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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21
a. Eort selden.

The government surveyors under
Engineer French have transferred
their field OF operations from the Ele-
plant Butte dam site To the Penasco
rock on the Rio Grande Just above
Fort Selden. bona Ana county. The
boring machine has been put to work
FOR the purpose 81 determining the
distance 10 bed rock at that point.
The object OF these experiments Is 10
construct d diverting dam at that
point for The irrigation of the low.
lands OF the Mesilla valley.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21

Honorable Amado chaves left yes.
terday afternoon for Albuquerque on
legal business. He will visit Valencia
county before returning home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21

No matter how long YOU have had
the cough; IL it hasn't already de.
ycloped into consumption DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup will cure It.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21

William Fraser of Valdez. manager
Of the Fraser Mountain Copper com.
pany. arrived In Santa re last evening
from the north.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21
pneumon,a FOLLOW. , cola

but never follows the use Of Foley's
Honey and Tar. It stops the cough.
heals and strengthens the lungs and
affords perfect security from an at.
tack OF pneumonia. Refuse substi.
tutes.
For sale at Depo, Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21

Bishop ! p PitayaI spent part II
last week III Taos county on church
business.
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A reduction Of forty men vas made
yesterday at the Santa Re shops in
this city says Sundays Albuquerque
journal. This reduction is due to the
dull scaso Of the year and the fact
that the company has recently added
some forty new engines 10 the west
end OF the road, which will not need
Il snsiye repairs for q matter OF six
muHths. The reduction Is a tempo.
rary one and the force will remain at
It's standard OF a year ago. Tho men
laid OF were practically all new men
who have been added within the past
few months. Time Of service. cap.
ability and the fact Of the employees
having dependent families, were con.
sidercd In selecting the volume Of
the lay.off. As many men are now
employed as we're In the shops d year
ago.
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Antonio Joseph. Jr. Of ojo calientc,
arrived in san:a Fe last evening.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
PIANO INSTRUCTION.

Miss Dickinson. pupil o. Sherwood
(Chicagol and under Leschetizky
vienna, win receive pupils At s27
Fourth street. For terms call At res.
idence Or ring Colorado No. 1o9.
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FOR RENT FURNISHED house. 1911
Tilden avenue. 3.S1.
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FOR RENT.-Furnishcd rooms for
light housekeeping. 1913 10th st,
3.Tf.
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FOR RENT.-Furnishcd rooms b,
Miss II. Rowland, 1880 Sixth st,
$40.
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oEnTisTs.

o. Z. l. Hammond, Dentist sue.
csnsos 70 Dr. Decker. rooms suite No.
4. Crockett block Once hours y -
A. 81 l:So " 500. l. v. 'Phons ~.
Colo III.
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FOR SALE.
roR RENT.

FOR RENTNeat Courtroom house
In pleasant location, west Side ipr.
nished or not. Apply s. Kaufman.
3.y4.
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FoIey's Honey and Tar.

FoIey's Honey and Tar.
Cures coughs and colds.
Cures bronchitis and asthma.
Cures Group and whooping cough.
Cures h~oarseness and bronchial trou,
bIes.
Cures pneumonia and la grippe.
For sale At Depot Drug Store.
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FOR RENT-wlth board-furnished
rooms. 9Th ST. and National Ave.
3,21.
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FOR RENT.--Two nicely furnished
rooms for rent. 1915 Third street.
3.32.
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Rebsksh Lodge, |. o. o. r. Meets
second and fourth Thursday evenings
Of each month At the |. o. o. Y. hall.
Mrs. Lizzie y. DALEY, N. O.; Miss Julia
Leyster. ". O.: Mrs.. 4. ]. Werts. Sec:
Mrs. Sole Anderson. Treas.
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soGEIlEs.

q ?. o. G, Meets First And Third
tihbsSday evenings. each moath. ~
sixth street lodge room. Visiting
brothers cordially ivited.
A 4. AAL0EEY, Exalted Ruler.
Y. =. BL4AUVELT. Sec.
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The ffsterosl Brotherhood, No.
io2, meets every Friday night a,
their hall In the Schmidt building,
west Of Fountain square. al S O'Clock
Visiting members are always vel
come.
O. N. HIGGINS. President.
Q. W. GATcHELLs Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21

Fra,ernsI Union Of AmsrIos meets
fret and third Tuesday evenings OF
each month at Schmidt building, vest
OF Fountain. al 8 O'Clock. b. c. Pit.
tenger. Fraternal Master; w. II Koog
Ter. Secretary.
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Chapman Lodge no. 2. A. r. . A. N
Regular communications thirt
Thursday In each month. yl5iuni
brothers cordially invited. IL Il
Willisms. W. ~: Charles II. spof
ieder. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-21

Esstsen STAR, Regular Communities.
tcn second and fourth Thursday even
tngs a each month. All visiting broth.
srs and sisters are cordially invited.
Mrs.. H. Risch. worthy matron;
eArnest Browne. w. p; Mrs. Emma
Benedict. Sec; Mrs. Y. 4. Howell.
Trees.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
The 5-Year-0Id Son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. SmSier Falls
Backward in a Tub of
Hot Water.

Saturday everIng last while play
ing on tie ba"k porch at the county
farm house. about i've miles east ui
town, ehe little fve-year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Caas Smisnr Tell back
ward into a tub 81 sralding water,
which had been placed on the porch
to be nsed for scrubbing purposes,
and was seriously il not fatally burn
ed. The little boy was taken from
the tub inn moment, but his burns
about the fare. heaG and hands are
severe, and il is feared he cannot SUI,
vive his injuries He was a bright
little fellow. and the many friends OF
the family will deeply regret to learn
OF the sad accident 10 the child.
LATER-Robley Walton Smiser
died FROM his injuries Monday after
noon. Funeral services were held
from the family residence 3 miles
northeast Of Butler, at 2:30 O'Clock
Wednesday and interment made in
Oak Hill cemetery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31

Bob Ewin, writing from Naudack,
Indian Ter, says he has most Of his
corn in, but the weather had been
cool for Few days. lie reports his
family all well.
DR.. j. NJ. Chris,y iavors us sub
stantially. Doctor Christy is one Of
our most successful practitioners and
also on" oI Bates county's best tinan-
cisrs. lie is one OF our oldest physi.
clans in point Of service.
VIM Davis, in iallst Osceola, Mo-,
charged with highway robbery, was
taken from the jail Saturday by 10
masked men, and whipped nearly to
death and then turned loose.
During the storm the other night
lightning struck the home of John
Dugan, al Pana, ILL.,, and paralysed
his five children, but it is thought all
will recover. The bolt threw the
children across the room and set tho
house on fire.
During the wind and hail storm
Friday night last, 10 head of cattle
on the farm of JAS. Houghton, eight
miles southeast OF Hamilton, Mo,
were killed by lightning. The cattle
we're standing close to "a wire fence
when killed.
Charles Dixon, member of our
township board and one If ournlde-t
highly esteemed and successful lar
mers. 'Avors us with "A renewal. lie
owns the old Dixon homestead, south
OF town, one Of the best farms In the
county.
Three men, tough looking custom
ers, supposed to he the men wanted
for tho Fulton. Kansas. bank rob
berry, arrested at Rich Hill Friday BY
the city marshal. and confined in she
city calaboose, made their escape
in the night by the aid of a friend on
the outside VINO broke the paddock
to the door.
There was very large attendance
at the Bates County Democratic Cen
trail committee meeting on last Sat
urday, only q few absentees being
noted. This speaks well for the mem
bers OF the committee. Without an
active, energetic committe no party
organization can be complete and
effective.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31

Paint up your houses and beauti'y
your lawns and have one of the pref
test towns in western Missouri
Neatness makes town pretty.
The TINES still insists that a hotel
suitable to the demands of the city
be erected on the southeast corner of
the public square. 1t is "A fine loca.
ron and good hotel is needed in
Butler.
We show a mostattractive display
OF dress hats at popular prices. Our
extensive line of Cages tailored hats
OF exclusige design will interest YOU
y. EVANS, Opera House Block.
Over Sc 800 has been subscribed
by leading citizens of Rich Hill and
vicinity, says the Review, towards
the proposed deep prospect hole to
be put down in the next few months
in Rich Hills supposed gas or oil
territory. 1t is believed, the Review
further states, that $4,000 will be
raised before the subscriptions close.
Enterprlsing citizens of Butler few
years ago raised money and attempt
ed to put down deep hole in the
Henry pasture just north Of town, a
good flow OF gas was struck, but the
drill stuck and the hole were aban-
doned.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31

George Price recently sold his fine
farm near Ballard and moved hit
fanny to Butler.
BY cave in in mine at Joplin
Saturday, one man was killed and
four badly injured.
Hosea Ellis, son OF Hon. George B
Ellis. living in Deep Water township
orders The TIMES to his address.
Uncle Jimmie Spears was a pleas
ant caller and renewed for his SOL
William Spears, of Spruce township
W. NJ. Carson, who has been teach
ing in Foster this winter, returned
home last week, having finished the
term.
T. d. Embree, chairman OF the
Bates County Democratic centra
committee, was pleasant caller or
Saturday.
Our popular and genial old friend
c W. Shading, OF Foster, was ovel
Saturday and of course gave us o
pleasant call and had his dates set
ahead.
j. b. Venable orders his mai
changed from Butler to Mulberry
Kansas, where he has located, and
hope he will be successful.
George E. Fox, our popular and
reliable freight man, favors us with
renewal for himself and his sol
Arthur Fox, at Visalia, Cal.
We acknowledge renewal OF sub
scription by our esteemed lady friend
Mrs. A. E. McKenna, living on the
old homestead south OF Butler
through the courtesy OF Jones Bros
President Roosevelt will press a
button at the White House, which
will put the machinery at the World q
Fair in st. Louis in motion Satur
day, April 3Oth, at 10 O'Clock.
Mrs. Margaret Kipp, mother Of
E. d. Kipp. who has resided here the
past six years, will, after a visit with
relatives in Indiana and New York,
locate with her son in Kansas City.
THE TIMES was complimented by a
pleasant call on Saturday from
County School Commissioner Fl. o
Maxey and r. o Howard, editor oil
the Amsterdam Enterprise.
THE TIMES was complimented on
Saturday by A. B. and W. W. Grow,
two prominent young gentlemen Of
Ballard neighborhood. A. b. Crow
just finished a very successful term
OF school in that neigborhood.
Mrs. B. F. Richards, OF Butler, and
her brother, L. E. Baulas, OF Cherry
vale, Kan, went Sunday night to
Edingsburg, Ills, to attend the fam.
lily reunion next Friday, being the
list birthday Of their father.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
TINES Telephone No. 81.

City election next Tuesday.
Farmers are rushing their work
now.
See Jones Bros Jack, the biggest
in the state.
Jones Bros Monster is the largest
Jack in Missouri.
Daily arrivals OF stylish spring hats
at Argenbright Sisters.
P. V. Rogers orders The TIMES to
his address at Downey, Cal.
ID. Met ann will be the next chief
OF police OF Butler, and he will make
good one.
The ladies will all he glad to see
pretty day next Sunday, so they can
don their easter hats.
The democrats have put up good
city ticket, and don't forget to be on
hand Tuesday to help elect 1t.
Monster, the biggest Jack In the
state, is all right this year and ready
for business. See Jones Brothers.
First with the new styles-frst in
quality. Lowest prices.-Argen-
bright Sisters.
Well groomed ladies appear wear
ing Gage tailored hats.
N. EVANS, Opera House Block.
ii. Head, mayor OF the town OF
Centralia, Mo-, resigned his office the
other day to become a rural mail
carrier.
Argenbright Sisters, leadersin fash
ionable spring millinery. Come and
inspect our line.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. W. Newberry
are receiving the congratulations OF
friends over the arrival of fine boy
at their home Monday morning.
Jno. L. Jones and Miss Rena Phelps
were married by Judge Frank Jeter
Sunday evening. The young couple
live south OF town, the bride being q
daughter OF John Phelps.
Judge Hall, a prominent farmer OF
DrywOod township, Vernon county,
dropped dead at his home Sunday
morning. He was 60 years OF age
and an old citizen.
The Journal reports the death OF
Mrs. Mary NJ. Argenbright at her
home In Adrian the 10Th inst. She
had been a resident OF the county for
80 years and was highly respected.
The SWEETEST hats in the city. It's
real pleasure to. show them.
q 2t N. EVANS, Opera House Block.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31

Miss Minnie Hess, OF Pleasant Hill
spent Sunday with the family of her
uncle, Judge Sam Levy.
Saline county committee passed a
resolution indorsing Stone, Dockery,
HeArmond and Champ Clark for dele
gates at iarge to the national con-
vention.
Benton county convention on Mon
day instructed for Senator W. j.
Stone, Hon. d. A. DeArmond, Hon
Champ Clark and Hon. Dave Ball as
delegates at large to the national
convention.
There will be an Easter service at
Elizabeth chapel in Summit town.
ship Sunday morning, April 3 In
the evening "A review of last quarter s
lessons by W. W. Hunter. c. +. at
usual hour, 6:45.
In the recent divorce suit OF Mr..
and Mrs Pearson, OF Rich Hill, Judge
Graves has finally rendered decis
ion giving Mrs. Pearson 81 300 cash
nlimoDy. Mr.. Pearson retains all
the real estate and other property.
When the government officials can t
select a site Tor a postoffice building
in these small towns without fraud
and being prosecuted by the govern.
ment, little room is left tor cry out
against democratic boodling.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
The First Flowing.

Calls the crow from the pine-tree top
When the April air is st!l.
He calls to the farmer hitChing his team
In the farmyard under the hill.
Come up" he cries, come out and come
up,
For the high fields ripe to till!
Don't wait for word from the dandelion.
Or leave from the daffOdil."
Cheeps the hycatcher, Here old earth
Warns up In the April sun;
And the first ephemera, wings yet wet.
From the mold creep one by one.
Under the fence where the files frequent
Is the earliest gassameT spun.
Come up from the damp OF the valley
lands.
For here the winters done"
Whistles the highhole out Of the grove
His suVanoning loud and clear:
emily II may be down your way,
On the sunWard side OF the chestnut
stump
The wOOd-grubs wake and appear.
Come out to your ploWlng--come UP to
your blowing
The time for blowing is here"
Then dips the Golfer and drives the share.
And the burrows family steam
The crow drifts furtiVely down from the
pine
To follow the clanklng team.
The hYcatcher tumbles the higholo darts
In the young Moons yellow CLEAN,
And wholesome sweet the smell of the
sod
Upturned from its winters dream.
-Charles G. d. Roberts, in the Youths
Companion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
ACCENT HAD BEEN ACQUIRED.
English infection All Right, but He
Was from CHICAGO.

G"S''S' ''''SSbIOh All ni9HIt DHt ITO
Was from Chicago.
English with the Oxford accent Is
the stamp Of culture and distinction in
England, and Edgar Jepson, the au-
thor of THE Admirable Tinker" is
famous among his acquaintance for
the perfection of his Oxford English.
His fame spread until it reached the
ears Of a rich young American violent
ly afflicted with Anglomania and eager
for success in London drawing rooms.
The American asked Mr.. Jepson If he
could teach the accent The English.
man thought he could Gs1d the lessons
have progressed with distinguished
success.
Not long ago an American literary
man, calling upon Mr., Jepson at his
home in London suburb, met an ir.
reprOachable young man with a super
fine English accent of the most refined
and fawless type. Both visitors missed
the last train to town and they agreed
to walk in together.
The literary man listened and ad-
mired and finally remarked, in fine
burst OF generosity:
You Englishmen of culture do
speak your language most delight.
fully"
"Ah, thank YOU" replied his com.
pan'on, but I'm from Chicago, you
know"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
10 Ralee Larne Fund.

The Rev. Or. James BOYD Brady,
former pastor of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church of Worcester, Mass,
who has been commissioned by the
New England conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church to raise fund
of $250y000 for the relief Of superan-
nuated preachers of the conference,
wants permission to raise the fund to
100000, the benefits to include wild.
ows and orphans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
Bones ae Sound Conductors.

1t appears that the human bones are
ready conductors of sound, and a
knowledge Of this character now re.
ceives practical attention by the en-
ployment OF the tuning fork to deter.
mine the extent and nature of frac-
lures. If there is no fracture then the
bell Of the stethoscope distinctly con.
veys the note from the fork; If there
is fracture then the continuity is brck.
en- and the sound Is not heard at all.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
KEPT THE PEOPLE AWAKE.
No Quiet Dozes Permitted at Early
Church Services.

Church Services. O..
There are many odd, old-fashioned
church customs that nowadays would
provoke a smile. In bygone days, for
instance, when sermons were long and
very often dull, the congregation was
apt to become SOmnOlesCent, and so 1t
became necessary to take steps to
remedy matters. To this end men,
and sometimes women. we're employed
as "sluggard walkers" that is, to rouse
those who might be overcome by their
surroundings; and occasionally parish
toner's would beQueath sums Of money
for the payment of such officials. In
an interesting book called old Church
Life mention is made Of one of these
sluggard walkers, who Is said TO have
carried a long, stout wand, with a
fork at the end Of it. At intervals he
stepped stealthily up and down the
nave and aisles Of the church, and
whenever he saw an individual whose
senses were buried in oblivion he
touched him with his wand so effectu.
ally that the spell was broken and in
an instant the offender was recalled
to all the realities of life. In another
church the beadlc employed on the
mission used a long staff having a
foX'S brush at one end and a knob at
the other. Should a lady fall asleep
her face was tiCklcd with the brush,
but an unlucky man was reused by
a sharp rap with the knob.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
PrussIsn state Railways.

During the twenty-five years of the
existence Of the state railway system
Of Prussia the gross earnings in.
creased from $41,0O0,000 to 1861 ,0Oo,.
008, the operating expenses from S24,-
100000 to S221,0O0,O0O. and the net
earnings from S14,5OO,OOO to $4,000
600 a year. The mileage increased
from 1916 miles to 21,104 miles. The
capital invested yields 7 per cent, &C.
,cording to the official statements,
against 4.3 per cent twenty-five years
ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17

One little skunk not as large as a
rabbit can stink up thousand sheep
and then trot off with its tail over its
back. One long tongued lying gossi.
per can stir up whole town and be:
smirCh the faireSt character in it and
trot off unframed. OF the two would
rather be the skunk, for the gossiper
is sure to go to hell and all the skunk
has to do is to die.-Klamath Falls
(Wash.) Republican.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
Concrete Arch Over Stream,

a, by 70 in. plank; y. by in up
rights: Z, 2 by in. scIntling on up
rights; D. center supporting arch. Z.
concrete.
more than 2A feet apart; On top Of
this 2 by 4 inch scantlIng is laid
iengthway9 Of arch then center cut
out Of the plank, or inch boards and
covered with inch lumber to hold the
arch. The Garth should be we'll ram
med around the wall when filing in
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17

Each set Of rafters should be IL
feet long. The lower set shOuld pro-
ject one foot over the lower plate
These should be sawed 50 as 10 sit
sQuarely on the plate, the projecting
foot to be two inches deep. The up
per end Of the rafter rests on the per-
line plate, and the lower end of the
upper rafter lies beside it. The top
sides Of the two rafters should be
flush. The upper rafter fits on the
perline plate with a tongue on the
lower side to drop down on the in
side Of the plate to form a brace. The
rafters are all spiked to the plates If
necessary. The lower rafteTs should
have a 9-foot rise ard the upper ones
Seven.