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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results In
death. Thus a mere scratch, insig-
niflcant cuts or puny boils have paid
the death penalty. 1t is wise to have
Bucklen's Arnica Salve ever handy,
It's the best sale on earth, and will
prevent fatality, when Burns, Sores,
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only Csc,
at all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

Two things a woman never a do
naturally are to smoke cigarettes and
cross her legs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

Mrs. N%aborly--Is your aunt on your
mothers or your fathers side, John
ny? Johnny--Oh, sometimes on m
side and sometimes on the other. De-
ponds on who's getting the best Of II.
Brooklyn Life.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

at will be seen from the proceed
ings at Harvard thas summa has
cum."-Boston Herald. "Summa cum
laude, is that so?'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

When you see a woman wearing
baby blue stockings it is a sign she
ought not to let you.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

OF outward nrisfcrtune can darhen tho
smile Of the loyal wife and loving
mother. Bat when disease pm the
smile slowly fades, and In its place
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07
Territory Woods.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. Wool un-
changed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

In a race between a mans will and
q woman's won't the latter invariably
wins.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

CHICAGO, Ills, Aug. Cattle,
market slow; good to prime steers,
$5.10@$5.5O; poor to medium, 1860
$3.50; stockers and feeders, $500
$3.50; cows. $1.5O@$4.50; heifers.
$2O0@$4.75; Gamers, $1.50@$2.S0;
bulls, $2.25@$4.10; calves, $2.50@$7:
Texas fed steers, $3.5O@$4.75; west
ern steers, $3.5O@$4O0.
Sheep, steady; good to choice weth-
ers, $3.40@$3.S5; fair to choice mixed
$2.50@$3.20; western sheep, $1,000
1896; native lambs, $3.25@$6.00;
western lambs, 5 .O0@$5.65.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07
Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. Cattle,
market steady; native steers, $500
$500; Texas and Indian steers, 1925
@$4O0; Texas cows, $2.2O@$2.9O; ma
tive cows and heifers. $1.55@$4.25;
stockers and feeders. $2.50@$4.15;
bulls, $2OO@$3.25; calves, $2.OO@s5.-
25; western steers. $3.O0@$4.90;
western cows, $2.0O@$3.15.
Sheep, market steady; muttons,
$2.S0@$4.75; lambs, $3.O0@$5.75;
range wethers, $2.S5@$4.7O; ewes,
$2.S0@$4.75.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-07

1hc following New York STOCK quotations
10 Board 81 Trade). rooms ! and : Crock
IN Block, Colo Phone 30, Las Vegas Phone
uO.J over their own private wires from New
York, Chicago n Colorado Springs; CORES
md Chicago member New York Stock Ex-
change and Chicago Board of Trade, and VIM.
a. Otis 4 Co.. Bankers and Brokers. Colorado
anHdnass
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18

well, NIees Kathleen, are you not sat
isfed at last?"
Il don't know. signor."
"You don't know" He peered anX
iously into her face as if seeking for
traces of incipient madness. "Why, your
name is on every tongue. and your por
trait in every shop-window. You ale
famous, do you realize that?-and de-
servedly so"
Eyes. ] know" She yawned YEARLY,
and stretched herself in the depths of
her arm chair. But does that make one
any happier, signor2 1t hasn't seemed
to have that effect on me"
He shrugged his shoulders in despair
well, what more do you want? You
are not rich yet, but you soon will be.
You have admirers-why, all the men
are crazy about you. Most young ladies
would be satisfied with all that, and yet
must needs want something more
heaven knows what Oh these Irish!
They are a mad, disconnected race!"
1--WE are neither mad nor disconnected,
signor," she answered hotly, all her pa
triotism aroused at his words. Only
her voice had a little catch in tive
remember too well. Perhaps, also we
feel things too much. l think Italians
are made something the same way, aren' t
they?"
But, vest" he cried, eagerly, eve are
much the same Oh, the cruel disap-
pointments / have had IN my life. Noes
Kathleen. They have left their mark
[ can tell you; that is why / grow old
before my time. But you-you are
young and beautiful and gifted with an
angels voice. You must not let such
things trouble you, my child. You are
meant to be happy. Forget your troubles
and enjoy your life whilst you are young,
chat is my advice to YOU"
"Thank you, signor, Ill try and follow
it; but it's difficult sometimes all the
same" she said, with valiant attempt
at a smile.
After he had gone she sat for n long
time thinking of what he had said
1t was true that she was too young to
be unhappy. She must try to shake off
the memory of what had been, and to
live only in the present-how many of
us would be glad to do that!-to think
of her work and that alone
Her Celtic pride revolted at the idea
that her life must be ruined by the false
ness of one man, who had proved him
self totally unworthy of her love; and
yet, ever since the night of the first con-
cert she had longed and dreaded TO meet
him again. to hear his voice, and TO touch
his hand.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18
TO BE CONTINUED.
Pudding at the Beginning of Dinner

The custom of serving pudding as the
first course at dinner seems to have in
terested a good many people of our day.
4 gentleman from Maine informs the
writer that it is still the custom in Ger
tain sections of his state. In the auto
biography of the Adams family it is men
toned that at n dinner given by the
venerable ex-President Of the United
States, at which his grandchildren were
present, the first course was Indian pud
ding" and the little folks were told that
the more pudding they ate the more beef
they could have-so, of course, they
gorged themselves on the pudding, and
as a consequence had no appetite for
beef when it was served. Thus were
maintained the simple and economical
methods Of the forefathers. The boys
who came to the city from the country,
and later became the successful and
wealthy merchants of Boston, were
raised in a most frugal manner. Their
breakfast the year round was brown
bread and milk; the same for their sup
per; the dinner was of baked beans and
pie; rarely any meat.-Boston Trans
cript.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18

not broken until the last notes OF the
song had died away and then! such
thunder of applause had surely never
been heard within those walls before.
As the singer bowed her smiling ae-
acknowledgement for the third time her
eyes fell upon the face OF man who
was seated in the front sets, q dark,
handsome man, with an air of pros
perity about him: and as their eyes met
the color suddenly left the girls cheeks,
while the mans flushed dark uneasy
red
He dropped his eyes on his programme,
and she tripPed of the platform once
more; but the incident was forgotten by
neither.
The second song for which Kathleen
was down was the old one she had been
singing in the boreen ON the day when
the signor first heard her-"Shule
Aroon."
As she took her stand in the front of
the platform her eyes met those of the
man once more; but now her gaze was
unhinching, and never wavered from his
| face all through the verses of the song
| In other lands he's gone TO find
lass more pleasing 10 his mind.
But oh! the one he's left behind
VIII love him more and more.
/ The dark-faced man writhed in his
seat, and tried in vain TO look uneon-
scious.
III only she would look away" he
groaned to himself; but still she kept her
eyes upon him.
When at last she left the platform,
amid deafeniug roar OF Encore! En-
core!" he rose hastily, and made his
escape from the hall before she could
! return.
And now you are famous, my DEAR"
said the signor, as he handed the girl
into her carriage that night
! 1t was so, indeed, for the next days
papers rang with her praises, and spoke
of her as the coming singer of Europe.
/ Her star of fortune was now high in
! the ascendant, and a golden pathway
| seemed to lie before her.
| And yet this brilliant young lady
sobbed herself to sleep for many weary
nights after her first concert and longed
! for the seclusion of little hillside cabin,
and for the music of voice that was
/ to her ears the sweetest sound on earth.
/ We are contrary mortals, after all, and
| seldom desire that which is within our
reach, crying instead after the unattain-
able, as the moth scars in vain to reach
! the evening star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18
CHATTER III.

Her three years study under the sig
nor's training passed very quickly and
pleasantly for Kathleen Neville.
She shared Maude's dainty little fat
IN kensington, and learned from her
other things besides singing-how to
speak the Queens English for one.
The quaint Irish phrases were soon
dropped, but the brogue remained as soft
and rich as ever.
She had been to school at Cookstown.
ana, being a clever child, had picked up
ana remembered a good deal; still, she
mad no knowledge at all of certain sub
lects, amongst them French, Italian and
German, which Maude taught her, think
ing they might be useful to her if she
CHANGED to tour abroad.
But although she liked them, and
learned them quickly, nothing would in
quee Kathleen to sing in any of the three
Laaguages-that is, when she became far
enough advanced in her art to have a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18
Corrosive Ink.

With an impatient grunt the bookkeep-
err threw away his pen and put a new one
in the holder. Its terrible" he said,
how ink corrodes pens. In six or seven
hours a new pen will begin 10 scratch.
1t keeps me busy changing the blamed
things, lei alone the expense. Thee's
money In it for the man who will invent
a nOn-corrosive ink An old mana
bill collector-remarked TO him: MY
young friend, III tell you a sure way 10
stop your ink from corroding your pen.
Take few rusty iron nails and put them
into your inkwell. The inks corrosi sc
acid will play itself out on the nails, and
in consequence your pen will escape, A
pen that only lasts you day now should,
with my method, last at least a week. -
Philadelphia Record.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18
4 Soldiers strnterr.

My conscience has always hurt me
Just bit about Il little thing that
happened at Helena. Ark, during the
war" said white-haired veteran
while musing over some of the side
lights Of the Cos. land | do not mind
telling You i'm confidential way that
| have prayed over it good many
times Price was diminishing around
in the hills back OF Helena at the
time. The Confederate lines were in
/ bad shape. Some OF the southern men
had crossed the river below Helena
ANA were quartered on the Mississippi
side Of the river on little bayou
which reached out from the main
stream The information reached me
that the men were in a bad way,
and that they needed provisions,
clothing and a few other things.
There was Il certain merchant in
Helena who had been doing deal Of
smuggling ana l had been keeping
pretty well up with him. Here was
nay chance. told him he could sell
some goods down below town IL he
could get out of Helena with them.
and / offered to help him do it, lie
| had Il large yawl which he had pressed
| into service before, ana 1t did not take
me great length of time to convince
! him that we could use this yawl "a
advantage He fell right into the plan
| one night we loaded the boat down
/ with an assorted cargo. clothing. food
and other things which the merchant
| had in stock At that time you
couldn't hardly get away from tho
soldiers. hut we managed to get on
into the river without making mucl
noise. 1t was "A very dark night
! When we had reached the current 81
the stream l suggested to the mer
/ chant that we lay down in the boat
until we had drirtcd below the city
/ We allowed the current to drive Ms
4 several miles below the city: in fact
/ as far down as ! wanted to go, fol
/ / knew exactly where the Confederate
/ soldiers were campcd. We pulled into
Il small bayou and started to tie up
/ suddenly a squad Of non swoopct
| down on us and placed u under ar
rest. Then they began to unload thC
/ boat The merchant did not seen
| 10 care So much about the S20S
worth Of goods he had IN the yawl
and which the soldiers had coniscat
| ed. lie told me we were In great
danger OF being shot, but | consolcd
him 10y saying that | would fix up Il
| scheme of escape.
THAT night Il squad was named tc
watch rs until daylight About 3 a
II. the soldiers were sound asleep, and
we could get away. AZ first ne was
/ afraid Of being shot but | persuaded
! him it was safe, and we skcdaddled
: ] never saw man run 50 In my life
/ and | was SO ticklcd al the while
| that could scarcely keep from letting
! the eat out of the bag Up to this
! day that fellow feels that he owes his
life very largely to me, when | had
| deliberately laid the scheme to rob
| him Of boatload Of goods for the
benefit Of the Coufcdcracy, and have
! often debated the moral aspects II
/ the question in my mind. But | sup
! pose all things are fair in war BE
| slices, the motive was 10 help the suf-
| ferring Confederate soldiers, and not
10 hurt and harm the merchant"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18
The Real ThInc.

He rather shy Won't you er-give
me a token Of remembrance
She-DO you want something that
win always remind you Of me?
He-Yes.
She Well, that being the case,
what's the matter with myself
Moral: If the animal refuses 10
jump, let down the bars.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18

Ella How long did 1t take Fred 10
propose TO YOU
Stella He talked about twenty min.
utea
Ella-That's an awfully long time
Stella know II seems 50; but then
you must remember he is a lawyer
Philadelphia Ledger
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18
May Well AppaiI Him.

Governor" said the inquisitiye per.
son. why have you never marriedT'
The Governor that had refused all
offers Of marriage sbuddered
I'll tell you he said; but this Is
in strict confidence. ~ think / never
could bear to hear my wife referred tc
ns Mrs Governor, SoandSo
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18

According TO the established Gus
tom General Turchin at this point
should have called the boys harsh
names and ordered them out OF the
ield. Instead, he said. You besser
get out of dare. The guards are COM
ing 10 arrest you. Resscr you %
around dat way. boys, so the guards
win not catch you. Now. you 90 out.
and. gathering up the sweet potatoes
the boys went out in hurry. and Cen
cral Reynolds, looking down on the
scene, said IL himself. Wei, Tugchin
knows how 10 handle his mec. He
naturally supposed that the boys had
been peremptorlly ordered out of the
sweet potato patch"
by the way" said the Sergeant "a
good story is told of Colonel Frizeu.
After he left the Eleventh Ohio he
commanded the Ninety fourth Ohio,
and there came down from West Nir-
ginia TO the Ninety-forth the story that
on enc occasion FriZel was sent out 10
Summerville in Nicholas county to adj
minister the oath of allegiance TO all
the residents. Among them wsA an
ilHtcrate, simple mind'A waEaaa who
couldn't be persuaded 10 tHke the oath.
She was scared, but EtunbCrn, and,
wouldn't hold up her l1ud or say Il
word. Very well, then said Frizell,
repeat the Lords prayer ana being
4 good Methodist. She did II with unc-
I a Oh,
all right, ana would of course stand
by the Union She unhesitatingly said
she would. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-18

A stitch In time Is Its own reward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07
Debate ON PolyaamY.

Washington. ID. c., Feb. 6.--The dis
cussion of the statehood bill in the
senate has turned on the question OF
polygamy. A number of senators "t'o
heretofore have taken no part In the
debate participated in the discussion
Gallinger of New Hampshire, replying
Ito statements by McComas OF Mary
land, said that he was in favor of an
amendment to the statehood bill COW
erins the question of polygamy as
strongly and firmly as possible. The
influence of the Norman church over
politics occupied large share of the
debate. Hale characterized the deba:e
as intere:-sing, valuable and startling.
because it had disclosed a powerful
religious organization exerting itself
as dominant political force "oyer.the
mind and action Of it's followers which
should be taken into account In future
legislation" kean, who had intended
continuing his remarks begun yester-
day in opposition to the bill. yielded
the floor so often during the day that
before he resumed the senate Went into
executive session and adjourned a few
minutes afterward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07

1t is a great affection for woman to
have her face dishgured by puppies or
any form of eruptive disease. it makes
her morbid and sensitive, AMI robs her
of social enjoyment. Dts61uring erup-
tons are caused by imp,te blood, and
are entirely cured by tie great blood
purifying medicine-Dr Places Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t removes from the
blood the poisonous impurities which
cause disease. 1t perfectly and pernlan-
emily cures scrotilous sores, eczema,
letter, boils pinples and other eruptive
diseases which are caused by the blood s
inpurity. 1t increases the action of
the blood-inaking glands and thus in
creases the supply OF pure rich blood.
uFor about one year end a half my face was
very badly broken OUT writes Miss Carrie
Adams, Of IIo West Main Street Battlecreel,
Mich. III spent great deal of money with doc
tors and for different kinds of medicine, hut re-
Advertisements in paper, and obtained bottle
of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Be-
fore had taken one bottle of this medicine
noticed change, and after taking three bottles
Or pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to any
one similarly afflicted"
The sole motive for substitution is to
permit the dealer to make the little
more profit paid by the sale of less 1ner-
itorious medicines. He gains; you lose.
Therefore accept no substitute tor
Wooden Medical Discovery"
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, book containing 1908 pages,
is given away. Send 81 one-cent stamps
for expense Of mailing only, for the book
in paper covers, or 81 stamps Tor the vol
.une bound in cloth. Address Or =. ".
Pierce, Buffalo. N. y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07
Bradstreet's Review.
Bradstreet's says:

/ IoIauSlEeel says.
| Unfavorable weather conditions may
retard, but they do not arrest trade and
industrial development, which contin-
ues in exceptionally full volume for this
season OF the year. Spring trade, as
pointed out heretofore, is earlier and of
larger volume than in any previous
year, and the remarkable steadiness of
prices is evidence that stability in pres
ent conditions is expected for some time
to come. All lines of spring trade ara
busy, lumber production and demand is
brisk and hardware is in heavy demand.
This progress is being made in, spite OF
some delay. but the shortcomings are
evidence of abundant prosperity. For
instance, the notice given earlier in the
week by the western railroads that they
would be forced to refuse numerous
classes of heavy freight, such as grain,
flour, iron, iron ore and lumber, and
that in fact they could only take per-
ishable and quick moving merchandise,
is evidence that the railroad facilities,
as frequently noted before, have not ex-
panded so quickly or in as great pro-
portion as has the volume of business
offered. The late spell of mild weather
HAS CGTldiuly Drought aDOul dl iiIi-
provement in the coal situation. Cold
weather was responsible for lower
prices for butter and eggs in January,
and some hog receipts declined; but
cereals remained steady and textiles
nearly all advanced. offsetting the low
er movement in country produce, coal
and coke, petroleum, hides and some
kinds of leather. Owing to the steadi-
ness of the large majority of prices, the
net movement of prices as whole was
only very slightly downward, less than
1 >per cent decline being noted for the
mbnth of January.
Wheat, including -four, exports for
the week ending Feb. 5 aggregate g.
965,916 bushels against 4,420.065 last
week, 4.S00,475 In this week year ago,
and 4.997,S16 in 1901. Wheat exports
since July l aggregate 152,565,53S bush \
els, against 17O,146.643 bushels last sea-
son and 12O,S23,459 bushels In 1901.
Corn exports aggregate 2,400,3l6
bushels against 2,045,999 bushels last
week, 169.145 bushels year ago, and
Att, 440 bushels in 1901. For the fiscal
year exports are 22.SO1,O16 bushels, |
against 22031130 bushels last season,
and i19,566,794 bushels in 1901.
Business failures for the week ending
with Feb. number 20S, against go
last week, 247 in the like week in 1902:
$50 in 1901, 231 in 1900, and 1875 in 1899. |
In Canada for the week %, as against |
30 last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07

progress The work has beenlet toa con-
tractor, and the men are kept engaged
during the winter, for the company de-
sil'es to have the improvements COM
pleted as soon as possible.
This section of ,j.e Chicago Great
Western system was acquired from the
Mason City & Fort Dodge, and recently
the officials of the Chicago Great West
ern decided that it would pay them to
meet the expense of reconstructing the
roadbed. Many curves are to be eliml-
rated, new steel is 10 be laid and new
grades are being established whera
practicable When TIE work is COM
pleted. which will be some time this
year, it is thought, the roadbed OF this
part of the Chicago Great Westerns
system will be in excellent condition.
BY means of these improvements to
its roadbed the Chicago Great Western
will cut off manv r:t,es which are now
consumed in needless curves and heavy
grades and traffic VIII be greatly IA
cilitated by the elimination of extra
poile1pa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07
NH[AI RULED STRONG
Firm Cables and Good Export
Inquiry Started the Market
Trifle Higher
OFFERINGS WERE VERY SCARCE
Prices Held Strong at the Opening Ad-
vance and Longs Were on the Buying
side-corn Situation Much the Same
as Wheat-Prices Were Better-cat-
tie Nominal and Hogs Cents Down.

| Chicago. Feb. Firm cables and re
ports of good export inquiry caused :
strong opening in wheat this morning
and May was lass higher at 1914 {,
1919. The price held strong at the ad-
vance, the majority of sales bein:
around 1919. The local trade was on the
buying side, but offerings We're ex-
tremely light, the strength OF the mar
ket being due more to scarcity of OF :
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 49l
cars, and local receipts were thirty
three, two of contract, making a total
at three points of 434 cars, against So
last week and sol last year.
The same conditions prevailed in the
corn pit as We're manifested in wheat,
local sentiment seeming TO favor the
bull side, with good buying orders, but
there was little corn for sale. The OPEN
ing was firm in sympathy With wheat
and on steady cables, May unchanged
to shade higher at 447sI44A. Later
it sold UP to ASK. Local receipts were
27S cars none Of contract.
There was some good demand for
eats at the start, influenced by good
cash demand and on 1irmness in other
grains. May opened a shade lower at
s71s, and sold up to s7as. Local receipts
We're 1856 cars.
Provisions opened easier on larger
receipts of hogs than estimated, ana
lower prices at the yards. About the
only feature was small demand for
pork, which caused frmer feeling.
May pork opened ~ u. May lard was
off 5s. and May ribs We're down &c.