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The Washington times., 1903-07-26
FINDING CONTENT
MENT.

Ny wife has red hair, a pi=ntiful sup
ply of freckles, belongs to two sewing
societies. has q fondness for expressive
plaids. and is subject to rheumatic
twinges In the left arm But that's moth
Ing I heard that Crasher's wife has
triple chin; that she wears what wac
once someone eIse's hair; that she SUD-
scribes to six fashion journals. snd
haunts the bargain counters. and. more
over. that she has fondness for paint
Ing indescribable things on black satin
ribbons.
I'm kept indoors by a equity leg now
and then and am periodically bothered
with liver complaint: unfeelsng credit
ors constantly dun me: I'm given TO the
vice of laZiness. have an excellent ap-
petite. and smoke all the cigars my
friends are kind enough to give me. But
look at Jones-he's q dyspeptic, works
like q beaver. settles his bills promptly.
pays for bis own cigars. and worries
more than q wardheeler with the alder
manic bee in his bonnet
I fell over the malignant remains OF
a banana the Other day and showed \
bad bruise on my left shin and a cut on
my left arm as the result of my Eighty
disposition But what OF thats I read
In the newspapers that morning that =
fellow got into an argument with an I'm
pulsive trolley car and sustained a com
pound comminuted fracture of the skull
Ny favorite daughter elopad with q
barber last week and. though she va<n'e
accustomed ID porterhouse steaks aud
mushrooms under the parental roof. 7
hear that she is living on love and
canned meats and taking things as she
can borrow them But I know a rich
young woman who married what she
thought was a wealthy count, and after
1 L =
to her pater's house for one OF her old
houses and a bite to eat.
My brother has eleven children and
doesn't care II school keeps or not: he
named his eleventh after the famous
governor OF his State and sold the let
ter OF congratulation the governor sent
him to an autograph collector for tidy
sum- He believes in any old way of
making money, and his conscience. or
what there is Of It, never troubles him.
Now. there's Thompson, with fourteen
children, with no tact at all, poor bur
honest. and meditating eighteen dtearent
ways Of shutting n this mortal coil
! have a sister living with me- You
ought to hear her sing MY Old Ken
lucky Home" or "In the Gloaminz~
Your tender tympan1m and your senst-
tive cochlea will suffer somewhat, but
it's all in the family. But not long since
Robinson told me IN the fat above his
there is musical" fam;ly-the son OF
the house plays various instruments
tthe flute and bassoon). and plays every
thing with variations; the daughter OF
the establishment has grand opera aspt-
rations and does the jewel song from
Faust" and the mad scene from Lucia
ten times day, and twelve times every
second day for good measure The
mother or the conservatory puts hand
in herself flirting with a house organ
that Is a little tired and rheumatic from
chflls and old age
The moral OF all OF which Is: Be salts
fed and you will be happy
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
y y FOUR BOYS AND A BOAT y x

''What7" we asked
There's lots of old barrels here: we
might each put one on and
I've a notion TO pitch you out o.
the window into the river.' said Lew
That's my thanks for being the only
oae in the crowd with helpful idea,
said George reproachfully. But please
don't pitch me into the river. haven't
change of clothing with me. aad
might take cold
There's no use waiting here until
dark, I said. We might as well star;
home now. There are no houses very
near the shore OF the river. and when
water and swim a little ways Let's
put out for home"
The others agreed TO this and we
started. We we're five miles from nome,
and We had gone about a mile when
George, who was some distance ahead
of US, came running back and said:
Boys, / guess we'd better call a halt.
There's a picnic party eating supper on
the grass right or the river bank just
outside the timber"
Then we'd better get back TO the
MILL" said Lew. 81 always did hate a
picnic and l don't care TO attend one
today. Let's ckedaddle for the MILL
"No; wen go back to that empty lit
| tie old log cabin we saw a short dis
lance from mere
We went back 20 the cabin and stayed
there until shutdown. Then we started
once more
II was not very late when we reached
ssLew's'' home The rest OF US hid be-
hind a haystack while Lew" went uD
| TO within a few feet OF the house and
called out:
Rather! o. father!"
The farmhouse door was open and a
] he, =
Hyde came TO the door and listened
Father"
lis that you, Lew'?'
Yes. sir
where in the world have you been.
/ and where Is your uncle's boat2 Do you
know anything about the Morley boys
I and George Hare? Their folks are wor-
ried about them. Where are you? Why
don't YOU come into the house2"
Z "Because-I-I--will you please bring
me something to put on
What on earth do you mean7 Haven't
you anything on now"
''No, SIR"
He strobe out 10 where Lew was. and
in a moment we heard him roaring with
laughter that brought every one In the
house TO the door. Mr.. Hyde went bach
to the house and soon peal after pea
| OF laughter greeted our tortured ears.
Mr.. Hyde brought Lew some garments
and then came over to the hsystacf
where we were.
You look nice. now. don't your hs
said. and then fell TO laughing again
Presently Lew came out With garment.
for the rest OF us.
The next Mondays issue of the Farm
lngton Gazette" contained the following
/ notice
, "A small green and white boat con,
tanning a quantity of boys clothing wai
found floating in the river by DavlS
Harper. the ferTyman, on Saturday
There are fears OF foul play or of sh'
drowning or the owners of the fOul
suits of clothes, and the authorities pro
pose investigating the matter"
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
HOW THE BEAR
LOST HIS TAIL

The bear is not as smart as his
friend. the fox. Long ago the bear used
to have a long tail; but one winters day
he met his friend. the fox. who sat on
the bank Of river. Just finishing meal
OF fish
Give me some said the bear. ''for
am very hungry"
THAT was all 1 had" said the fox.
swallowing very fast; but II you viii
give me some honey the next time you
find some 1 Will tell you how to get the
fish,"
II WILL" said the bear.
Then the fox told him TO go to the
river and cut a hole in the ice. drop his
tall in and wait for a bite.
The bear did Just as he was told.
Shortly after he had stuck his tall in
IL turned very cold and began to freeze
the bears tail in with the ice.
Not knowing any better, however.
master bear still sat patiently on the ice
waiting for the fish to bite. Ar last he
! thought he would get up and waikaround
a little. as he was tired of sitting in
one position so long. AS he started to
move he felt tug at his frozen tail,
and. thinking II was big fish. he gave
mighty jerk, when OF came his call
Ever since that hime the bears have
all had short tails.
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Xxx YELL. we'll. it's good to
wv have my two daughters a.,. n.
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most of them went to town. After about
half an hour Lew proposed to go through
the timber TO the wagon road and hide
somewhere until someone came along
TO whom he could call for assistance.
We supposed that any person OF hu-
name Instincts would be willing TO go
to the nearest farmhouse and borrow
clothing for us to wear home.
Maybe you can find something lying
around in the woods" said Joe. II have
seen old castoff things lying around like
that"
so have l." said Lew. 81 saw an old
hoopskirt I'm the wood by our house yes
terday. IL / can see another today I'll
give IL TO you, joe"
Lew was gone about ten minutes when
we saw him coming toward US at full
speed, swinging his arms and tossing
his head wildly. He dashed swiftly Into
the mill and we asked in one breath.
What did you fnd?"
"A blamed old yaller Jackets nest,
that's what Get some mud and daub
it on me in about fifty places or I'll
be as lumpy as a summer squashl"
or course we laughed but We got the
mud and applied it TO Lewis many and
fast swelling wounds.
81 had got out 10 the road he said.
"and crawled into thick clump of
bushes 10 hide because thought / heard
someone. There was a little grassy
place in the bushes and lay down on
II and on the yailer Jackets nest at the
same time. Cracky. didn't catch ii 90
and you concluded not to wait %
said Joe.
81 make 1t a rule never to stay where
am not wanted" said Lew.
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In ten minutes he was so swollen
and iufnpy that George said:
Really. Lew, you might 90 to some
farmhouse yourself for your own
mother wouldn't know you now"
Another half hour passed. The sun
was getting low IN the west. and George
said;
81 don't sec but what we will have to
stay here until night. and then go home
clothed In darkness.
Il don't like the notion of going even
10 my own home clothed in that sort of
a rig" said Joe.
'T1l tell lou what we might DO
said George so seriously that our hopes
rose.
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

M. and you'll appreciate me all the
more when come home"
ITO say nothing OF how I'll appreciate
you after a course OF fashionable board
Ing school dinners. laughed the doctor.
The girls tGereupon decided that they
would surprise their father by the ex-
ceilence of the dinner they would pre-
pare him that night. and they went into
the kitchen early to begin IL.
Now that mother is away we must
seize the opportunity TO get rid of those
guinea hens said Marie as she pared
the potatoes. wen carry them out.
few at a time. IN basket and sell them
for what we can get.
Bat mother would be heart broken, :"
Drctested Elisha
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
Concluded From Last Week,

After a while we went up the river TO
a deserted old mill. Joe suggesting that
we might find something there TO help
us out OF our difficulty; but we found
nothing except a battered old felt hat.
which George picked up and held out to
the rest OF US with:
Here. one of you fellows take this.
II isn't fair that I should have every
thing. ] am dressed in a collar already.
you know -
The road leading by the mill had been
seldom used after the mill was desert
ed. No men nor boys were at work in
any OF the fields that we could see from
the mill windows Nearly all Of the
farmers were accustomed 70 taking Sat
urdsy afternoon for a half holiday, and
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HOW

Helen-Tell US. dear, did he go down
on his knees when he proposed7
Hazel-No. In his confusion he went
down on his hat.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
An American Noblewoman,

London, Feb. 19.-Word comes from
Cairo this week that among the most
prominent members of the Anglo
Saxon colong there at the present
time are Sir Lewis and Lady Moles.
worth. Lady Molesworth was Miss
Jane Frost of st. Louis, and was mar
ried to Sir Lewis in 1876. She was,
and still is, good looking and very
attractive woman. In English socie-
ty she has the reputation of being a
striking representative of the clever
cultured woman of the day. as well as
the smart and pretty society butterfly.
Lady Molesworth was one of the first
of the long line of charming Ameri-
cans who, during the last thirty years
or more, have captured the hearts,
coronets, and titles of not a few dis
tinguished Englishmen
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
(Afternoon SESSION.

When the council was called to or
der this afternoon, Mr.. Jaramillo asked
unanimous consent to take up house
bill No. So, an act relating to the dis
tribution of water 1t was read in full
and the council then went into COM
mittee of the whole The bill was read
by sections and minor amendments
were made.
While the amendments were many
they were merely Of q grammatical
nature, The bill was amended 50 as |,
40 into effect Immediately after becom
ing Law. The committee reported tn,
bill favorably and it was passed unani
monsly.
The committee went into a com
mittee of the whole to consider coun.
ell substitute for cuncil bill No. 2 and
was considering this when the New
Mexican went to press. The bill pro-
yides for the expenses of the terri
toflal board of education.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
Another Affair,

Only the day before the night mar.
shal of Ration, Frank Wright, was
threatened by drunken man. Wright
followed him into a saloon and at
tempted to search the man for weap.
ons. The man resisted and Wright
struck him on the head with his six.
shooter. The stroke discharged the
gun and the bullet wounded two men.
Joe McGrath and p. j. Allen each being
shot through the right arm as they
were reaching out to play the wheel.
Aliens arm was badly shattered at the
elbow and McGrath received a serious
flesh wound. There is considerable
feeling against Wright, who was ar
rested, and the city may he defendant
in the suit for damages.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
Minnesota Editors.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 19.-The Min
nesota Editorial association is holding
its annual meeting here with an at
tendance the largest in the history of
the associations yearly meetings. The
initial session was held in the rooms
of the Commercial club today and was
devoted to papers and discussions deal
ing with various matters in which the
newspaper fraternity is particularly
interested, This evening the visiting
editors and their ladies are to he en-
tertained at a theater partY.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19

ingly executet any order, for the ac-
count of any organization. firm or in
dividual engaged in the business of
dealing in differences on the fiuctua-
tions on the market price of any com
modify or corporate stock. without a
bona fide contract for the sale and pur-
chase of the same for all actual de-
livery, shall be deemed guilty of pro-
ceedings inconsistent with just and
equitable principles of trade, which
renders him unworthy to be a men,
ber of teh exchange and upon com.
plant and conviction he shall be ex-
PEELED"
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
Carnation Society Show.

New York, Feb. 19.-The recently
formed American Carnation society
opened a show in Brooklyn today at
which millionaires from all over the
country are competing with each other
and with the commercial florists for
prizes for growing the best species of
carnations. So numerous are the eX'
hibits that two of the largest halls in
Brooklyn, the Art Gallery and the
Brooklyn Association hall, are required
to accommodate the exhibition. Prom.
inent among the exhibitors are Thomas
w. Lawson, of Boston; H. l.. Higin-
bottham, of Chicago; H. Nick. Twom-
bly,, of New York, and Charles F. Diet
rich, of Milbrook, N. Y. The exhibition
will come to close tomorrow night.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
STATEHOOD ADVOCATES.
They Intend to Put Bill as Rider on
Panama Canal Treaty.

Washington, Feb. 19-There is a
movement on among some of the
friends of the statehood bill in the
senate TO couple the fortunes of that
measure with those of the Panama
canal treaty and make the ratification
OF the one depend on the passage of
the other. The details of the plan
have not come to light fully, but it is
understood that the scheme is to
menace the treaty by delay until an
agreement to vote on the statehood
bill can be secured. None of the
statehood supporters will admit that
this is the purpose, but one of the
most prominent of them on the re-
publican side Of the chamber admitted
that such is the tendency.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
ElkS' OPERA HOUSE.
A Few More Facts About the Coming
PLAY House.

Frank Mckee, prominent member
Of the Elks' opera house building COM
mittee, said this morning that the
building of the new opera house was
now assured. The Elks' are in posi-
tion to push the building of their new
play house to completion without de-
lay. They have already advertised
for bids for Inc stone work, including
the excavation of the basement and
the laying of the foundation. AS soon
as the stone work is finished they in
tend to advertise for bids for the con-
struction of the building.
The only obstacle which is likely to
prevent Albuquerque theater-goers
from enjoying the comforts of nice
ly appointed opera house by the first
of next October, will be the inability
OF contractors to secure the necessary
building material.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
MEANS BUSINESS.
The President viii Call Extra Session
II Treaties are Not Ratified.

Washington, Feb. 19. - President
Roosevelt will call an extraordinary
session of the senate of the Fifty.
eighth congress, unless both the Pana-
ma canal and the Cuban reciprocity
treaties are ratified at the present
session. The president made this de-
claratiOn to several senators today.
and he made il as emphatically and
unequivocally as he was capable Of
making IT, 1t Is deemed likely by Of
ticials OF the administration and by
many senators that both treaties will
be ratified before March 4, but the
necessity for their early ratification is
regarded by the president as so ur-
gent that in the event of failure Of
either one or both at the present ses-
sion he will issue Immediately his
call for an extra session. 1t is said
that there are grave reasons of state
why both treaties should be ratified
as soon as possible.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
Blow at Bucket Shons.

New York, Feb. 19.-The future ex-
istence and operations of bucket shops
In this section is believed to depend
IN large measure on the vote to be
taken 10y the Produce Exchange today
on proposed amendment to the by
laws OF the organization. The man
ayers Of the exchange have framed the
amendment with the avowed purpose
OF dealing a knockout blow to the
bucket shops, The amendment saws
in part:
ANY member of the exchange who
shall he interested in, or associated in
business with, or who shall act as the
representative of, or who shall know.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
BLOODY RATION.
A Santa Fe Brakeman on the Rampage
--Wright's Accidental Victims.

Special to The Citizen.
Ration, n. NJ, Feb. 19.-Last evening
at $50, City Marshal Robert Kruger
and Rube Davis, colored, were shot
and wounded, the former seriously and
the latter perhaps fatally, by w. r..
Pitzer, a Santa Fe brakeman.
Pitzer, a few minutes before the
shooting, had stabbed in the neck one
Merritt, saloonkeeper in East Ration.
Davis, the colored man, saw the deed
and hurried TO find the marshal.
Finding the latter, the two started
for the scene of the cutting when they
met Pitzer on the depot riatform.
The latter began to shoot, the first
shot hitting the colored man in the
side, near the hip
Kruger then pulled his gun and he
and Pitzer exchanged several shots.
Kruger was shot in the mouth, the
bullet coming out at the neck and also
received flesh wound in the side.
Pitzer received flesh wounds in the
breast and arm; ont serious.
Marshal Kruger is resting easy and
will recover.
The negro's wound may prove fatal
Merritts cut is not serious.
Pitzer is in Jail. He attempted to
! shoot Deputy Sheriff Frank Hill when
the latter arrested him, but was pre-
vented by Rod O'Connor, who grabbed
his pistol arm
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
Intense Destitution.

Vincennes Ind, Feb. l9.-The high
water which has turned to Ice and the
bitter cold has brought intense destitu-
tion and much suffering in scores of
houses in the Wabash bottoms south of
here. Thousands of acres of land
which last week were under water are
now covered with ice and many homes
are entirely surrounded by It, The
Wabash river continues to rise and add
to the destruction in the desolate dis
trict. The farmers are fighting with
hunger and cold. 1t is impossible to
send relief in a portion of the districts,
as the roads are locked by water and
ice.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Quay's Resolution Goes 0vsr-.Presi-
dent Anxious About Treaties.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

Washington, Feb. 19.-In the senate
today, the Quay resolution, declaring
il to be the sense of the senate that a
vote on the statehood bill be taken
prior to March 2, went over until to.
morrow.
The bill making Sabine Pass a port
Of entry in Texas, which has caused
considerable discussion in the senate
heretofore, was considered for a time
On motion of Mr., Bailey the bill was
amended so as to apply to Texas only
The bill went over without action.
Then the senate, 1920 went into
executive session to consider the
Colombian canal treaty.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
zTST DAY, WEDNESDAY, FEB
RUARY 70. 1903.
The Council.
(Morning SESSION.

NNOi hllS otSoiOhsf
The council was called to order by
President Chaves at 1920 o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. r. Dye.
The journal was read and approved.
A recess of ten minutes was taken so
that committees might meet. When
the recess was over council bill No. 72
was introduced by Mr.. Spiess, an act to
amend the law relating to peddlers.
Referred to the committee on terri
torial affairs.
Mr.. Martinez presented council joint
resolution No. 10, providing for pay.
ment of employees. Referred to the
committee on finance.
Another recess was taken that com
mittees might meet.
By unanimous consent the chairman.
ship Of the committee on irrigation
was transferred from Mr.. Hawkins to
Mr.. Jaramillo.
After the recess, Mr.. Jaramillo, from
the committee on irrigation, favorably
reported house bill No. 56, an act re-
lating to the distribution of water. II
was assigned to its regular course.
Mr.. Spiess, from the judiciary com
mittee, favorably reported council bill
No 22, an act relating to the time OF
election and terms of justices of the
peace, as amended. The rules were
suspended and the bill was passed.
The cuoncil then at 1910 took 6
recess until 2:30.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
Inotisiy
The House.
(Morning Session.

The house was called to order about
1915 and after roll call prayer was
offered by the chaplain The journal
was read and approved. The commit.
tee on enrolled and engrosed bills re-
ported house bill No. 80, properly en-
crossed
The committee on education unfav.
orably reported house bill No. SO, an
act to require county school superin-
tendents to give official bonds The
same committee unfayorably reported
house bill No. 81 as it's provisions are
included in house bill No. 81. House
blll No Z, an act abolishing the office
OF county school superintendent, was
also unfavorably reported. House bill
No. 90, an act TO provide for the com
pensation of the enumerators of per.
sons OF school age, was reported with
the recommendation that it pass as
amended
The committee on stock and stock
raising favorably reported house Joint
memorial No. 2, relating to drift
fences.
The finance committee favorably re-
ported council Joint resolution No. 3,
relating to the Taos county bonds.
House bill No. 81 was favorably re.
ported by the same committee.
The judiciary committee reported on
the following bills: House bill No. 20.
that 1t do not pass; house bill No. "a,
that it do not pass; house bill No. SO,
that ii pass
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-19
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PASSENGERS HELD UP.
Bold, Bad Men Get in Their Work at
Los Angeles.

0N'Nf SNN '''Nil W. w lNSll WOIk al
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb, 1.-two un-
masked men last night held up and
robbed a car load of passengers on the
Los Angeles-Pasadena electric line.
Thirty-two passengers, half women.
forced at the point of revolvers, give
up yaluables amounting TO $500 to $500.
The men then disappeared in the dark
ness. John w. Gay, one of the passen.
gers, resisted mildly of being robbed.
and robber thrust his pistol in his
face. The latter struck the weapon
Just in time and the bullet went
through the roof. The conductor and
motorman were forced to enter the car
and hold up their hands with the pas
sengers. The robbers overlooked the
conductor in their search for money
and thus failed to secure $3.50. The