mr.. Diggs' brother looked SO
helpless it would only be a kind
mess to see him safely to the right
pier, wouldn't it? OF course. Any
way, | got on the car with him and
ON our way to the wharves Mr..
Digs brother opened up and
showed me the fishing tackle. The
sight got me trembling. When he
showed me the hooks he'd just
bought [ settled the question by
deciding to 60 to Betterton. "What
do you expect to catch?' | asked.
"Oh," replied Mr.. Diggs broth
er, 'fellow told Bill they catch all
kinds from minnows to whales, but
I'm sure to catch the dickens be-
fore [ get there, for Bill told me
to get certain kind of hooks but
the man in Spalding's said that
kind wasn't any good for pike and
Bill had told me to only get the
kind he said, but that fellow per-
suaded me to take these instead
and I just know Bill will have a
fit when he sees them because we
could have bought that kind up
town without me going all the way
ito Spalding's for the kind Bill
wanted and said not to get any
~other kind, and if it hadn't been
for that fellow in Spalding's per-
ssuading me to take this kind l
would have taken that other kind,
and / just wish 1 was dead for
Bill will be SO dern mad to think
i let that fellow in Spalding's-''
"Break away" interrupted, and
Mr.. Diggs' brother broke.
We got to the wharf and there
was Bill Diggs in all his glory. At
sight of me he looked surprised
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10
up fortune daily and don't know
lit. Goodness me-! But I have
switched off the fishing trip.

We got to Betterton and went.
out in rowboat. Mr.. Diggs
brother sat in the bow Of the boat,
Bill on the first seat and me on
the next. We were in swiftly
running stream and had been told
to pull up stream about three miles
to the fishing grounds. The sun
was hot and our coats came of.
After a half hours work we could
still hear the people at the hotels
laughing and talking.
sWe don't seem to make much
headway,' said. Bill Diggs was
doing the rowing and took my re-
mark as an insult.
"We don't, Ell? Well you row
awhile" he said.
"All right I answered. Now,
I've often heard of people with
good right arms. Ny long suit
is a finely developed left. It
has twice the force of the right.
Naturally I pulled toward the left
bank and Bill Diggs got sarcastic.
He began: anybody on that
bank you know
"No," I said, "why
Il thought you were going to
make landing" said he.
[ was silent.
Now l contend that when a man
is rowing boat with two big loaf
ers in it, on hot day. he's got all
he can do to row and rs not his
fault If he don't rabber around to
see where he's going.
Pretty soon Mr.. Diggs' brother
who was idly trailing his hands in
the water, caught the Infectious
sarcasm of HE witty brother. File
observed IN a cool way: "1'm a
mind reader"
''How SOP" said Bill.
II know what Harley's thinking"
.What?" said l..
'.You think you're rowing this
boat right along in the water with
out any danger of hitting any big
rocks, but you amt, because if
you don't pull over that way pref
ty soon you'll hit one all right"
(Which way?" I yelled.
"That way" he said, pointing. I
pulled that way, but too late. We
slid up shelving rock and were
high and dry.
you're a fine rower!' said Bill
Diggs.
"Blame your brother, not me"
said I.
"Blame the rock" said Mr.. Diggs'
brother.
Blame the whole tripv' said
Bill.
"Well. we got out on the rock
and by our united efforts finally
coaxed the boat back to its natural
element. As she struck the water.
we all scram bled to get in, but
Bill Diggs stumbled and caught
hold of me and we both were in
the water. Mr.. Diggs' brother was
safe and sound in the boat. He
looked at us putting in the water
and struggling to reach the boat,
which was rapidly going down
stream.
"Row! row!" [ cried.
"He can't row." said Bill Diggs.
We both swan fast, but the light
boat with its light-headed passen-
ger shot away at greater rate, and
tho the current was with us, we
couldn't catch it, for the swift wa
ter made that old boat skedaddle.
II any boat ever had reasoning
powers that one had and it used
them that day. 1t must have
known we couldn't catch it, for it
got SO bold. it would occasionally
turn all the way around.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-10

| <
and soon were steaming down the
bay. We were on the hurricane
deck and when about opposite
Fort McHenry Bill Diggs said to
his brother, "Where'sthem hooks?'
.Here,' said Mr.. Diggs' brother
and turned pale. Bill Diggs ex-
ploded and Mr.. Diggs' brother had
very uncomfortable quarter Of
An hour, but finally Bill Diggs
closed the quarrel by saying he'd
not use any of those hooks, but
would rely on the ones he had in
his own pocket. After the fuss
Mr. Diggs' brother sat up and be-
gan to notice things once more.
Among other things he noticed the
stairway leading to the cabin and
hearing sounds from a piano he
got-fdgety.
whats wrong with your" said
Bill Diggs.
"Ifeel like I'm going to sing"
said Mr.. Diggs' brother. And he
did. He burst forth in melody
that startled all the deck passen-
gers.
Then it began to rain and all
hands went below. At the piano
sat fluffy haired girl with weak
looking eyes. She was about Is
years old, but tried to impress
strangers with the notion that she
was young and Oh, SO giddy! It
wasn't long before Mr.. Diggs'
brother and she were singing 9
duet, something about "Larboard
Watch Alloy" If any larboard
watch "ahoy'd'' like they did they
ought to get shipwrecked. But
the passengers let on to like it
and applauded vociferously. Yes
indeed!
Well sir, it rained some few and
Bill Diggs muttered something
about Jonahs. | retorted with an
allusion to brickyards and soon
the storm was over. The sun shone
brightly and most of the passengers
went up on deck. The seats were
wet, but Mr.. Diggs' brother gal
lantly spread his handkerchief for
his young lady friend of the piano,
who had stuck to Mr.. Diggs' broth
or from the first. "Looks like a
case of love at first sight. I said
to Bill. Yes said Bill, "and they
just suit each other, both little
non compos mentis."
Mr.. Diggs' brother was left alone
after an hour and he came to us
and told us bis conversation with
the fair maid. 1t was interesting
to Say tao least. why" said he,
'she's just the finest girl you ever
met, she's just as smart as smart
can be! Her father is going to run
for mayor next fall. Oh, she's
away up and tony, well I should
say SO. She wants me to call on
her and I'm going to aud she's go
ing to wear my ring till [ call on
her and she gave me her banker
chief to keep till | call on her be-
cause she's left all her jewelry to
be cleaned at Tiffany's aud when I
call she's going to lend mo my
choice of her SIX diamond rings. .
"Ain't that the worst gush you
ever heard p said Bill Diggs.
"WonderfulY' said I.
whats her name?" asked Bill
EDiggs.
"Why, it's Clementipa Mont.
morency," said Mr.. Diggs' brother.
"Oh." said Bill, sshe got that
name out of some Laura Jean Lib
by novel, and say, you'd better re-
turn her handkerchief But Mr..
Diggs' brother said, May
And the funny part of it is that
Mr.. Diggs' brother did eventually
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-12-24
WHAT DID HE MEANY

Chas. ]. Bonaparte did not
say a word about anyone in the
Indian Territory in his Kansas
City address on civic righteous
ness, but he must have had
some we'll known individual in
mind when he gave utterance
TO the following "a public of
ficer is a trustee. As a trustee
he is subject to two obligations.
He must not himself profit, di-
rectly or indirectly, in his own
person or through the advance
ment of any other individual or
any organization, by the ad-
ministration of his trust, and
he must himself conduct this
administration and not hand it"
over or farm it out TO others.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-12-24

The annual report OF the Dawes
commission dwells upon the as,
serlion that all the charges brought
aga net the commission are made
by those who have been ioiled 10
their attempt TO obsuuol the work
Of the commission. The question
that should concern the government
is as TO whether tbs charges are
true. Just how and when Mr..
Brosius aud the Indian Rights az.
sociation have been "foiledn and
in what manner they have sought
TO obslruct the work of the Dawes
commission does not appear The
peolpe are not particular as to who
brings charges, but are only In.
terested in the truth or falsily Of
such charges.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-12-24
OWL sERYIoR REFoRM.

Charles ]. Bonaparte, who was
selected by President Roosevelt TO
probe the Indian Territory graila,
returned east Friday, aud satur-
day night addressed a large au.
dience Of business men In Kansas
City. Among other practical
thoughts he said:
"Civil service reform is simply
the application or morality and
common sense to the choice and
tenure Of public servants. A pub.
lie Office belongs to the people; its
duties are fixed by the peoples
laws; its salary is paid by the peo.
ple's money. A public officer is
then trustee, aud a trustee, not
for a party nor any fraction Of q
party, but for the public, the
whcle people. ss well for those
who have voted Tor his competitor
40 for those who have voted for
him. Az trustee he il subject 10
two obligations uuequivocally rec.
egnized by svery inrisprudencs TO
which trusts are known; he must
not himself profit, directly or In
directly, IN h's own person OF
through The advancement Of any
other individual or any organiza
tion, by the administration Of his
trust, and he must himeeif con
duet this administration, not hand
Il over or farm II on, TO others.
ut follows logically that II
president or governor or a msy.
or uses the patronage which be
holds ia trust for the Union OF bis
state OF his city to strengthen him.
self In biz faction, or bis faction
10 his party, or his party at the
polls, his conduct is iodistineuieb.
able IN morals from a guardians
who should use his wards money
In his own business or In The bus.
inesa ef some drm or corporation
Of which he was a member. Il IL
not even enough that he may no,
chaoee uDii, subordinatss; to be
perfect, be muat CHOOSE them
solely becauae of their fitness; II
be allow any other considerations
whatever TO influence bis choice,
for a rlrici moralisl, he IL proianto
wanting Ia The work which be has
promised. nay sworn, to peflorm.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-12-24

The enactment into Law of the
bill introduced by congress Bass
Little, Of Arkansas, providing for
the removal OF restrictions on sale
Of .fibal lsnds. il the most impor
tsDt measure yet provided. Such
a lew would relieve the situation
in the territory ss regards land
ti,les and usher in sn era Of pros
perity unprecedented