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The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
Broderick's Great
Invention
By JOHN II. RAFTERY

THE convicts had the freedom OF
the "bull-pen," or exercising-room,
and No. III, who was in for defalcation,
had been explaining quietly to No. 302
how easy it was for lot of gambling
directors to make bank cashier a
scapegoat for their misdeeds.
Talking about scapegoats," said No.
BOZ, II think l can beat your experience
all hollow. 1t happened like this. I'd
been in town about four weeks, look
ing for job, tramping the streets all
day and reading all kinds of advertise
ments. Finally answered one with
M 13' or something like that to it, and
In a few days got letter asking me to
call at an address in Blake street. /
was down to my last dollar about then
and it didn't take me half an hour to
show up at the place. The man who let
me in was square-jawed, solemn
looking chap wearing q pretty swell
smoking jacket and dressed like a man
OF money. He took me into the parlor
and saw right off that the place was
furnished to beat the band. He wanted
to know what could do, and had to
admit that had no trade, unless you
could call bookkeeping trade. DO
You know anything about chemistry
or geology or mechanical engineeringY
he asked. Of course didn't, but said
! thought could learn to help around
at any kind of work. DO you know
anything about tools, or inventions?
he asked me, and when said no, ex-
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

A most interesting and harmless sect
sprang up within the last three years
in Semyononka and the eastern prov
inces of Siberia on the Mongolian from
tier, attracting thousands of members.
The Russians got hold of New Testa-
ment and read about the birth in Beth
lehem Then the Buddhists met
regularly every morning and discussed
these matters. One morning in Decem-
ber, 1901, a beautiful young girl be-.
came the mother of boy. A rumor
got abroad that Christ was come again.
1t spread like wildfire all along the
frontier. The Russians said il was
Christ, the Mongols that it was Buddha.
The girl could give no explanation.
Crowds came in pilgrimages. The girl
was placed on a throne and covered
with rich Chinese brocades with the
ba be in her arms. Buddhists and Rus
slams kneh before her. But recently
the authorities interfered and stopped
the worshiping g.-London Mail.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
A FEMININE FINANclER.
By Unique Process Of Reasonins.
She Spends Her Money and
Has II Too.

George" she said. mother has sent
me check for $40 to get new gown"
Very thoughtful and nice of her,
he commented.
"It's to be spent for nothing else"
"Quite right"
81 wish you'd put ii in with the bank
account and I'll ask you for it when i
want it. can't do my shopping just
now"
That was the first chapter in this
financial tale, writes Elliott Flower, in
the Chicago Post. Now we come to the
second.
George" she said, about week
later, IL wish you'd bring me home that
money tonight. I'm going downtown
tomorrow"
He brought the money home and
gave it to her. and that ended the Sec
ond chapter. The third had a surprise.
George" she said. toward the close
of another week, 81 wish you'd bring
me home that $40 mother sent"
"Why, gave you that last week. /" he
protested.
"Oh, you gave me $40, of course" she
admitted, "but you remember mother
said her money was TO be used for
gown and nothing elseY'
eyes"
"Well, / didn't use it for gown, so
the money wasn't hers | got some
things for the children and the house
with it, and now want her money for
the gown"
"Oho!" he exclaimed. so you misap-
propriated funds"
"f did nothing of the kind" she as
serted.
"She gave you the money for a cer-
tain purpose and you expended it for
something else" he argued. That's a
clear case of misappropriation."
"Not at ALL" she insisted 'lf / had
spent it for the gown it would have
been her money; but soiong as / didn't
it was yours, and spent it for your
children and your house. Now I want
the money that mother sent"
And what could the poor man do?
Why, nothing at all, except bring home
$40. and wait for the next chapter.
"WeIi," she rema rked, in the course
of another week, "you have SIS left of
mothers money. and believe I'lItake
it now"
But / gave it all to you," he pro-
tested.
"You gave me $4o," she replied, "and
spent $29 of it for a skirt. That was
mothers money all right, but the
other SIS went for the children and the
house, so that wasn't mothers. There's
just enough left for a jacket
"Tll meet you tomorrow he said,
land we'll go together and get that
jacket. don't believe l care to take
any more chances with that money"
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

British trade returns for 1902 show
an increase in exports of G3,517,6o4,
and in imports of e6.s70,0S6.
Illinois ranks first among the states
in the manufacture of agricultural i'm
plements, bicycles, cars, glucose and
distilled liquors, and in slaughtering
and meat packing.
The current market price of liquid
air in Berlin, where company has
been formed for its production and
sale, is 36 cents per litre, or nearly one
and three-quarter pints.
Ninety-five per cent. of mortgages,
as shown by the census, are made in
order 30 increase the original holding
of property or to raise money for busi-
ness operations, and but five per cent.
are because of threatened disaster.
Germans, who use retort coke ovens,
get coal tar products worth 2s per
cent. as much as the coke and save
nearly all the 40 per cent. of volatile
elements of the coal which are lost in
the open ''beehive" ovens used in
America.
One of the most wonderful proper
ties of radioactive substances yet re-
mains to be told. They give off case
Gus emanation which is not only radio
active itself. but communicates this
activity to any other substance by
contact.
Prof. j. j. Thompson tells us the new
radiation from the radioactive SUBJ
stances is a mixture of roentgen rays
and cathode rays, and must, therefore,
If current theories are correct, consist
not of etheric waves like light, but of
swiftly moving corpuscles, the frag-
ments of atoms.
One of the most important SUBJ
stances used by the physician is iodine,
made from the ashes of seaweeds,
which is a nearly certain remedy for
come complaints which were formerly
some complaints which were formerly
the most important agents employed
in the processes of photography
The largest automatic weighing ma
chine is on its way from England to
Natal. 1t has total weighing capacity
of 120 tons, and if fitted with automatic
indicators, so arranged that when an
engine runs on the machine the weight
carried by each wheel is automatically
and instantaneously exhibited.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
MORE REINDEER FOR ALASKA,
Contract Closed by Government for
Supplying of the Natives
with Meat.

At Washington ten days ago the gov
ernment awarded the Northwestern
Commercial company contract for
supplying and transporting another
1000 reindeer from the Siberian Goa St
to Alaska. The company is closely al
lied with the Northwestern Siberian
company, which owns trading and
mining concessions on the Siberi-
an coast, and has already purchas ed
hundreds of reindeer from natives in
exchange for merchandise. The baf-
ance of the reindeer will be rounded
up from Siberian wilds during the
spring and summer.
There are now in Alaska about 1O, 900
reindeer, last years increase amount
ing to 1,5o0. The governments object
is TO aid the natives in supplying them
with meat and facilities for transport
tAtion.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
yohnnie,s suExestlon.

Johnnie. a bright boy of six, while
being dressed for school, observing
his little overcoat much the worse for
wear, and having more mended places
than he admired. turned to his moth
er and asked her:
Mother, is father rich?"
"Yes, very rich, Johnnie. He's worth
s., 800, ,OOO."
"How, mother?"
"Oh, he values you at 81 200, 900, me
at $1,0oo,oo0 and the baby at $500, 600. -
Johnnie, after thinking a moment,
said:
Mother, hadn't you better tell ia
ther to sell the baby and buy us some
clothes ?"--Chicago Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
sAsy's FIRST LETTER.

Don't so runnin' on me, fellers,
Somethin's stickin' in my throat.
For this letters from my baby,
An the first she ever wrote.
Centrally I'm game-you know it.
An can stand for lots o. chaff-
Take yer Joshin' good an plenty
An not do a thing but Ian;
But this letter. with its scrawlin',
Strikes q whole lot diff' rent note.
For it's from my only baby,
An tn first she ever wrote.
Wrote II all herself. God bless her;
Took her three, four hours, guess,
Though they's only two short pages
Filled with baby blessedness:
Starts 1t out II love you, papa
Then tn lines all seems L float
DO you blame me? She's my baby:
It's tn first she ever wrote.
Way on there beyond tn mountains
BY sunny. summer sea,
Spellin' out her daddy's letters
An a-sendin' love Z me-
What? Not you big boobies erwin,
Wy, Ii hain't your baby's note:
It's my own wee girlies letter.
Very first she ever wrote.
Mono runnin' on me, fellers
Something chokes me In my threat,
Cause this letters from my baby,
An tn first she ever wrote.
IS. W. Gillian. In Baltimore Americas
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

Signor des PIanches, the Italian am
bassador in Washington, says that if
you look intently at mirror you will
be cured of seasickDess. On his way
across the ocean he was SO sick that
het]id not care whetherhe lived or not
and even doubted that he was himself.
To reassure himself that il was really
he that was so wretched. he looked in
a mirror. and was instantly cured. He
ate substantial breakfast, and then
told his experience to Chicago WON.
an on deck, and showed her the mirror.
"What fright l am" she exclaimed.
land my hat is not on straight just
hold the mirror minute till can ar
range it, Her seasickness disap-
peared as quickly as the ambassadors
At any rate. that is what he told the
reporters.-Youth's Comnapion.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

pecting to hear him end the deal, he
surprised me by saying, We'll, believe
you're the very man I'm looking for.
"He explained that he was an invent
or and had been busy for some time on
contrivance that would revolutionize
certain branches of trade and make
him enormously rich. His name was
Broderick, he said, and all he wanted
me to do was to assume the ownership
of the contents of the fiat, and keep
visitors and everybody away from the
two back rooms. He said that If did
exactly what he wanted for three
months he'd give me bill of sale for
the furniture and effects of the place
besides seven dollars week wages to
be paid every Saturday. / Twas to stay
in the fat all the time except while /
was eating my meals, go to bed not
later than ten at night and never open
up the rooms until seven in the MORN
ing.
"The <wo back rooms, kitchen
and small dining room, he reserved
for himself, saying that nobody but
his wife should be admitted to them
under any circumstances. He adj
mitted that he and his wife boarded
in another place, and that he was
compelled to make arrangements of
the kind mentioned for purposes of
absolute secrecy. 4 generally work
at night he explained, my brain and
hand work better then, and besides
I'm pretty sure not to be disturbed.
1 go home about seven in the moru-
ing
Il told him that I'd try to please
him, and we struck a bargain. /
was to tell everybody that 1 had
bought the fats contents and that
Mr.. Broderick had moved away. 1t
looked like very snug layout, and
as he insisted that there was alb
solutely nothing for me to do except
tend the place as if it was my own.
keep out all visitors except his wife
and never mention the secret nature
Of his business, was delighted
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

1t doesn't benefit a man much II
he happens to be on the right road
but headed the wrong way.--Chicago
Daily News.
Don't PRETEND" people will catch
you at it. and think less of you. And
they think little enough of you now.
-Atchison Globe.
In the Arctic Regions.-First Es-
kimo-"What time is it?" Second
Eskimo-"Two weeks before day
light. Free Press.
Truth lies at the bottom of we'll"
said the man who quotes. Not al
the bottom of an oil well. I'll bet"
snarled the man who had invested
Baltimore Herald
Knox-"Why do you always put
dictated at the bottom of your let
ters? You have no stenographer."
Knix--'WeIl, you see. I'm a very poor
speller. Herald.
II see that one Pennsylvania con-
vict fatally assaulted another" "They
must have some bad men in that
pCHIttIItidTy- (fcNcldHu idtu
Dealer.
"The day isn't far distant when
the man in the flying machine will
look down upon the automobiles, !"
said the prophetic soul. And let us
hope, too" replied the weary pedes-
trian. that he'll fall down on him."
Philadelphia Press.
II wouldn't marry you. sir, IL you
were the last man on EARTH" said
Miss Diehl "But as 1 am not the
last man on earth and can't expect to
be. suppose you will accept me-"
said Cholly Merry with calm assur-
ance.-Baltimore Herald.
Mrs. Smith-"Did you ever motto:
what way Mr.. Slyder has of looking
in another direction when lady is
standing in the street carr" Mrs.
Black-"I don't know that / have;
but l have noticed him do it In
church when the contribution boz
came along g"-Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
ue Value Of Self Study
BY MRS. CELIA p. wOOLLEY.
The most desirable thing in
the world is self-knowledge, and
it is this that we dodge so much.

abes to clearly the negbors eye defective
when up ourselves.
We doing what the foolish virgins did again
negectng to fill lamps with oil that
We are asking life to beow things
n1en OF which we have not prepared ourselves by
asking the lord of the feast be
OIL In our behavior under criticism likely display
and feeling injury The heather part shown in the
that throw off We prepared take
punishment One type of usthe vrgins-fuIhl their obi.
cations and their reward the other type seeks lies
outside of nature and possibility.
Many OF us that which better than money
content with talent industry and moral On hand
take the young who determined have any cost
He obtains it, but until he middle aged When begins to
plan for the enjoyment his fortune he finds that his capacity
enjoyment has left him. He has the feast He
has the feast without OIL Darwin engroed himself with
scientific pursuits that he could longer take pleasure music
which had formerly been Of great pleasure him. We
ude when demand things that lie outside Of our daily
Ute and activity
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
For Bottom Drawer, No. 2.

A lady who was especially fond of bar
gains came home from sale and displayed
her purchases.
why on earth have you bought this!s
demanded her husband, taking up a brass
plate for a door with the name Of "WiIk-
ins" on it.
well, it was so cheap" replied The wife.
"Only think, gave quarter for it; and III
be bound it cost a dollariv
But why throw away quarter! What
possible use is it?v
"Ob," said the bargainer, you never
know how things will come in. For instance.
You might die, and might marry q man
named Wilkins ~ Cleveland Leader.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

WOMEN should beware of contract
" ing catarrh. The cold wind and
rain, slush and mud of winter are espe-
cially conducive to catarrhal derange-
ments. Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. It forti-
fies the system against colds and ca
tarrh.
The following letter gives one young
woman's experience with Peruna:
Miss Rose Gerbing is a popular society
woman of Crown Point, Ind, and she
writes the following:
Recently l took long drive in the
country, and being too thinly clad i
caught bad cold which settled on my
lungs. and which I could not seem to
shake off. i had heard great deal of
Peruna for colds and catairh and /
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
wecpinr Fir.

A species of tree found in Oregon,
Washington, Montana and British CO.
lumbia continually drips pure and clear
water from the ends of its leaves and
branches. The tree is species of fir.
The "weeping" is attributed to a re-
markable power of condensation Pc
culiar to the leaves and bark. The
American tree drips as copiously on
bright and clear as on cloudy days
Nature,
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

The primary class in Sunday school was
listening to lesson on patience. This was
what came of it, at least in the minds of the
more literal-mmded children:
The topic had been carefully explained,
and as an aid to understanding the teacher
had given each pupil card bearing the
picture Of boy fishing.
Even pleasure" said she, requires the
exercise Of patience. See the boy fishing!
patient"
: Having treated the subject very fully, she
began with the simplest, most practical
question:
"And now can any little boy tell me what
we need most when we go iiahing?" The
onswer was shouted with one voice:
"Bsitl''-Boxton Herald
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
f. e. KENAH.

bought bottle to try. I am pleased
that did, for it brought speedy relief.
1t only took about two bottles, and
considered this money well spent.
"You have firm friend in me, and 1
not only advise its uset to my friends, but
have purchased several bottles to give
to those without the means to buy, and
have noticed without exception that it
has brought about a speedy cure wherc-
ever it has been used. Miss Rose
Gerbing.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use CT Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,Q
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

A New York man committed suicide
because he was afraid he had Bright's
disease, but it was found when the doc
tors examined him that he didn't have
it and probably never would have been
afflicted with any snch malady. This
shows, says the Chicago Record-Her-
aid, how unwise it is to be hasty re-
garding these matters.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
Exchange of Tins.

Guest-Here's a quarter for you,
waiter. Now tell me what you can
conscientiously recommend for my
dinner?
Waiter-Thankee, boss. Eff yo' all
wants somefin fit ter eat, Ah'd recer-
mend dat yo' hunt nuther rest rant,
sah.--Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

Miss Florence Kenah,
few months caught cold which settled
lungs and remained there
took medicine without benefit digestive organs
upset. head and back began frequently
"l advised to Peruns and although had little faith
felt sick that ready anything brought blessed
relief and felt that had the medicine Within
three weeks completely
health
have greatest faith In Peruna." f. E. KENAH
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

At the present rate of increase, un-
less something is done to check it, i'm
migration into the United States will
soon reach a million annually. One
hundred thousand foreigners is as
many ssfshs United States ought TO
TER t6o in single year.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

Burton--"Tslk about talent! Id have
you know, sir, that am born painter.
Stumkins-"Of course, you are not to he
blamed for being born a painter. but l
really think you are cuIpahle in sticking to
the business Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

Their Days of Sadness.-"Ah, if could
only share the tremendous sorrows of maga-
zine editors!" exclaimed the disappointed
author. Sorrows? Why, do they have any
letter / get from any one of them breathes
regret!"-Baltimore News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

Higgins-"You say your wife is a good
housekeeper; but is she economicaly That's
the main thing" WieginS--"In In theory, yes;
but unfortunately the other things in which
she :;eans to save to make up for lavish ex-
sent themselves. Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

They had started for stroll. There is
our minister" he said; 'Tm going to ask
him to join u.s. ITO join u.s. Oh, George
this is so suddenv-Kanses City Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

Registering Clocks for Trackwalkers
Trackwalkers for certain Massachu-
setts railroads are now required ia
wind registering clock at certain
points every hour, and records arg
kept, to be examined weekly by The
supeyiutendsnt
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

Henpeck--I took a little flyer ON the
market and lost.
5 Cobwigger-Too bad. but there's 70
use fretting now, when the worst is
over.
But it isn't. haven't told my wife
yet."-Stray Stories.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

PAtience-And you say the engage
nent is on?
Patrice-Oh, yes; she was imprudent
enough, one night. to inform him that
she came from good old 6ghtipe stock
-yookess Statssmdp
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25
LOOK nY0UR
MIRROR

Whatwouldyo you
give to be rid of
those pimples
and dblackheads,
that sallow COM
plexion, those
lustreless cyes2
No doubt you
would give 80
cents to be cured
of constipation,
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-04-25

He Knew-Cook-"We The proof Of the
pudding is in the eating MIR. Bouncer-
mo, it isn't. It's in the digesting. De
troit Free Press.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-11
Road Supervisor Milligan is solicit
ing subscriptions for a bridge to span
the Pennington Arroyo.
A Timely Suggestion.

This is the season Of the year when
the prudent and careful housewife re-
plenishes her supply Of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t is certain to be
needed before the Winter is over, and
results are much more prompt and
satisfactory when it Is kept at hand
and given as soon as the cold IS on
tracted and before it has become set
tied in the system. In almost every
instance a severe cold may be warded
off by taking this remedy freely as
soon as the first indication OF the
cold appears. There is no danger in
giving it to children for it contains
no harmful substance. 1t is pleasant
to take-both adults and children like
it. Buy it and you will get the best.
1t always cures. For sale by all Drug
gist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-11
Summary 81 the stocks.

Ne WORK, Dec. 1.-THE stock mar,
ket generally is abo i. unchanged,
Steel issues are again heavy and low.
er. They are being savagely sold. and
it looks greatly like a bear attacl
There IS talk of the dividend for u z
preferred being reduced to 5 per cent
Even at that, it looks a cheap stock,
The market on the whole is steady,
although the weakness in steel dis
courages very confident action in thu
other issues. A fairly favorable bank
statement is expected tomorrow. We
doubt if the efforts Of the bears will
be permanently successful at this
time and would rather buy stocks OF
the breaks.
Total sales $4,000.
LOGAN & BRYAN.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-11
Homestead Entry No. 463s.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

Department Of the Interior. Land Or.
Ace at Santa Fe. N. Nj. Dec. 5, 1908,
Notice Is hereby given that the fol.
lowing named settler has flied notice
OF his inetntion to make Anal proof in
support Of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before the U. S,
Commissioner, at Las Vegas. N. NJ. on
January IS, 1904, viz.
BIAS IuCERO.
for the VIZ of lot ?, OF NV Sec z
10, | OF mel. ahd EA Of lot 2 q
NEA Of Sec. 8. II. l3 N. r 2o y
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz.
Alexandra Lucero. Of cabra, N. N
Simon G~allegos, Of Cabra. N. M: Man
uel Lucero, Of Las Vegas, n. NJ: ri
quel Lucero, or Cabra, N. NJ.
MANUEL Il. oTERO,
1865 Register
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-11
Kansas City Live stock.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 11.-Cattle-
Receipts, 1000, including so south
erns. Steady. Native steers, $4,000
SOS: southern steers. s2.5O@S.30;
southern cows, $2.15@240; native
cows and heifers, s2.OO@3.50: stock,
ers and feeders, s3O0g3S0; bulls
$2.25@3.25; calves, $2.50G6.00: west
ern steers, sS.6O@3.S5; western cows
$2.0002.45.
Sheep-Receipts, 200. Steady. Nut
tons. $3.50@4.10; lambs. s4.25@5.10;
range wethers, sS.4O@4.oO; ewes, s2.7t
$3.50.