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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06
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rrumpcts
Drums
Cradles
Games
Guns
scales
Watches
EIntirons
A. ~ 4. Blacks
Picture Shocks
Coffee Mills
Metal Gocarts
Fancy ltubhrr Balls
Rubber Dolls
Dressed Dolls
Doll Furniture
lawn Mowers
Artists OUTFIT
Doll ~wipgs
Iron stoves
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06
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GUNS
Games
swords
Blocks
Witches
Nips
limpets
htiron>
imbourtnes
Dressed Ill,
Doll Heat
Rubber itiS
non Jew-N
Tool thes
NAiosi Tops
Gee Mills
klher Balls
Mpl Goearts
Mai Doil swings
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06

Guns
uatehets
swords
SvnIes
whips
Watches
Animals
Fiatirons
TruuipetS
Rubber Balls
Coffee Mills
China Dotl~
Rubber Dolls
4, Il. q, Blocks
Cap Pistols
Paint Boxes
Musical Tops
Don shoes
Transparent Plates
Climbing Mice
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06


Hooks
Drums
Cradles
Games
suns
Iiunas
swords
Telephones
Trumpets
MISCELLANEOUS
Tool Chests
Granite Dishes
FIRE Engines
Buck aud saw
Rubber Dolls
Kid iiody Dolls
Doll Heads
Dressed uaiis
fa4 Furniture
leather Hsins
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06

VOW listen what You will ghu by shopping now instead of waiting
IN until a day pr two before Christmas
/ N FIRST: Beginning with tomorrow and until Saturday, Dec.
/ IL, w e will give Double the usual number of Brown Trading
Stamps with all Cash Purchases IN the Toy Department. Thus,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
THE WONDERFUL SUN.
Some of the Things We know About
That NIystcrios.~ Star.

Some of the Things We know About
That Mystcrios.~ Star
A very wonderful and liz some re
spects mysterious object is the sun, 4
typical star. the nearest one. ana not SO
far away as to prevent US from study
ing it III detail. and yet presenting con
ditions so different from those we can
obtain in our laboratories that TO Il
considerable extent it deties our re;l-
sonings and renders our conclusions
merely oniectural
Certain facts, however, have been es-
tablished beyond any possible doubt
and must necessarily form the founda-
ton of all reasonable theories and
opinions
We know for instance. that its mean
distance from the earth is very closely
93OOOOOO miles; that its diameter is
about SG6.5GO miles. or 1O91a times that
Of the earth and its bulk about 1900
600 as great.
We know also that its mass is about
$50, 900 that of the earth and that con
sequcnty gravity upon its surface is
about 271a times as powerful as here
A man who here weighs $50 pounds
would weigh more than two tons upon
the sun, and there a squirrel would not
be able to jump any more friskily than
an elephant here
Experiments with burning glasses
make it certain that the effective tenn
perature Of the suns surface taken as
q whole doubtless the actual tempera-
ture varies widely at different points,
is much above any which we can pro-
duce by arti cial means. Not even the
electric furnace can rival it. Carried to
the sun and kept there for q few hours
only. the earth would melt and pass
into vapor The estimated tempcra ture
is about II. 900 degrees f. but cannot
be regarded as exact = Professor
Charles A. Young in Harper's Weekly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
7Tg;4 NFa4 -
The ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Weak Men aInEnify While Strong
Men Overcome All ob~tncl es.

Weak Men Magnify While strong
Me1, o~-srtso1ne All o Obstacles.
2 The syorlsg man who. after making.
up his mind what he wantsSto do IN
the world. begins to hunt up Obstacles
in his path. to magnify them to brood
over them until they become noun
tainSsand then to wait for new ones TO
develop. is not u man to take hold OF
great enterprises. The man who stops
TO weigh and consider. every possible
danger or objection never amounts to
anything. He is small man, made
for little things He walks around an
obstacle and goes as far as lac can
easily, but when the gong gets hard he
stops.
The strong man. the positive. Geci-
sive soul who has q: l1ro:sr;:..::ai;- and
who is determined to carry it OIL. cuts
his way to his goal regardless OF diff
6cuIt;es 1t is the wabblcr. the weak
kneed man. the discouraged man. who
turnssaside. who takes Il crooked path
to his goal. Men who achieve things,
who get things done. do not spend
time hagg1ing over pcrioIeNitics or Won
derins whether they can overcome
them A penny held close to the eye
will shut out the sun. When 4 man
lies down on the ground to see what IS
ahead Of Kim. a rock may hlt.c i noun
tain \ small man holds petty diff
culties SO closely in View that great
objects beyond are entirely shut out
of sight. Great minds keep their eyes
on the goal They hold the end so
persistentiy in view and il looks so
grand ana desirable that the uterine
date steps. no matter how perpleX-
ing. are OF comparatively little inpor-
lance The. great man asks but one
question, Can the thing be lone!'%Ilot
How many difficulties Will, i run
across:'' Il it is within tie reach or
possibility all hindrances must be push
ed asile-O S. MarGer in Success.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
Tried and Found wanting.

1--WE had SO much bad luck said
the gloomy man, that lie awake half
the night thinking about my troubles.
The cure for that" they told him.
lis to quit thinking of your own trou-
bles. Think CT other peoples"
IN try ct he said.
Three months later they met hinl
again.
wei. how did it worlz:, they asked
him.
didn't do any good he replied Il
lie awake all night nov thinking OF
other peoples roublcs.''-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
with Hu,nbo1dt-s Notes.

Auctioneer-This book; gentlemen, is
especially valuable, as it contains mar
ginal notes in the handwriting OF Alex
ander Won Humboldt. y hundred
marks are offered. Going = going =
gone! 1t is yours, SIR
(The autograph marginal note by the
renowned scholar was as follows: This
book is not worth the paper 1t is print
ed on.'')-London Telegraph.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18

y The only sure way ITO al. senvious
man favor Is not TO deserve it,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
one Good REASON.

Hogg-WeiI. I'm mighty glad amt
got no children. knustick-It's just as
we'll. Hogs-That's what. Knustick-
1es. for in these days of free etluca ton
they wouldn't be able to escape some
knowledge OF grammar. and they'd be
forever correcting you - Catholic
STA n{larl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
a m EsiEuouS.

Wifey--Do you recoiiect that once
when we had u tiff SAID you Were jus.
as mean as YOU could be? Hubby
Yes. darling. Wifey-Oh. James, how
little did know you then!-Glassow
Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
Pen SION
CLERK AGO
a NUMBER OF. THEM 81 b. OF
F!clALLY oEcA7lTATEDTo
SAVE $4,000 EACH ~ AZ.
Mr.. WARE PROSE aLY5{s;ia III s. oL
Low TIE SPIRIT I'll r. Mott Il Il E !is
LE7TER or He LAW.


WASHINGTON, c.. ] urie sss.-77-sEi
Clerks in the Pension Q flee are i .re M
bling in their shoes ia anticips & on
of the fall OF Cora1nissic ner " az ~
ak. which is scheduled to drop across
the neck OF % employees Of til at$h elsEEz
reat on July
some months ago tEef Poet Commas s.ss
sfoner5 Notified Congress thai he fconld8s3
run the Pension O flee with ever
clerks, and recommended tina 95:es5 OF
the $1,000 class be drop ped from ss5555
rolls. Con gress3 acted on this recon-
,7londation and cut $50, 0oa% oil. = be- NJ
nual appropriation. Gossip saroltnt Z he
Pension Office has c that she VI q NOT 5
decapitate 25 clerks of the : ]. aatl;sS53
class. but will do little julssi1iisa
II is claimed that5he MI III refaucs so Ne
OF those in the class nent toned end
promote others Some b Wi 85ss fsessss
move Ia order TO make things ONE
out even he VIII dismiss a fe@$ CLERKS
or the S9uG class. and also o. few
from classes higher han s Geo,
,rhe attention OF the. Secretary ofSs
the Interior las been cal TO- tllsss3
matter by clerks who have In enee5
and when the time comes it is II ighlys2s
probable that tie Commls sioner VII Isz
find his views in conflict with those
OF Secretary Hitchcock.
Mr. Ware has first To recon mend
to the Secretary VIII er} he SX hes
to he done. II the etary grees$s
with his plan it can be carried out
IT is more than probable that ere
will be changes in the recomIne da1#
lions Of the Commissioner Y pom the
subject Of the proposed disnf ssals
and every clerk who can com nlandS
Senatorial or Congressional influence
is seeking out his beneftcor and as kss
ing him to FIX it, with secretarYs
Hitchcock.
When the postoffice scandal was q
it's height and retrenchment In the xss
pendtures of all the executive de-
partmcnts were the order Of the lay
Uncle Joe''' Cannon and his 1ieuten.
ants decided it would be well to cut
off the carriages which many OF the
department officials were ZEE alioWsd-Ss
The appropriation bills when passed
did not contain Items GOVERN B. ess
cost Of maintaing many or the aiip-as
ages. and Commissioner Wares wa
among those cut off Under last years
appropriation, however, these vehicles
were taken care OF, SO they have con-
tirued in service. On july +, the be-
ginning of the fiscal year, they vi M
go out Of commission.
provision OF the bill whic sel iIa iii:s
mated them was to the esffec t8thatsno
vehicles were to be used by4goYern-sss5
ment officials save those on Y az ciIfs:
were painted the name Of the depart
ment to which they belong ~ are
now comes forward and announces
that he will be willing to have Int
rior Department" painted on the doors
Of his public carriage, il he may be-
allowed to Keep it. ssSsS
The request that he be permitted
tc do SO was made to Secret
Hitchcock. who has not yet acted
upon it. sss8
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
Charming Bedroom For Lite Girl

Charming Bedroom Fer a Little Gfrf.ssss
Little girls are realiS but he re-
Elections Of older women, ass
Wordsworth says, The child#is IA H
er Of the man and we usually find
the small girl loves beautiful III iectsS
and surroundings quite as vel, h.
though not as UNDERSTANDINGS 81
course, as does her grown-up sister ar
ner mother. ssS
Particularly does little girl deTsssii
sire dainty and attractive room
that she may call her own, and the
room once inhabited by the Titles
daughter of Charles Francis Datlbig
ny, the famous ~ artist, was n1os1ss
charming and may serve as IA hint
for some little ones mother.
The room is in the artists hous att
Auvers-sur-Oise, a town not far from
Paris, and once in a les when 49,
itors are going through tn "a house
the room is thrown open for 8inspecS
ton. On the wall, just back Of he
bed, with its dainty French hangIngs,
the artist father painted am apple
tree. Birds are futtering about Et.s
and tucked away in the IeafyN boughs
there is d robins nest filed with tiny
speclled eggs. The " hole rooIs IS;
divided into panels, and on ealc -
painted a fairy ia 4s Gene Red s
ing Hood s III ere, ~ til rs tl S::
wolf beside her other =!
voted FL Hop
a around All
thesa panel
struna
s,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
~.
TreaADn.

) Hell wonder If there is another
girl in tile whole wide world 50 sweet
as my little ssweetheart3 She--W WHAT'S
5that9 How dare You think of another.
girl? I shan't speak to you for 9,
week. n i5s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18

Some people have an il len that ,il they,
comfort the a ft1icted when they groan
over u them. Don't drive hearse
through q mans soul
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
STORY CENSORSHIP IN THE PUB
 LIC SCHOOLS.

What are the stories that are being read to the boys and girls of the public schools, in those moments when tasks are done and when teacher" consents 10 amuse her pupils by a selection from some tcok or magazine?
 The question is suggested by the statement of Denver boy to the effect that his teacher has been reading Jack Lordons The Call of the Wild" to her class. The boy liked the story inn mensely-there was no question about that-but at the same time there is room to doubt the advisabiilty of read ing "The Call of the Wild" for the edification of boys and girls not yet in high school.
 MT. London's book has been rightly described as "one long succession of dog fights" It is the story of a gigantic dog, Buck, that wins many sanguinary encounters with his team mates in Alaska. It is as bloody and brutal a book as exists in literature well written. but calculated to further
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
HOW SENATOR LODGE ESCAPED A
 STAB IN THE BACK.

Senator Lodge, as one of the Alas kan boundary commissioners, attend ed a large banquet at the lord mayors in London. Ancient customs, strange even to the eyes of we'll travelled Americans, are scrupulously observed them.
 The great loving cup was passed. As it started near the Massachusetts sen ator, he, noting that the gentlemen next him were rising, was likewise about to rise.
 Not yet" said Lord Alverstone, in a friendly undertone; but when it was MT. Lodges turn to rise he marvelled that, as he drank, one gentleman stood in front of him and one behind him. Thus the cup passed on. Every time a guest stood to drink, the enc imme- diately on his right and on his left stood also.
 The senator was naturally curious to know the origin of the custom. He was told that it dated back 1900 years to the time of a Saxon king. The loving cup was passed at a banquet where this king attended. He stood to drink unguarded. As his lips touched the bowl, a woman stabbed him in the back and to the death. Ever after and to the present day the repetition of such a tragedy has been guarded against by drinking in the manner mentioned.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
Result of Odd Fellows Election Held
 in Tucson.

Reports from Tucson are that the Odd Fellows are enjoying a delightful time at their grand lodge session in Tucson, the entertainment including drives to San Xavier and other places of interest in the vicinity of Tucson, and a banquet at the new Santa Rita hotel. The result of the grand lodge election held on Tuesday, is as follows:
 Charles F. Avery of Prescott, grand master.
 H. H. Pratt, Globe, deputy grand master.
 Alfred Godfrey, Bisbee, grand war den.
 George A. Mintz, Phoenix, grand secretary, reelected ninth time.
 H. J. Suder Prescott, grand treas- urer.
 J. E. Perry, Kingman, grand rep resentative.
 N. A. Morford, Phoenix, N. M, Nit rovich. Tucson, J. H. Pomeroy, Mesa City, trustees.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
FISH UTTER QUEER SOUNDS.
General Idea That They Are CompIe e
 Iy Dumb Is Incorrect.

The fishes are generally known as creatures that are completely dumb, but as matter of fact there are a great many that utter loud sounds.
 A huge fish with big. grinding teeth dwells in salt water, and is found all along the United States coast from Massachusetts to Florida. It is called the drum, because of the deep, boom ing noises that it makes.
 The drum feeds by preference on oysters and mussels,a and when school of the big fellows is gathered in a shallow bay on the oyster beds it often is possible on a still night to hear their deep booming plainly.
 Another salt water fish, the beauti-
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
CONTEST IN DECLARATION
It Will Occur Friday Night at the In.
 dian School.

Following is the programme of the junior contest in declamation which will take place at the Phoenix Indian school at o'clock Friday evening. Gold med als will be presented to the successful contestants and the public is cordially invited to attend.
 Piano duet, "Lustspiel Overture, '' Keller Rela. Katherine Valenzuela and Starry Sunchief.
 '"1he Dead Kitten" Agnes Jaeger.
 Merry Men Are We" double male quartette.
 "The Cow and the Bishop" Sylvester Flame.
 Light and Gay" arr. from Gounod. Chorus. z
 "Hildegarde, Helen Jackson. -"The Minute Men of the Revolution. D Hoke Smith.
 Vocal Solo-"A Twilight Lullaby" Mawson Marks. Katherine Valenzuela.
 Backward, Turn Backward" Lillian Johns. ,
 ''Ihe Linden Tree" Schubert, Girls.
 Limited in Death,' Lancisco Hill.
 ''The Tempest" Ataloya Whitman.
 March Onward" Geibel. Chorus.
 ''The Ride to Placerville." Alfred Scott.
 ''Comin' Thro' the Rye" Girls.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21

impress the uniformed mind that might is right. If Kipling is 'too brutal" to be read to school children, what is to be said of Jack London, whose dog story is a riot of bloody form from the first chapter to the last?
 In these days of active censorship, no school study is approved Off-hand. No false teaching is permitted to creep into readers and textbooks if argus . eyed principals can help it. But what of the reading that the teachers pro- vide for youthful minds when there is a half hour to spare in the round of school duties? No doubt the average American school teacher, in whose good sense the public faithfully and rightfully believes, selects wisely in tho long run, but evidently there are occasions when a censorship will not come amiss.-Denver Republican.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
RACE SUICIDE FALSE ALARM.
Baby Buggy Output for 1903 Showed
 25 Per Cent Increase.

"President Roosevelt's theory about race suicide is not borne out by the sta- tistics of the baby buggy business,' ,' said Bison Jennings, Of Springfield, H. MT. Jennings represents one of the largest wickerware companies in the country. "In the last year there have been more baby buggies manufactured and sold by twenty-five per cent than ever before, which goes to show that not only is the race suicide scare a false alarm, but the late arrivals in large families are being treated to new per ambulators instead of being forced to ride in the aged vehicles that carried their older brothers and sisters. This indicates prosperity.
 Naturally, being in the business of selling baby carriages, I sympathiZe with President Roosevelt in his cru sade against race suicide, and in this am also moved by a feeling of interest in the welfare of my fellow men. Think how many men earn their livelihood by catering to the wants of children under a year old. Think how many people would be thrown out of work if the pro- duction of babies should cease, or even fall off appreciabiy. There are the op- eratives in the baby carriage industry, manufacturers of nursing bottles, the thousands of men employed in the man. ufacture of infants foods, and many men engaged in different branches of the rubber trade would be affected; in fact, there is no end to the hardship that would be caused if race suicide should assume the proportions feared by our illustrious executive.
 Speaking of baby carriages again, styles in these vehicles change radical ly, and the old time 'perambulator' has been almost entirely superseded by the new fashioned 'go-cart.' We make a few of the old kind, which con be used as carriages in the daytime and as cra- dies at night. but the great demand is for the go-cart style. .''-Milwauke Sen tinel
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
NEW STRIKE AT PEARCE
On Property Bonded by Sam King
 and W. C. King.

At Fl Paso last week a representa- tive of the Douglas International American met Sam King, who has charge of the new mine lately bonded by himself and w. C. Greene, near Pearce. MT. King states that the prop erty is making an excellent showing as far as development has proceeded. Work is now being directed in a shaft which is being sunk on the ore body.
 The discovery of this ledge created considerable excitement at the time and it is believed the ledge is a counterpart of the one which proved so marvelcusly rich in the Commonwealth.
 MT. King is enthusiastic over the new property and says development work will soon be increased. He has no doubt of the value of the mine and will be disappointed if it does not prove to be the equal of the Commonwealth.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
RAILROAD nAGNATES
Were Visiting in Southern Arizona
 and Cananea.

President E. H. Hartman, of the Southern Pacific, arrived in Douglas Sunday afternoon at o'clock, says the Douglas Dispatch. He came on a spe- cial train from Fl Paso; it was the largest special passenger train ever hauled over the F. P. & s. w., includ- ing seven cars.
 Accompanying MT. Hartman are James Stillman, president of the Ma tional City bank of New York; James N. Hill, son of J. J. Hill, president of the Great Northern; w. G. Rocke- feller; L. A. Farrar of Barring Bros, London; Whitney Warren, capitalist; w. B. Shorne, director of purchase for the Southern Pacific; Julius Krutt- schnitt, transportation director for the Hartman lines at Chicago; Thornwell Fay, vice president of the Southern Pacific Atlantic system and others.
 Waiter Douglas, managing director of the E. P. & s. w., Supt. Simmons and Trainmaster c. A. Brown, of the local road, accompanied the Southern Pacific party from Fl Paso.
 On arriving at Douglas the entire party went direct to the reduction works of the Copper Mining company, where two hours were consumed in a thorough examination of the great plant. The special remained in Doug las until 7.20 this morning when it went to Bisbee where the party put in several hours looking over that won derful mining camp. From Bisbee the Hartman party went to Cananea.
 MT. Hartman and others of the party expressed surprise at the splen- did grade and excellent equipment of the E. P. & S. w. Over some of the distance covered yesterday the train made 60 miles an hour. All were as founded to find such a city as Douglas built in three years.
 The object of the visit of inspection over the F. P. & s. w. by the head of the Southern Pacific, may or may not be significant of some impending railroad deal. but no one outside of that special train knows whether it is or not.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21

full trout-like squeteague, utters croak, extremely musical, much like that of a big bull-frog.
 Another croaker is a fish allied to the squeteague, known as croaker.
 The sea robin, so called because 1t has magnificent crimson fins as big as a birds wings just behind his head, is another fish with a voice. He utters a deep, loud "quawk" when he is caught, and repeats 1t every time he is touched.
 The little buffer or swel; fish, which has the ability to puff itself into per- fectly round ball, makes q hoarse, chuckling sound as he aces it. At the same time he grinds his sharp teeth so that it can be heard four or five feet away.
 The rabbit fish, the trunk fish, and
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21

the COW fish, all armed with prominent teeth, grind and gnash :hem like the swell fish.
 The ugly skate curls itself up after being caught, and grunts, grcans, and gasps like a human being.
 The porpoise, which is not true fish, but looks exactly like one, IS known as buffer and puffing pig, because of his ability to puff so loudly that a school can be heard for miles when the day is calm.
 Carp and gold fish often make a curious noise, but it is not uttering sounds in the meaning of the terms as used here, because they do it merely by approaching the surface of the wa ter and blowing out air in bubbles till a ripping noise is produced.-Wash- ington Post.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
HE EVIDENTLY BOUGHT IN.

Dad" said little Reginald, what is a bucket-shop?"
 "A bucket-shop, my son." said the father, feelingly, "a bucket-shop is a modfl cooperage establishment to which a man takes barrel and brings back the bunghole. Town Topics.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
YOU WANT MONEY

To go as far as it will when purchasing shoes.
 We want your money and will give you the very pest values the city in our inenot only giving you value throw in the very latest styles and strictly new stock
 Our hosiery stock is good one.
Arizona republican., 1904-04-21
10000 Empty Paper Shells Just
Received from Factory

sareh U. c she'll 2% inch
  the direct factory PLNNEYS HAND
  100000  1tO the quick load
 in of shop worn second-