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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
POSITIONS WANTED.

WANTED-Place by young lady to
do general work in small family;
no washing. wages IS a week. Ref.
erences given and asked. Address !
en-" r. o. Box EOS, Springer, n. N.
1906.
wANTED.-A position OF any kind
by q general merchandise salesman,
10 years experience, best Of referen.
ces. in Or out Of city. +. II. Horais,
III Main avenue, 12.iIs
HELP WANTED.
Wantcd-Good cook at the ladies'
Home. life
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-Nice Groom house with
bath. s19 Fifth st. Inquire 9os
Fifth az. 12-103
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms n
housekeeping rooms, ia Main st
1913
| FOR RENT-elght.room brick
house; bath, hot and cold
water, / 18th and Columbia
ave. ........... . /. $30 %
FOR RENT-Two nice rooms In
Union block for light housekeeping,
Ss.sN.
FOR RENT-6room house; bath, hot
and cold water: on Grand Ave, near
round house $4,000
Mnnpr Real Estat to and Investment
WVVhLi Co.. 625 Douglas Avenue.
1894
FOR RENT-Thrce furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. 223 Grand
avenue. Inquire In ear 1910
FoR RENT-Piano for six months,
Rosenthal Furniture co. 11-122
Iron RENT-Rosenthal hall for dane
on and parties. Apply Mrs. corson
11.8-.
FOR RENTStore 25x10O II. next e
!, Bridge Street Hardware Q Cal
Vegas Phone 265. io.lsi
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-Plants In bloom at Mon
tezuma farm. 1910
|. FOR sALE-Woman's ticket to Chi
!. cago. Address "a Optic. 1910
=lF0R SALE, % head Of horses at
bargain, Las Vegas Real Estat
4 and Loan Co, Bridge street. n. S
Belden. Manager. 1910
FOR SALE buy. sell, trade wagon
horses. etc; feeding soc per da,
Old Well Corral. Eugenio Rudulpl
Il 1888.
FOR sALE-One square plano. vel
cheap: talk quick. Rosenthal Bro
81 1921
- FOR SALE-Cattle and sheep, u
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms and
housekeeping rooms, ia Main 81,
l2,S
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

The last meeting OF the old town
board to be held in the limits Of the
present city Of Roswell was held last
week, ana the business brought to a
close. after which the board adjourn
ed sine die.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

Albert j. Abbott, brother Of District
Attorney Il. C. Abbott. is visiting the
latter at the Abbott residence In San
Ia Fe for the holidays. The young
man Is a student at the Mesilla Park
college.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Nice Groom house with
bath. s19 Fifth st. Inquire 9os
Fifth 81. 12-103
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

#48%MP
To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion, try a few
doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Mr.. ]. H. Seitz, Of De-
troit, Mich, says, They restored my
appetite when impaired, relieved me
Of a bloated feeling and caused a
pleasant and satisfactory movement
Of the bowels" There are people in
this community who need just such a
medicine. For sale by all Druggist.
Every box warranted.
.
District Attorney E. c. Abbott. who
has been visiting his wife and chill.
dren, who are now in Trinidad, Colo
RADIO. for the past week has returned
to Santa Fs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28
SOCIETIES..

Chapman Lodge No. 2, a. r. 4 A. N.
Regular communications third
Thursday III each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited chas. II.
.Sporleder, secretary; .. L. Gregory.
w. u.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

FOR SALE-One OF the choicest
residences In the city on new cleo
tric car loop: many fruit trees. In.
Quire DR.. Williams. l0lS
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

FOR sALE-cattle and sheep. 200
cows. heifers. steers, Is. Us and up.
also 1900 ewes. Inquire Geonrion Il
Desmarais. Plaza. ll.60
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

FOR SALE buy. sell, trade wagons,
horses. etc; feeding soc per day
Old Well Corral, Eugenio Rudolph.
1888.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

FOR sALE-one square plano. very
cheap: talk quick. Rosenthal Bros.
1921
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28

FOR SALE, % head Of horses at d
bargain. Las Vegas Real Estate
and Loan Co.. Bridge street. N. s..
Belden. Manager. I2I0s
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
SLATE TRICK ILLUSTRATED

simple one. Take plain slate, on ore side of which the name and the date is previously written. A friend of the per former is instructed to call the name so quickly that no one else can get ahead of him. All that is left to do is to secrete the name and date on the slate until it is time for it to appear. To do this you will have to get piece of cardboard, fitting exactly over the black part of the slate, both sides of which are covered smoothly with black slate paper. Sheet b is laid over the side of the slate with the writing on it (a) Place the slate with the sheet over it face down on the chair When you are going to show the secret writ ing to the audience lift the slate in such a way that the sheet of paper stays upon the black cloth, where it (being black too,) cannot be rned.-Cineinnati Enquirer
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18

ship to Manila and follow the lines of travel to Hongkong, to Singapore, to Canton, to Tollio, to Vladivostok. to St. Petersburg, to Vienna, to London, to South Africa, and finally to South America, touching on the way at sev- eral Pacific and South Atlantic islands, and thence back to his starting point. he could travel a distance several times greater than the circumference of the globe. If he ordered his mail forward ed to him, and left correct addresses at each place, the letters would dutifully follow him and finally be delivered to him in New York a few days after his own arrival there. All that he would have to pay extra for this remarkable journey of his mail would be dollar or two in tolls, which would represent the charges for forwarding exacted by some of the countries through which it passed. There is in the post office de- partment at Washington the envelope of a letter which traveled in this way 150000 miles. and another which came safely through trip of 125 900 miles Both are marked and stamped in a way to baflle any except a very expert de- cipherer of puZZles.-St Nicholas
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
TRICK WITH A SLATE
When C1cver1y Performed, According to Instructions Given, It Af-
 fords Lots of Fun.

An ordinary slate. such as children write on, is shown to the audience; to prove that nothing is written upon it both sides are rubbed with wet sponge. A chair is brought to the oreground. the seat of which is covered with a black cloth. Then the performer asks any girl in the audience to be kind enough to give her first name and offers 10 let the slate guess the date of her birth. After the name is given the per former places the slate on the chair and lays a piece of chalk upon it. After making a few motions over the slate to indicate that the writing is going on the performer lifts up the slate and be- hold! One side of the slate shows the correct name and date of birth.
 This seems to be trick hard to ex- plain, but nevertheless it is a very
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
Seven shots Per Second.

A revolver that shoots seven times in a second has been invented by gum smith in Brussels.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
Crocodile's Mixed Menu.

The capacity of the ostrich to swallow all sorts of articles is matched by that of the crocodile. if the list given below is fair sample; The stomach of re- gently killed Indian crocodile contained. besides half-digested calf. a human skull. a silver bangle, some gold orna- ments, tobacco box made of tin, lime case, a nutcraeker. railway ticket, a horn case containing some 20 copper coins and soda water bottle containing some mustard. The foregoing list of articles is sufficient to convince students of natural history that crocodiles are passionately fond of bric- a-brac of a sub stantiai nature.-Boston Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
THE ROAD TO GRUMBLETOWN

Iris quite a straight and easy road That leads to Grumbietown. And those who wish can always lind A chance to journey down. Iris customary for the trip
 To choose q rainy day When weather's fine ones not so apt To care to go that way. Just keep down Fretful Lane until
 You come to Sulky StiIe, Where travellers often like 10 est
 In silence for awhile. And then cross over Pouting Bridge, Where Don't Care Brook flows down And just n little way beyond
 You come to Grumbietown. From what learn. this Grumbletown Is not a pleasant place. One never hears a cheerful word,
 Or sees smiling face; The children there are badly spoiled
 And sure 10 fret and tease, And all the grown-up peope too.
 Seem cross and hard to please. The weather rarely is just right
 In this peculiar spot. Iris either raining all the time,
 Or else too cold or hot The books are stupid as can be;
 The games are dull and old, There's nothing new and nothing nice In Grumbetown, | m told. And so I've taken pains. my dears,
 The easiest road 10 show. That you may all be very sure
 You never. never go! Ellen Manly. in St. Nicholas.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18

Wanted in Wall street-Iambs tc shear.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
GOING HOME.

What time. my dsy-long labor done, l drop my weary pen, And following the setting sun Am come back home again. | know no pleasure more complete, No melody more glad Than that of one loved voice SO sweet: ''ol boys. here comes your dad.' xhe's always there, In rain or shine, As constant as can be, With her wee boys her boys and mine. Who wait and watch for me. And how they shout and hail me in, Those boys, and then shell add Her happy voice above the din:
 Now, boys. don't worry dad" As fl they could! God bless the boys. I'd rather have them bring The roof down with their joyous noise Than hear Patti sing. And there she sits as proud as l.
 And every whit as glad. Though every now and then she cryi
 NOW. boys, don't worry dad If it should be the fates' decree,
 And God forbid it may. That all these hearts should pass from m Ere I have passed away, God grant that when I come 10 die
 be not deemed so bad. But I may hear a loved voice cry:
 70! boys, here comes your dadt' Catholic Standard and Times.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
Homeless Children Cared For

Fortyfive thousand homeless chil- dren have been sent to Canada from Great Britain and put in good home S during the past 5 years. Last year for every child that was sent there were five applications on file with the so- cieties engaged in the work of rescuinc the waifs. Consequently British philanthropists, who know how care fully the children are looked after in their new homes. think that the num- Der sent from the overcrowded British cities to the spacious colonies could be increased with profit to the empire as well as to the children. It is a good way to save men and make a nation.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
Brave COrpornI,

At the battle of Chickamauga. i" said the captain. "the skirmishers of the Eleventh Ohio were so close to the confederate lines it was dangerous to move in any direction. The men were behind trees along the line. and the officer commanding the skirmishers was behind a tree in advance of his men and nearer the confederates. Im- mediately behind the captain was Cor poral James Mclaughlin. Calling from behind his tree the coropral asked, Who's ahead of you, Cap The cap- tain replied: No one Thereupon the corporal remarking. Well. won't stand that left his tree. and ran to another rod in advance of the cap tain. where he remained to the last. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
UNCLE SAM'S MAILS.
They Can Follow Traveller All the Way Around the World and
 Back Again.

The United States mails are carried everywhere. It would be almost phys ical impossibility for man to hide himself in any remote corner of the world without being discovered at last by some insignificant agent of world wide service. the machinery of which operates quietly and with clock-like regularity. If a bird s-eye view of the different railroad and steamship lines which carry the mails could be taken the giant spiders web thus formed would appear woven in pattern so in- tricate that the mind would balk at the mere suggestion of unraveline it. And besides the regular steamship and railroad threads of this maze would ap- pear tens of thousands of cross-lines, representing pony routes, dog-and-sled tracks, swift courier and runner trails" and even reindeer, whaling ship and canoe lines. Every sort of ve hicle and beast of burden, and nearly every invention of man for quick trans portation, have been pressed into the postal service, and it is possible for a letter to go around the world under conditions so strange that the mere his tory of its journey would form story of thrilling interest.
 If man should start from New York and travel northward to Alaska. then down ths coast to California and take
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
STORIES ABOUT EAGLES.
They show That the Big Birds Arc Not Afraid to Tackle Even the
 Strongest AntagOnist

Some years ago Sir Charles Mordaunt witnessed in Scotland strange battle between an eagle and stag, which com pletely dispels any theory that the orni- biologist may put forward as to eagles rot attacking large animals, says the Chicago Journal. The bird singled out from herd one particular buck, which 1t succeeded in driving from the rest It struck the animal repeatedly with it's powerful wings, knocked it down and finally killed it.
 Baron Schroeder witnessed still more remarkable spectacle. An eagle at- tackled fawn which was one of herd in the highlands. The cries of the little one were answered by it's dam, which sprang upon the eagle and struck it re- peatedly with its fore feet. Pawn, deer and eagle rolled headlong down decliv- ity and the bird was dislodged from it's hold and the lawn rescued.
 But Sir Kenneth Mackenzie knows a more thrilling story than either of these, for, according to report. an eagle was rent in twain during battle in his for est of Gairloch Fixing it's talons in the quarters of roe, the bird was dashed against tree, to a branch of which it endeavored to hold to stay the flight of its captive. The bird was halved in an instant
 Many traditions are extant as to eagles having carried off and devoured children. In the north of England the legend is perpetuated by the name of many an inn, the sign "The Eagle and the Child being common. The most recent case bearing close scrutiny appears to be one which occurred in South Africa. A Boer farmer living on the veldt just beyond Barberton, whose stock had been harried by eagles, lay in ambush for the aerial robbers, and saw one of them de- scend and carry off the five-year-old child of one of his Kaffir servants. He shot the bird. which, with the child stlll clutched in its grip, fell into thorn bush. The bird was dead when picked up. but the babe was little hurt. The eagle measured nine feet from tip to tir of its wings.
 
 cert. While one conceals himself the other beats about the bushes with great screaming. driving out it's quarry for the hidden eagle to swoop down and make an end of it. An even more insidious method has been observed. when an eagle. detecting a sheep on the edge of a precipice. screamed shrilly, and with forceful beat of wing hurled it into the valley below, where it could devour it at its leisure.
 There is good reason for believing, after all. the ancient legend as to the manner in which Eschylus, the Greek poet, met his death It is said that an eagle dropped turtle on his bald head Algerian travellers are familiar with the sight of eagles carrying turtles and tor toises to height and dropping them upon rocks to break the creatures shells and render the flesh accessible.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18

er p1owed it with his mule, an your dad planted it all by himself, an you was to do the hoein' an diggin'. l don't blieve ye've struck lick in it yet"
 'I don't b'lieve have" acknowledged Gabe. frankly. But what1l ye give?"
 Why. l thought they was your we'd din taters, said Bill, wonderingly. 'I heered Cooner say they'd be 40 bush els, an that ye could sell 20 an have 20 for winter put by"
 Yes. heered him say that myself" smiled Gabe. But, see here, Bill, I ain't henderin' of nobody. Bet likes you better'n she does me, an you like her, an the wust thing her dads got ag'in ye is that ye'd take her away. He don't want her to leave. Now, there's ten acres that joins him on the other side, | an it can be had for s30 I heered the | owner say so. Can ye raise s30?' anx- iously
 T might, part of it, an the rest when | this bark's done"
 Well" in a relieved voice. you git it quick's ye can The owner'd take half down. an wait for the rest. He told me | so. He tried to sell it to me. but didn't want no land to work But ye must | hurry. The preachers comin up in two weeks. an ye want to be ready. Old Cooner'll be all right, longs ye own ten acres jinin' an two acres of taters.'
 An yell give up Bet?" incredulously.
 Longs she likes you best. of course. l ain't comin' in between nobody that way Bill"
 Bill looked at him earnestly, then his 1 face cleared. and he extended his hand.
 You're the best fellow that ever was he cried. heartily. "an' I'm sorry for anything I've said or done. I'll be your friend after this. Now, what'll ye | take for the taters?"
 oh. that's all right" easily. When we're married an settled up there I'll let ye do my chores when I have any, so 'twont cost ye nothin' but work" Gabe went directly to Cooner, draw ing long face
 That Bill Tanners too smart for me" he grumbled T went down there thinkin' could make a trade, but he's got my taters an l ain't got thing to show He waited long enough for his words to have their full effect, then added: T blieve I'll go out to Mexico or Maine, or somewhere that way. The only thing is it'll be right hard fur Bet to go so fur, but mebbe she can stand It."
 "Bet-go to Mexico or Maine," all most shrieked Cooner Why, you you plumb idiot! Bill Tanners wuth a dozen of ye. Bet'll stay right here Now, you be gettin' of" But l thought"
 Thought nuthin," angrily. Cit along with ye'
 Gabe went with downcast head until he got beyond view of the cabin Then he began to chuckle
 Much of the next two weeks he spent upon his back. with his face to the sky. But when the wedding day came he was among the guests, smiling and happy. and with his hair cut in honor of the momentous occasion. Mary Bet drew him aside at the first opportunity her eyes moist with grateful tears. "Oh, Gabe.' she whispered. happily. T shan't ever foreit what you've done for Bill an me. It was fine the way ye got round dad. an so smart. IT never s'posed ye had it in ye. Bill told me all about it, an We won't ever forgit Ye must come jest as often as ye can an eat with us''-N. Y. Times
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
Uncle Reuben Saw.

Il hain't judgin no man by de way he talks. lze had man yell me outer his co'nfeld and run me half a mile. an afterwards present me wid two dog en ears, an l'ze had man talk so soft an sweet dat 1t brung tears to my eyes, an den charge me 30 per cent. in terest on money loaned on de family sewin' machine. Detroit Free Press
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18
\ Tough Dinner

Mrs Dove-Henry. l think you are positively cruel. Here I've tried hard to cook you a nice dinner. and you haven't had a word to say to me about it.
 MT. Dove-Darling, 1 love you too much for that If I'd said what l thought. you'd never speak to me again.-Boston Transcript.
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18

There are ten people who watch fol your failures to one who glories il your success
The Forrest City times., 1903-12-18

The worth of a library consists in the use you make of it, not in the num- Der of books 1t contains.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
ILLEGAL REGISTRATION.

Tuesdays News and Observer stated
that for the dispensary election which
is to be held In Raleigh sometime In
October negroes baye been registered
without examination to read and write
This is great mistake and the News
and Observer well says:
eff all the registrars are pursuing
this course, then the Constitutional
isn't worth the paper 1t Is
written on and the whole male negro
population of taxpayers, regardless OF
whether they know 3D. from bulls
FOOT will be put on the registration
books, and the Revolution OF 1898 will
have been in yaln."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
SAYS KEEP UP THE WORK.

to The Commonwealth
ENFIELD, N. c., Sept. 81, 1908.
Surely those who vote against prohi-
bition don't see 1t as I do-that they
are causing the down. fail OF many oil
the youth Of our country and sorrow
TO many others.
Bless those women in Scotland Neck
who worked SO faithfully, aud may you
AL persevere in the good cause until
you gain the victory. II you have te
be cursed with the saloon would sug.
gest you make them help tho tax-pay.
ers by putting license Of $500 On
each one as they do here and at Rocky
Mount. ~a=:.5.ttt., s....
Good many buildings have gone VI
here this year and the NJ. E. church
will soon have pretty brick building
Andrews& Co.'S knitting mills havl
put IN more machinery and are doin,
we'll. -,se.ss .:.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
QUESTION ANSWERED,

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the civ
ilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
else for Indigestion or Bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermen-
tation of undigested food, regulate the
action OF the liver, stimulate the ner-
yous and organic action of the system,
md that Is all they took when feeling
dull and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need few doses Of
Green's August Flower in liquid form,
to make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with you. You can
get this reliable remedy at E. T.
WHITEHEAD & cos. Price 25c
and The.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
$1oo REWARD 500.

ID as.
The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure ia all Its stages, and
that q Catarrf,. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires consti-
stutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
II upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitutions and assisting nature
in doing it's work. The lproprietora
baye so much faith In its curative pow
ers, that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case It fails to cure. Send
tor list II testimonials. sa
Address F. J. CHENEY & co.
: 6 :. & .s. Toledo, O.
- Sold by all druggists, 75c. IS
Hans Family Pills arc the best. ~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
Action for Divorce.
Halifax County In the Superiorco"r'
North Carolina. November Term
VIM. Evans
vs.
ELAN EvanS
Ellen Evans.


Ellen Evans the defendant above
famed Will take pOtice that an action
entitled as above has been commence
in the superior court for Halifax conn
~ to dissolve the bonds OF matrimoNI
now existing between the plaintiff ana
defendant; and said defendant WIZ
further take notice that she is required
TO appear at the Novemt ter term o.
the superior conrt OF said county to oe
held at the court house lin HALIFAX Oh
the twelfth Monday after the first Mon
day In September, 1903, and answer OF
demur to the complaint IN said action
or the plaintiff will apply to the cou''
t'r the relief demanded in said con-
plant. S. NJ. GARY.
j. 3-6t Clerk Superior Court