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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11
Where Science is Helpless.

DR.. |. N. Love vas an expert in the
science OF prolonging life. On his de-
parture for Europe recently he gave a
statement to the Evening World ex-
planning how a man of middle age
should live to avoid disease, especial
ly appoplexy. Yesterday, as his ship
came up the bay, he dropped dead
from an apoplectic stroke at the age
of IS.
DR.. Love had been apparently in
good health, and no doubt he had fol-
lowed his own rules conscientiously.
Only the day before his death he said
to a friend that he believed he would
live to be a hundred years old. But
the inexorable rule that "a man is
no stronger than his arteries over
rode his medical maxims.
OF course, life can be prolonged by
prudence, and ii is open 10 any one
to say that If DR.. Love had been less
careful he would have died sooner.
Still, there are some fates that are
relentless, and in their presence the
highest skill has to confess itself help
less.-New York World.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11
Time to Shoot.

The affair at Evansville is deplor-
able, but the people OF Indiana can
not afford to mistake the character
OF the occurrence or to locate any
blame where it does not belong.
In the first place, the negro who
was the original ource Of trouble is
eliminated from the affair. He has
been removed from the city. The only
apparent motive of the rioters was to
make trouble in order to give vent to
their lawless feelings. 1t was an at
tack on the militia, who were simply
guarding the jail.
The behavior Of the militia cannot
be reasonably criticised. The fact
that they stood patiently at their
posts, or pushed back the mob, with
out physical injury to any one, from
Z o'clock in the morning until IL
o'clock at night. and then fired only
after one OF their number had been
81 hSh o0Nh Witl a EtbHtt anu q III
volyer had been fred, conclusively
proves their patience and for~bearance.
However much one may deplore the
results ilsawaa time ts shootzssma
The rioters were not being inter
fered with in any way. They went
out to make trouble. They deliber-
ately and wantonly assailed the Off
GERS, and If their efforts had resulted
fatally they would have been guilty Of
murder, morally and legally. They
are guilty. The blood that was shed
is on their hands, and not on the
men who acted in self defense.
And yet 1t Is reported that there
is bitter feeling against the militia"
Why? They were simply performing
their official duty, and there probably
was not one Of them who did not wish
that he did not have IL to perform
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11

A threestall addition is being made
to the r%oundhouse at Alamogordo to
furnish room for engines that are
needed to handle the growing business
of the company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11

Pulaski Leeds, master mechanic of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad,
was shot and dangerously wounded
by G. B. Werner, a former employee
of the road. Werner, after shooting
MI. Leeds, fatally shot himself. Wer-
ner had recently been discharged, and
It is supposed he was wrought up over
some alleged grievance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11

William Crook of the firm of Orman
& Crook, who are building the cutoff
for the Ell Paso & Southwestern be-
tween Forest and Naco, was in Ell
Paso on his way from Pueblo to Naco.
Mr.. Crook says that the work on the
cutoff is progressing very nicely, ex-
cept that they have considerable trou-
BILE in getting enough men.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11
PRESS COMMENTS.

Fifty girls, glorious Kansas girls,
who attend q university, teach school,
milk the cows, but have a good time
just the same, are in the harvest
fields of Salina helping to save the
wheat, where men enough cannot be
found. Kansas women have been
sneered at because they played poll
tics SO long and smashed things. but
let every true American tip his hat
TO the Kansas women. who do their
duty as they see it.-El Paso News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11
Sheriff Saved the Day.

Opie Read. the novelist. was telling
Of his experience as a journalist in
Kentucky some years ago.
There was a good deal OF news"
he said, "such as shootings and knit
ings, but this news was not regarded
as important, and little attention was
paid to it. / remember once when a
local feud broke out afresh. when
members of the opposing sides met
at the county seat.
There were hot words. a blow was
struck and weapons were drawn, when
the sheriff interfered. He loudly an
nounced that he would not tolerate
any violence, ordered the parties to
separate, and when his orders were
not obeyed he began shooting.
Il forget whether he killed eight or
nine, but ! know that In describing
the incident In my paper | commended
the sheriff for his prompt action and
bravery and added the paragraph:
There is no doubt but for the prompt
action OF the sheriff there would have
been bloodshed.' New York World.
In the Evansville riot cases there
was the usual mortality among the
innocent bystanders." The place for
the law-abiding citizens during a riot
Is at home. for those who tamper with
fire invariably get burned--Colorado
Springs Gazette.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11
TRACK AND TRAIN

TRACK N TRAIN /
Engineer Gray, who has been rusti
eating for several weeks past waiting
for the powers that be to pass upon
his case, has his name on the board
with the duty plug after 1t.
Conductors Burke and Sharum and
their crews have been pulled OF on
account of slack business, and now
one grand round OF humping will be
instigated.
Fireman Groh has tired Of the mo-
notony of seeing the hands upon the
steam guage do their Hoochy Coochy
dance, so is laying of to rest up for
a short period.
A three-stall addition is being made
to the roundhouse at Alamogordo to
furnish room for engines that are
needed to handle the growing business
of the company.
At a recent meeting of the Phoenix
board of trade it was voted to ap-
point a committee to confer with the
railroads concerning the erection OF
a union depot in that city.
Round House Foreman Jones Is ex-
~periencing some busy times these
days trying to supply a sufficient guam
tity of steam to keep the fast freight
and passenger service moving.
Business has Stacked off to such an
extent that the company has found it
necessary to reduce the number OF
train crews who have been employed
here for many months past
Boilermaker Matthews and Helper
Billy McCaddon were sent up to Wag-
on Mound today to do some necessary
work on the boilers of the sheep dip
ping plant, which is situated up there.
Fireman Jessoy. who has been lay
ing several days viewing the sights
of the city, has once more announced
his intention of assuming charge OF
the scoop on the mountain moguls.
Fireman Zines, who handles the
festive scoop on the north end, is
marked up on the sick list here and
will not return to his own fireside
until after the doctor has got through
looking at his tongue.
Brakeman Sherer, the southern gen
tleman who has a facility for enjoy
ing himself no matter where he may
be, has reported himself for duty car
rying chains, after several days off
associating with society.
Fireman Graham, the baseball art
list, was stricken with a bad case OF
charley horse last trip and is laid
up for a short period until the doctor
has an opportunity of examining his
pulse and passing upon his case.
= y
The bridge gang of the Arizona &
New Mexico railway is at work on
the company's roundhouse at Lords
burg, remodeling it in order that the
broad guage engines of the company
may be housed there when off duty.
Engineer Fred Hammer, who has
been doing duty on the mountain in
place of Engineer Sam Smith for some
time past. has returned to the city and
will do duty on the main line for
awhile, as Smith has reported for
duty.
Engineer Cook, who while waiting
for reinstatement has been doing duty
at the insane asylum, has his name
on the board once more with the lay
OF plug after 1t. He will be ready
for duty as soon as he Is relieved at
the asylum.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11

The baseball team composed Of en-
ployes at the roundhouse have changed
the name Of their ear from the Mo-
guls to the Decapods. They are prac-
ticing every day In preparation for
their game with the All Stars a week
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-07-01

and yellows of those mighty car
toons and caricatures of Frisco
papers had drugged him to insensi-
bility of anything like paltry bits
and nickels-even Kalakaua
quarter would scarcely entice him to
look off He was enthralled and
transformed into a seeker after
Coast truth He had no thought
for the day, let alone the morrow.
Boys were hustling past him glad
to see he was no rival: "Here's your
Frisco papers" He was deaf and
dumb as dead boy-he was tapping
cream and was not going to sell
until he knew what he was selling,
better than the buyer.
Later Oh when the gentlemen
were retired from the business of
the day and had eaten their lunch
he would start up to sell his block
and sell them!
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-07-01

Two or three years ago, when
Englishmen were deeply affronted
by the coarse cartoons in the French
papers, deriding the British royal
family, and the British ambassador
at Paris was actually making them
the occasion of official representa-
tons to the French government, it
would scarcely have been thought
possible that within so short time
as has since elapsed, the King Of
England would be paying a visit of
courtesy to Paris, and would be
received not only with imposing
official ceremonies, but with wildly
enthusiastic popular welcome. Yet
that is what took place last week.
France, seemingly, has forgiven the
Fashoda episode, and England has
forgiven the French hostility during
the Boer war, and "perfidous
Albion" and the vivacious French
have sworn friendship. The Incl
dent is most humorous, in some of
its aspects, but it makes for peace.
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-07-01

The foreign immigrants focking
today to America by the thousands,
the United States reaching out to
the Philippines, the easterner seek
ing new fields in the west and
northwest, the attempt of Germany
to get foothoI N South America,
and of Russia to invade China
what is all this but history repeat
ing itself? 1t is nothing but the
cropping out in the twentieth
century of that great, majestic
movement which through the ages
has ever drawn men and nations
westward. The cradle of the
human race has been said to be
Asia Minor. From that dav 20
this, men, by many and various
pilgrimages, have moved steadily
toward the setting sun-from the
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-07-01

At the lower corners attach the
legs, each having two nuts with
one of the little half ones for a
foot; fasten these together with
strong linen thread. The trousers
should next be sewed on, they are
made from two very full pieces of
the yellow muslin hemmed at the
bottom and gatehered at the top. A
half nut makes the head, and after
this has been fastened in place, put
on the coat, which is another ruffie
reaching about to the knees, and
gathered around the neck. AT the
upper corners of the body fasten the
arms, of two nuts each, and after
wards the sleeves or ruffles.
Through the top of the head
carry about dozen pieces of coarse
shoe thread, which when braided,
will make a very satisfactory cue
Cover and overland together two
pieces of cardboard about an inch
and a half in diameter, fasten this
on the dolls head, leaving a loop
of ribbon or tassel with which to
hang it up. Pins may be stuck
into the edge of the hat, and thus
the Chinaman may make himself
of use. The last thing is to make
the mandarin's features with pen
and ink. giving him jolly mouth
and almond eyes: and to ink we'll
the lower part of the feet to repre-
sent the queer little rounded shoes
worn by the Chinese. Bright
oriental-looking materials will, of
course, add to the attractiveness of
this prize,
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-07-01
The race is not always to the swift

The race is not always to the swift
&&&
We were greatly amused and de-
lighted to find in the scurry of this
hot Steamer day" one human being
who was taking business and all
mundane things cool as the ice-cart
itself, 1t was small youngster of
one decade only and with a block of
papers on his knees nearly to his
chin. He sat on Fort Street door
step with eyes for nothing but
"pictures." A fairy had changed
him into little image-an imagin-
AIRY newsboy and he had lost the
power to move or speak. He was
chained TO those steps, charmed by
that invisible elf or sprite. But if
for the time he had lost his enter
prise, he had gained a certain intel
ligence of men and manners across
the sea! All, happy boy, the fairy
had taken off all care, all thought Of
toll or want. There was the one
chorus up and down the street -
"Here's your Frisco papers,"
But that one lilte chap was now
a dweller in picture-land. and no
more sweat and tramp for him
those fairies had him in their merry
grip!
There he sat perfectly absorbed
and lost to everything of this work.
a-day world-the flamboyant reds
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1903-07-01

Prizes for the different games
were also made of peanuts. A pair
of slippers having the sharp ends
of the nuts for the toes, and made
cutting away part of the shell with
pair of scissors, were sewed on
card, bit of silk fitted in to cove,S
the stitches, and tiny bows of the
same color ribbon sewed on the toes.
On the card was written very at
tractivelv the words:
"a mans best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet"
The words were written up and
down the card rather than horizon
tally, so as to more nearly represent
Chinese characters.
Very good owls were produced by
making eyes and featurse with a
pen: the sharp ridge of thenut rep
resenting the beakl These were
fastened on little twigs by means of
two pins, which represented the legs
and extended through the branch
and into the nut The twigs were
stuck into empty spools which were
covered with green moss held in
place BY fine wire.
.I%y&
Another prize was a peanut man.
DARN which may already be familiar
to some, but for those who have not
seen them these directions are given
Make a bag of yellow muslin just
large enough to hold three peanuts
side by side This form the body.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-12

The holiday rush Is on but we
still have room Tor few more
Right now Is a good time to have
that Photo taken. Come up and
see the new styles Kerr Is putting
eut. 76t
1t Is not niece 'ary to be SO very
intelligent or to be told of the
genuineness of Haviland china as
each and every piece Is plainly
marke 4 and the N. A. Sybirt Gro
Gerry company, hes some very beau
ttful pieces left at 4 Of.
Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Cronir, of
Wells street. are the proud parents
of handsome boy baby. The new
heir arrived at the Cronin home
this morning at q O'Clock. The
little young,t IS hale aud hearty
but It's papa is In precarious cor.
difion.
Gene Knowles bursted a blood
We ssel Thursday evening while In
tbe act Of sne' ng, ard for time
his condition was very critical. He
Is now, b viewer, cut of danger ard
is g. ting along as we'll as could be
expected. Dr. John Grier rendered
the necessary medical aid.
Mrs Mary Clancy, more famil
! rly known as Irish Mary" has
b zen adjudged Insane She was
taken TO Mtddleb' urne today BY
special constable T. A Williams
and placed In the county jail. AS
soon as arrangements can be made
she will be transit, rfed to the ass
lum at Weston.
"Tben weary of life ard oil Its
scene S" there Is every chance that
you iced digestive tonic There's
nothing that will put blue glass be.
tore mau's eyes quicker than In.
digestion Take Wallhe1's Pepton
ICED Port-one of the good diges
tive tonics. Simply port wine and
pepsin, both OF which your physi-
clan will tell you are invaluable to
the digestion
Patent Medicines of unknown
formula are dangerous to expert
ment with.
Walther's Peptoniz.d Port will
do ne wnrk If anything will.
You can get 1t of your druggist
Small s'z- soc, large see 81
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-12
News
Rain cr snow tonight.

The beautiful Is disappearing.
Jack Frost still b lis the board ,
Twelve more days till Christmas.
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
tonight 10 st
Snow and decidedly colder Sun
day,
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
tonight. Io3t
G S. Booth, the contract carpen-
er, left this moi ming for Wallace
Try q hot beef boulllon at Cut
1ers. I23t
Samuel Elder, of Pursley, was
business caller In the city today.
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
tonight. 10 81
Rob Swartz' ander and family
have returned from a visit in Chi.
cora, Pa.
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
tonight. 10 st
H. J. Harris wet to Marietta
last evening on a short business
mission.
Free lunch at the Brilliant cate
tonight. 1o3t
E. ]. Blackburn, of the South
Side, Is convalescing from a brief
illness.
Free lunch at The Brilliant cafe
tonight. 1913;
Peter Ames returned today on
the 11:IS from business trip TO
Pittsburg
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
tonight. 1o2
W. B. Kern was a Natamoras
business visitor today
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
tonight. Io3t
Mrs. Elizabeth Pollock of Wheel.
Ing, was calling on friends here
today.
Free lunch at the Brilliant cafe
tonight. 1913
L'vsryman c. L Allen, of Friend
", was a business caller Ia the city
last evening.
Read the water commissioners
notice In this issue. 76
DR.. NJ. NJ. Rsppard, of Middle
bourne, was a business caller In
the city today.
Curriers' are serving hot clam
bouillou. IL ct
Our china sale closes tonight
better come In before 1t Is too late
NJ. a SyoeIt G cry Company.
eu'lr1's are sales agents for
Huyler's bon bons and chocolates.
1913:
R. L Lambe-ton left this norm
ing for the Friendly oil field to
look after his interests.
No disappoiptments, all work
inished when promised. Ker1's
Studio. ct
Regular Dancing Assembly at
the City Building tonight. Prof.
Steiuhauser and Mrs. Losee.
For rent-Seven room house.
Call on G. o. Cutler, Office City
Building. 76:
Mrs. D. E. Curran returned this
afternoon from a visit to her for
mer home at Washington, Pa.
While they last. closing out cabi.
net photo frames from 15c, up.
Come mp quick.
lI4t KERRs STUDIO.
Mrs. c. L. Mather, of CORR, Pa,
Is visiting her daughter Mrs. c. F.
Cronin, of Wells street.
Use Wine of Life for female
troubles. Price ST.. For sale by
D. A. Henderson,.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Al McAullin Is very low and no
hopes entertained Ct It's recovery.
The last notice Is hereby given
to all water consumers that delin.
suents will be shut of on January
Ist, 1904. 7.6t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-12
First National Bank

:IsTERsvILLE, W. VA Dec. II, 'o9.-
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of this bank for tn, election Of dirsc-
tsrs for the ensuing year, and for any
other business which May properly
come before tAe m.eting, will be held
ut the banking house on TUESDAY
JANUARY IL, 1908 between the hours
of II m. and 2 p. m.
A. G. JACKSON,
Dec II mo Vice Pres.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-12

House and lot for sale. Call at
G L Lowther's Office, 21o Dia-
mond street. Ietf
Mrs. M. E McCrackin left this
morning for Clavsville, Pa. to visit
her sister Mrs George MtCrackin.
Lost-Gold watch with aeur de
lis pin, on Wells street. Reward
If left at Cutter & Pomroy's.
76t
Miss Maud Hall, who has been
visiting relatives and friends In the
city for a few weeks, left for her
home at Wheeling this afternoon.
Address F. R. Porter, McConnels'
willie, o for prices and terms on
Star Drilling machines. II st
S. G. Kline, the popular Burt
street grocer. has some home made
horseradish of the "drafthorse"
variety.
Cutters Ice cream parlors will be
open Sundays from 9 to IL o'clock
a. m. and 4 to p m. St
Mrs. E. J. Templeton and Mrs.
w. T. Ford, of Purs'ey. were the
the guests of friends In this city
yesterday.
The water commissioner las
given the last call for water rents.
Read the notice In this issue.
76t
The ladies of the NJ. E. church
have decided to postpone their ba.
zaar and supper until the 18th OF
January 1904
FJund-Ladie's kid glove for
right hand. Can have same by call
Ing at Review Office and paying for
this notice, 8tf
T. E. Keller, of Middlebourne,
left this morning for the southern
part Of the State on q business mis-
sion.
Cut fowers-Any one wishing
cut Aowers for Christmas must
have orders 10 BY December 18th
Stotler & Colbett. lot
&. J. McJunkin returned last
evening from Butler, where be was
called few days ago by the death
Of a relative.
Wine of Life makes weak people
strong. Price ST.. For sale by D
A. Henderson,.
Hon. R. L. Gregory left the city
last evening on the 6:Go train for
Monndsville, where be was called
on important business.
Wauted-By Springer & Atkins
OF Pine Grove, dining room sirI,
lsnndry girl and second cook Ia
suire of MIS-. A G. Springer, No.
los Hill street. Sit
Misses Lille and Ruth Long, OF
Pine Grove, are the guests OF their
sister Mrs. w. M. Birch, of Rail
road avenue.
IL Htndmau left for Butler
today to visit his daughter Miss
Lillian Hindman who Is Ill OF ~
phoid fever
Cutters have just received a new
shipment of Huyler's bon bons and
chocolates direct from factory No.
5I3 Wells street. Cutters. I21
The numerous friends here will
regret to to learn George McCrack-
In, of Claysville, Pa, was seriously
II jured yesterday while at work In
q steel mill.
Our big sale closes fought get In
on the bargains we are Offering
before our store closes Telephone
orders promptly delivered M. A
Sybert Grocery company.
Ed Davenport, the popular New
Nartinsville travelling salesman, was
supplying his patrons here yester.
day with groceries.
Cutters have the largest line of
cand les In Sistersville among them
Huy Lowneys, Schrafts, Spar.
rows, Trowbridge. Cutters. l2lt
The numerous friends Of Miss
Ethel Stephens, of Paden City, who
has been qulte Ill, will be pleased to
learn that she has so far covered
as to be able to leave her room.
Cutters Just received new ship
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-12
HILLS
Umbrellas

Can be removed instantly, permit
Ing of purchasing any price or style
he IDLE, for any top. Using same
handle on rev nbi ella, when old
one wears out. Can be separated
and placed In a dress suit case or
trunk, when travelling Stronger
than the old kind, and we guaran-
tee every handle against breakage
A most suitable gift for Christmas
Prices range for complete umbrellas
from 81 So to SIS 90.
ABNBR c. THOMAS
JeVelsr and OptiCian.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-12

made up from the best fabrics depe
AID every demand Of fashion Is SRI
of these were made exceedingly lat
kinds cf fashion" are here.