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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

ened by his marvellous powers Of brain.
The trained hand with the trained
mind makes for honesty and self-reli
ance and the whole attendant train
Of manly virtues. Physical
culture and athletics make
for the perfection of body; for per-
sonol grace and power; for that sound
ness and vigor without which mental
attainment Is abortive and moral sta
bility less certain. Mathematics lis the
hand maiden Of science and of pure
reason. Language Is the key to the
thought of races other than our own.
Both have their worthy place In the
Normal school curriculum. The kind
orgarten and model schools afford that
opportunity for contact with child-na-
ture and chlld-life without which none
can ever hope to become teachers.
Here Is the heart OF the normal school.
without this 1t has no excuse for be-
ing. Here students and teachers
must resort to find the reason and the
method for their work, land little
child shall lead them finds its appli.
cation in this garden Of happy child
hood.
II we leave ont his category Of
subjects necessary t. the complete
normal course that most important OF
all, religion, II is not because II has no
Inherent place there, but because
deplorable public prejudice s7s fear OF
sectarianism drives 1t from arg desig-
mated place In our public school sys-
TEN. and forces teachers, who SO we'll
know its power for good, to teach Its
essence by Indirect means. Since the
day this institution opened Its doors
down to the present occasion 1t has
maintained simple non-sectarian de-
votional exerise: believing that daily
recognition Of the existence OF Al
mighty God, and our constant respon-
sibility to q higher power Will exer-
else powerful influence for righteous
ness over the plastic minds OF our
youth. To the honor OF this commun-
Ity be 1t said that In the five years
that we have maintained this simple
religious serivce no parent has asked
to have child excused from attend
ancefrom. The irreligious have offer.
ed objections and the pretended re-
ligIous and the bigoted have warned
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

DES MONIES, Ia, May 29.-From
ali over the state comes reports to
the effect that the rivers are reced-
ing and that further danger from the
nOod has passed. In the Des Moines
valley from Spirit lake to the Missouri
river then entire bottoms were COW
cred with water and the damage to
the corn crop is inestimable. In Fort
Dodge, Bohne, Madrid, Des Moines,
Ottumwa and other points, fully five
hundred homes have been inundated
by the water. In Des Moines alone
the damage will reach half million
dollars. The river reached its high
est point at O'Clock this morning
when it recorded twenty-one and
three-tenths feet above low water
mark. This is the highest mark upor
the records Of the government guagt
by four inches.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

week have blocked almost every rail
road between Denver and Kansas City.
Passengers who returned from the
stricken district this morning say the
rain is still pouring down and streams
are all out of their banks. The Rock
Island and Union Pacific are the worst
sufferers. Trains which left this city
on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday re-
turned today reporting their inability
to get through In all, five passen-
ger trains from Denver got as far as
Ellsworth and were held there for a
time and finally returned to Denver
arriving this morning.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29
MILITIA GUARD PASSES.
KENTUCKY AUTHORITIES TAKE
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO
HOLD PRISONERS.
Rumor Says Mountaineers viii Make
Determined Attempt to Release
Jett end White from Custody.

LOUISVILLE, KY. May 29.-Ad
vices from Jackson. KY. this morn.
ing indicate that all is quiet. There
was some firing during the night, but
Nobody was hurt. All the mountain
passes into the little city were guard
ed during the night by outposts Of mi
iitia. Rumor is persistent that the
mountaineers are gathering and will
make an attempt to release Jett ant
White and the vigilance Of the au
thorities has been doubled.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29
BRIBE TAKER SENTENCED
FORMER MEMBER OF MISSOURI
LEGISLATURE GETS
FIVE YEARS.
Helped Suburban Railway Bill for
Consideration and Is Given Time to
Reflect while Pounding Rock.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 29.-Five
years in the penitentiary was the ver-
dict of the jury in the bribery case
against j j. Hannigan, former mem
ber OF the house of delegates, who
was found guilty OF accepting bribe
in connection with the passage OF the
suburban railway bill.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

Montezuma Lodge. No. 597, lnterna-
tional Order Of Machinists, has been
organized in Las Vegas. Following
are the officers: President, F. Hack.
ett; vice-president J. b. Schreck; re-
cording secretary, j. Duske; financial
secretary, G, A. Schooley; treasurer
II. Twoher: conductor. II. O. Floyd j
past president, J. Sherman. The lodge
here contains every machinist employ.
ed in the local shops.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

The suit between Chas. Ilfeld and
Mrs. Napoleon Fontaine to quiet the
title to lot Z in block No. OF the
Pendaries addition to Los Vegas, has
been on hearing before Attorney Geo.
p. Money, referee, for several days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

IL is certainly trW thar IN a nor.
mai school, science p,n., occunv a
foremost place. ] students are n
iearn " iose eio search for truth, to
ieseience ia'uic to keep the mind
open TO reasonal ,Ia cnnvic,ion IN an.
ee' ih'o 'i0 ral A OF free inquiry tha.
has led the wa > RI tho Il 4,.ea1n,,s IN
dustrial and o. .nnomic dc ,,aan, ~
our time, they must acouir. ,,a snirlt
~ aeio'oe' II they are to iu44a nigh
'aea'S " -laracter gain possession
of their RI oh inheritance ~ 3,o
anu cui'uf transmitted in poetis, ro-
iiaioe al' d dream; II they are TO 80.
e.l"'o ie deepest meaning OF has,
'hey A lst study literature. III they
aie " understand the origin and de-
velopp ,ent of institutional life infer.
pret fright the great socia, and noli,.
'e"i and ethical and cultural move
mep ts of our own time, form high
ide ,la NJ civic ripbteousnesa and an.
L 80 Va NAvAS Ll6htOOuouGo0 {lhu dv-
pT ,ciate the imperative duty OF every
" le to become q citizen and bear an
On0rable part In the civic life about
y lim, they must study history and
government and social science II
! their eyes are TO be opened to the
appreciation Of beauty In It's highest
sense; II their homes are TO be en-
riched with the treasures OF form and
s. color; II they are to gain that love
u for the esthetic which is the very es-
or sence OF refinement and culture, they
or must study art. II |. Is to be theirs
ne to respond TO the deepest movements
W Of human feeling, know those cur
I'd rents Of emotion which through all
y time have made men gentle and low
10 ing and devoted, yet chivalrous and
,l, patriotic and courageous, they must
re learn to appreciate and love music.
We Songs have shaken empires Music
has attuned the souls Of men to har-
ne mony with the Infinite. II they are to
u gain skill Of hand. ard exactness Of
ig judgment, and respect for the dignity
a. OF labor which comes through the use
vs Of the constructive faculties; II they
ID are to experience that joy and sense
m Of power which comes only through
er the exercise OF the creative activity,
OF they must have hand work or man.
m ual training. Through what man has
,r- done with the hand have been quick.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

: noiu tna' lne hots'ai scnos Il has
'ne hishest mission y any euuc ational
insutulioh on thls earth anu on that
assu"ption l.s course oi ~ udy has
peeh iaiu do"h. Inc prop osed sub
lects ci instruction were announced
with reference to its gref ), n,,ruosa
Inc phliosophy oi educas ion adopted
anu 'aush' was not deriv cd from the
dreams of theorists, bu ha.ad nnor
Inc SOUND ana approves principles d
educational practice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
Practically Closed Down From
Damaged Poles and Bridges
Washed Away.
IOWA SITUATION IS BETTER

KANSAS CITY, May 29.-Neariy
four inches OF rain fell in portions OF
Kansas last night. adding to the al
ready bankful streams and rendering
the food in that state most serious.
Today it is still raining at many
points, and the local weather bureau
predicts q further downfall, which is
certain to result in enormous dam
age and to cause the most serious
Hood perhaps in the history OF the
state. Added to the general damage
In bridges washed out, railway tracks
submerged and thousands OF acres OF
bottom land covered, hundreds OF tel
egraph poles are down and tele
graphic communication with many
points Is shut of. Trains are delayed
IN every direction and on several
lines traffic is almost entirely at q
Standstill.
Topeka, Kans., May Zs.-The
foods have thoroughly disorganized
train service in Kansas General Su
perintendent Fruber Of the Rock Isl
and said today: Our system is II
q deplorable condition. The Colorado
Iine is tied up at this point, four trains
being at Mcfarland and one at Wich
ita. Another train is tied up some
where on the Harrington branch. The
wires are nearly all down. Only th'
st. Joseph line to Topeka is working
At Durham the Cottonwood river flood
cd the depot and ran the agent out
At Keats a cloudburst at midnigh
put the town under three feet OF wa
ter. Our bridge at Fairbury, Neb.. j
MT of line. as is the bridge at Mff
haitian"
The Union Pacific is in little be-
ter condition. AT Calhoun Bluffs, eas
Of Topeka, tracks are covered. In
water is over the first floors OF tn
business houses at st. Marys. Tn
floor of the Kaw river bridge at Ross
VILE is covered. The tracks OF tn
Union Pacific west of Topeka are VI
der two feet of water in many place
between here and Waldo. The SAINT
Fe is unable to pass l.akeview on tn
main line. The Santa Fe Will get
train west TO Emporia to conect wit
through trains, which have been ru
over she ottawa cutoff. At Topels
the river is the highest in its histor.
covering many homes along the lowe
districts and the Rock Island tracks
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

ests. In the a ,anization OF the school
they knew no friends. They had no
patronage to dispense. They be-
lieved in enjoying teachers for serv-
ice to the .aonwealth and not for
cringing 70 ..atnority. They believed
in the schol. VI today and never for
a moment d .apered teachers with de.
mands Tor ,..e antiquated and repudi.
ated methods and systems of the long
ago. They had opinions of their own
aud We're loyal TO them. They be-
lieved in kindly constructive criticism,
but they knew also that in education
We must rs a specialists and that the
educator must be free from nonpro-
fessional interference as must the spe.
cialist in law or theology or medicine
or mechanics, They believed in ap.
plying business methods to the con-
duct III scASoss. They believed in
permaaence and stability in educa-
tional work; that teacher once em-
ployed should feel assured OF some
years in which to develop his work.
should not be harrassed by the
thought OF an annual election, and
driven to waste time and energy in
catering to the public for popularity
or to members Of the board for their
favor in order to secure retention at
the end of each academic year.
Few outside of the profession ever
see SO clearly the evils attendant upon
the annual shifting OF teachers which
results from the system Of yearly cleo
tions. II the loss SO occasioned to
educational work could be stated to
the public Ia dollars and cents no ar
gument would be necessary to make
the system intolerable. If some rail.
road system could be found sufficient
ly mismanaged as to cause the term
of service of every employe from
president to section hand to terminate
on certain day each year. and at
that time replace large part of its
force with persons unacquainted with
the road, the result would stagger hu
manity. It must be admitted that tn
system Of management is still
much in vogue in our educational !.
tenn.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-29

SKIDY, Kans, May 29.-Thirteen
inches of water has fallen in Clark's
Greek valley in the past twelve hours
and the whole valley is desolated.
Many houses in Skiddy we're washed
away and crops ruined. Two thou
sand feet of railway tracks in this VI
einity were washed out. AS far as
known no lives were lost. Skiddy is
q town Of 200 persons. in Morris
county, Central Kansas, in rich farm
Ing district.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-20
WIT AND WISDOM.

The bo-U. .Y is a pajd-up one
People 0+T aI5 ~ f1yc are tho
Post aeo.# 81 liars.
Tha o.'. t.a.8a ~ao is rrool
aeaiusJ te'@H.ete I'm Woman who
loves.
The love ef saHe women is about
Is refreshing - a=faathle slab in a
mol2ao.
Obstacles to love are what lemon
juice is 10 Il salad We don't want teo
much OF IT,
If you aral%2e love You may find a
motive thai VIII taI.o all the conceft
out of you
\ mans loae for a woman s'sausd
be respect aeyoe otherwise
1t Will be-rejest
A husband or wife would often bo
perfect if they were only somebody
elscs husband OF wife
Women like contrasts She may
consider herself an angel. but s4e
likes a deyilish sort Of a man.
A woman hates a jealous husband
but gets mad ii he Is not jealous thut
YOU never can plea a Woman1.
Women entertain q sort Of con-
tempt for the man Who has The rern=
tation of being such good man
love requires Il perfect digestion.
Even then il may swallow many
things il vii never be able to digest.
The paryeHH is the woman who has
lately achieved money and is SO
afraid that everyone VIII not know it,
Matrimony IS desperate risk, with
no surety whether the Investment
VIII double up al right or prove
fsiuro
\ man ima&iues that his wife ohe1s
him The @fe knows that the bus
bond obeys her or she will know the
re ason Why.
\ big man at the business end of
a string with little doggie attach
ment is Il Walking Illustration of his
mental caliber.
A woman.s sarb is an index of
in all else Loud colors bespcak q
loud character
Never marry woman who criti-
cises herself. II You praise her she
will think You are making fun of her,
and if You criticise her she will think
you are brute.
If man shows a preference for a
woman she is happily convinced that
he loves her=kate Thyson Mari.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-20
Cures Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer
Blood Poison, Greatest Blood
Purifier.

If vCUI blood is impure, thin, dis
Cased, hot or full Of humOrs, if you
have blood poison, cancer, carbuncles,
eating sores, scrofula, eczema, itching,
risingS and Jumps, scabby pimply skin
Or bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism,
or any blood or skin disease, take Bo-
tanic Blood Balm (B. B. b accord
ing to directions. Soon all sores heal,
aches and pains stop, the blood is
made pure and rich, leaving the rich
glow of perfect health to the skin. At
the same time, B. B. B. improves the
digestion. cures dyspepsia, strength
ems weak kidneys. Just the medicine
for Old people, as it gives them new,
vigorous blood. Druggists, 81 per bot
tie. with directions for home cure.
Sample bottle free and prepaid by
writing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga.
Describe trouble and special free medi-
cal advice also sent in sealed letter.
B. B. B. is especially advised for chron-
ic deep-seated cases of impure blood
and skin diseases, and cures after all
else fails.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-20
. a - TO RIA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss L12Nzzm
MISSIONARY PROWEsS.
Fine Points for judiciary Students to
Puzzle Over.

Fine Points for judiciary Students to
Puzzle Over.
John Chaluers, the missionary
friend of Robert Louis Stevenson, and
every inch a man, once telegraphed
to England: Getting in trim for
next season. Ask Jones send one
gross tomahaWks, one gross butcher
knives. Going east. try make friends
between tribes London was con-
vulsed over the missionarys peculiar
way Of promoting friendship with the
New Guinea cannibals Chalmers had
learned that no other two articles
were so likely to do this. The knife
and the tomahaWk were popular for
purposes of barter among people who
would have no use for copies Of the
Encyclopaedia Britannica or cuts
from fashion magazine. The tele-
gram was incongruous only to the
ignorant.
But what shall We say to the French
police departmen which the other
day announced the sale by public
auction of revolvers. jimmies, bowie
knives, knuckle dUsteE~ etc, seized
on the criminals arrested during the
last twelve months? AS it is forbid
den by law to Lave such articles IN
ones possession. it would seem that
the state is aiding and abetting a fel-
ony in selling them to the public.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-20

Kansas city, Mo, Jan. "a Pe1joaf
cally are published reports of tho safe
or otfer for sale of one IF the pistols
Of the James boys. or that with which
Jesse james vas killed Without *
ccption very one Of these stories has
ben 4 eaaaFd. Witlour the mefest
foundation. All three pistols are
owned toaa5 IN Kansas City ~ people
who haHe no intention Of parting
witlftbe1a far any monetary eonsidera
ton.
Former Governor Crjlten3en owns
the pistols with which Frank James
Went through the war and his raids
up to the day Of his surrender. Oct
obor Z. 1SS2. and the Governor also
owns Bob F'ords pistol, the one with
which Jesse James was shot TIE
pistol which Jesse James carried is
owned by a second party and is kept
in his residence. The Critten1en pi-
tolls are kept i'll the vault Of a bank.
waiting public repository.
\ few days ago these pistols were
taken out OF the vault BY a Republic
correspondent and carried 10 tie Gov
ernor's law office in Kansas City fer
Identification When the cloth in
which the firearms We're wrapped was
''"wound. out fell two cards. eaet
about the size Of a postal card.
There is the identification. said
the Governor. The age of the cards
was evident for they were bent. peel
ed i'll pfsess, tht;is.Jga and otherwise
married. One Of them read
Frank James surrendered this pis-
tol to me 1th day October. 1852
| Governor OF Missouri
| THO. T. CRITTENDEN.
Where the dasn occurs above is a
| word which could not be deciphered
and which Governor Crittenden could
not recollect. Il would suppose it is
| as or while the Governor said as he
tried to make out the inscription.
The second card read:
pistol with which Jesse James
was killed April 4, 1882, by Bob Ford,
in ST Joe, Mo.
THO. r. CRITTENDEN.
Owing to its age, Franks pistol was
| black. Bob Fords pistol, bought ex-
| pressely for the purpose of killing
Jesse James, was new when used, and
today it's nickel is bright and the butt
polished to high degree.
when Frank surrendered that pis
tol to me-" said Governor Crittenden,
"he told ME several things. Among
others, he said that I would find the
pistol had no number, and he followed
this by saying that some day he would
tell me the reason. l pressed for the
reason right then but Frank refused
That some day has not yet arrived
do not know why there is no number
on the pistol''-St Louis Sepublic
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-20

had no intention of interfering with
he made no objection, and in a few
minutes the buggy grated up against
the curb stone outside the Galloway
Hotel. Mr.. Daley. assisted by the
dutiful Snake Dempsey stumbled in
to the lobby, and there, just as he
feared. Dempsey saw very radiant,
confident woman in a sealskin cloak
hail his helpless charge.
Here's where I'm to get III me fine
work." thought Dempsey.
Mr.. Daley" rasped the stout wo-
man in the sealskin, where have you
been for two days?'
Been? l been everywheres. I'm just
in FIN Singapore I'm goin' to Ceylon
on the evenin' express. l.
You're going home with me-"
chortled the woman. And then
Snake" Dempsey. conscious Of his
responsibility, butted in like this:
Home wit you. miss? Not on yer
life, I'm takin' Mr.. Daley home, an
| won't permit no adventure business
in ourn. l got instructions to take
to his bed'r you got to show me-
The befuddled Daley looked from
the woman to Dempsey and back
again, and then without moments
warning he howled:
"Ye've insulted Mrs. Daley! Wow.
ye blaekguard, take that!
And he let drive blow that caught
his guardian in the near eye and sent
him down, sprawling. Dempsey got
up and went for the door like the
salvage corps going for a loop fire.
When he was outside he saw Mr.. Dali
ey and the woman come out Of the
doorway of the hotel and enter the
buggy.
In moment the woman had the
reins and the vehicle was bowling
swiftly westward. At last it stopped in
front of a pretentious home. and the
eouple in the buggy climed out.
But Snake" Dempsy was on the
sidewalk to help them alight,
Daley. more sober now, stared into
| his face and said:
where tn divvil did you come
| from?'
81 rode on the hind axle, sir said
| Snake" Offering his arm.
Your eye is black, Isn't wan
enough f'r youo"
IVAN is enough, with one to spare
| said Snake but when DALEY hit
| him he just rolled over in the sno"
and then got up. To the policeman
who came up as the man and woman
struggled in at the front door, the ex-
convict said:
"Is this where Mr. Daley lives?'
1T is" said the bobby.
AN is he married?'
"He is" said the officer, whlrilne
/ his club.
And then the Jail bird walked -four
miles. all the way back to Humpty
| Dumps saloon in the loop.
"Ye've two shanties," said Humpty
| eyeing his man. bod yez see MIS-
ther Daley home safe?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-20
Tha y IL 80 Se IS
Graphes % es S7{s1RY
A ALaWleS5 Providence

When Snake Dempsey got back
from Joliet he went, naturally and in
full confidence to the downtown saloon
OF "Humpty Dump alderman, philan-
thropists and alI-round good Indian.
Il want job, honest, Humpty,"
said Dempsey, ''and | want it quick.
I've quit the queer, and it's me for
honest toll. I'm goin to stay in tn
ward, if you'll let me, and l want to
get away good"
!. All right quoth the icy alderman
f''Go over there in the corner with
this aquarium and wait N see"
And the proprietor handed the ex-
convict glass Of beer that would
drown house cat. Dempsey famish-
ed and tired, went into his corner with
bunch of free lunch in one hand
and the globe Of suds in the other.
Pretty soon fat, fourishing- look
ing man came in, and, having unfurl
ed wad of bank notes on the bar,
said
everybody a whirl! Come on, boys, an
have on til me-"
And the hangers-on, the cab driv
ers loafing in the place, the policeman
and even the palefaced man at the
cigar stand came on to have one on
the generous stranger
When the drinks We're gone, Hump
ty Dump, the proprietor, said:
mo, Mr., Daley we shut up right
now! You couldn't buy another drink
for thousand dollars. You know the
law? You've had the last one tonight
m alderman, an a aw-abiGng cit-
zen, an you can't get no more"
MIR. Daley, being rich and eminent
and, incidentally, very drunk, sput-
tired:
Thought you was my friend, Hump
ty? Thish amt no way t. do me-
want drink, an | want it bad. See?"
But Humpty didn't see" On the
contrary, he got out the muslin Gov
ers and told his cigar man to count
the cash. Then Daley turned to the
docr and tie host. peeking into the
corner where Snake" Dempsey sat,
beckoned the ex-convict to the bar.
See Old man Dailey?" asked the
proprietor indicating the last custom
er.
A~~ Sure | seen him. Didn't l have a
|. 1fnk on him.
NOW. see here Snake His bug
L gA ls out there in tn street, an he
4 ought to go home, But he'll git skin
ned fore he ever registers f some
hy don't go with him. He's got a
q roll big enough t choke dog. an |
u want you-YOU. d'y hear-to seem
home Will you do it,"
"Ill see him home fur fair, Hump
u ty' an don't you worry no more"
So Snake" Dempsey buttoned up
DIS ragged jacket and went out to
he'n Mr.. Daley into the buggy. Then
& ne got in himself. but the horse had
nardly started when Daley lurched
over and said
HI, there, pardner, les go down
N Tn Galloway an git mother drink
Il AS Dempsey was quite sober and