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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
safety In

II wonder how the editorial We
sriginatediY
" suppose It was started By some
editor who had to sail into the per
sonal character Of some husky man
and wanted to make the "a believe
he'd have to lick more than one"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

DIR. Swallow blames the government
for permitting adulterated whisky ia
be sold. II Is not the government
that is at fault, The government
has long been trying to secure the
enactment OF a pure food Law which
would prevent IL. The people must
elect members of Congress who will
pass the law. despite the strength OF
the lobby against II.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
r....rnsf i:Fide.

when | have occasion to punish my
SON. said the austere man, II always
tell him that 1t hurts me more than 1t
does him"
II don't" replied the plain, practical
citizen. Johnny may be a little head
strong and d~isobedient. but he has too
much sense to believe anything like
that Washington Star.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
Carlyle on -Thaekerax.

or Thackeray Carlyle wrote: "Thack-
cray and his two girls were with us.
/ had never seen him ~ well before.
There is n great deal Of talent in him.
a great deal Of sensibility. irritabilitY.
sensuality, vanity without limit-andi
nothing or little but sentimentalism
and play-sctorism TO guide It all with"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

An exquisite sea flower, something
like an aster, grows at great depths In
the ocean. 1t looks innocent enough.
but 1t Is charged with such a deadly
poison that a small fish touching one
OF the beautiful petals is instantly
.Qlcd. and its body IL then drawn
doan by the waving leaves IL the
49,, 's,,r,uth and is literally eaten.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
TORTUR|NC PAIN.
tiaif This Mans Sufierings Would
Have Killed Many . Person,
But DOan's Cured Him.

Thousands OF grateful people arc tell.
Ing every day how Doan's Kidney Pills
cured them of distressing and dangerous
kidney and bladder troubles.
Yet other thousands are suffering every
day from these same ills. Why? They
are either very negligent or very skepti-
cal. Neglect of kidney disorders leads to
dropsy, diabetes, Bright's disease and
other fatal diseases.
Sincere, honest testimony like the fol-
lowing should convince every skeptic.
A. G. Sprague, stock dealer, Of Normal.
ILL.,, writes: For two whole years l
was doing nothing but buying medicines
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Mr.. Rodey will undoubtedly receive
a number of votes in this county
from independent republicans who u
the gentleman were not a candidate
would have voted for Mr.. Money. The
democratic campaign managers who
launched the Rodey boom have dis
covered that It Is a boomerang.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

a horse and sometimes was unable even
to ride In a car. My condition was crit
ical when l sent for Doan's Kidney Pills.
| used three boxes and they cured me.
Now ] can 20 anywhere and DO as much
as anybody. sleep well and feel no dis
comfort at all"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Sprague will
be mailed on application to any part of
the United States. Address Foster-Mil-
burn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price, fifty cents per box.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
Taking Ont letter..

Teacher-Tommy, what did l tell you
yesterday that It was called to take
out several letters? Tommy TggJamr-
A~bbreviate. Teacher-Then make a
sentence correctly using the WORD lab.
breyiate." alTommy--I saw the letter
carrier a%bbreylate the mail boz on ths
cofner.-Baftimore American.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Scientists claim to have discover.
ed I hole Ia the Pacific Ocean that
IL ~. 900 feet deep. That would make
. good place for some Of the political
prophets to fall In the day after cleo
ti0n.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

The entire cost or the army and
navy and coast defenses Of the Unit.
ed States. last year we're moro than
betrayed by the tax on liquor. Some
people will imagine they have a pro-
prletary interest In several battle.
ships when they learn this.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
B~sventIve Genius.

women have no originality. no In.
ventive genius"
Nonsense; I have seen my %stenogra.
pher make a memorandum with a hat
pin on a cake Of soap when she had no
paper handy"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Mr.. Rodey said last night, "You
wonder why ! am here. am here
because the nomination was forced
upon me by my friends" The Optic
has made extensive inquiries and has
yet to find one friend OF Mr.. Rodey
who does not deplore his action, Some
OF his former enemies. posing as his
friends, are shouting for him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

A New York striker declares that
he has gained his points" He gain.
ed an Increase Of 10 cents a day wag-
es. but he was IN strike 80 days. los
ing $500 q day he might have made.
1t will take him three years to recov-
er the loss.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

II II claimed that the difference
between the republican and the dem.
ocratic records IL that one Ia an es.
set and the other = liability. It II
not difficult to see which Ii which,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
struck In.

Mr.. Stubbs-Look here, Maria. why
Is our daughters head so full Of non.
sense these days? Mrs. Stubbs-Why.
John, she's been putting her eurls up
in comic papers. -Philadelphiu Record.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Mrs. Eakeside-She married in haste.
Mrs. La Seiie-And repented at leisure?
Mrs. Lakeside-It seems soa She was
fully a year In getting her divorce
Smart Set.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

The Flood Sale Of meat at Everitt's
Meat Market Is over. and they have
received a fresh supply Of the finest
native meats ever shown In this
market. Give us a trial and be con
WINGED. 1913
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Irrigation ID the paramount issue
ho9ore the people at New Mexico to
day. Las Vegas should show her In.
tercst Ia the question by a big rep.
resentation 1t the congress next
moath.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

There Ii nothing more comfortable
for night wear than our Felt Romeo's
safer than going barefoot. The latest
colors-and prices low. Sporledel
Shoe Co. 1912.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

The candidate OF the republican
party for delegate to congress will
not suffer from the sort Of attacks
being made upon him by Delegate
Rodey.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
Usual Thing,

Tom That pretty Miss wilkins
seems to have quite a number Of eligi-
BILE young men in her train. Jack-Yes.
and it's only a matter OF time until
there will be a smashup to that train,
with only n survivor. - Illustrated
Bits.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
Beauty.

Really beautiful things can't SO out.
They may disappear for n little while.
but they must come back. It's only
the ugly things that stay out after
they've had their day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

It IL a good thing to remember when
accepting favors that the time is liable
to come when they will be thrown up
to you.-Atehison Globe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

During the first SIX months OF this
year 3SS persons were killed in rail.
road accidents. The Interstate Com.
MERGE Commission will urge Congress
TO compel. by s~tatutary enactment,
the adoption OF safety appliances
which will minimize this slaughter.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

to cure my kid
neys. l do
NOT think that
any man ever
suffered as l
did and lived.
The pain in my
back was SO
bad h a /.
could not sleep
at nigh t. l
eouId unt y.ida
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Mr.. Rodey stated that the election
OF Senator Andrews would put New
Mexico back a quarter OF a century
A more ridiculous and sillier state.
ment was never uttered by a man
supposed to be in his right mind.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
His Invitations.

Daisy-Where my brother goes he's
usually asked to call again. Dolly
He must be very popular. Daisy-No.
He's a bill collector.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Hewitt-That fellow saved me from
bankruptcy. Jewett-How was that7
Hewitt-He married the girl + was en-
gagged to-.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

The scientist who say thar some
day We shall be able to do without
sleep" Ii likely to have his predic-
ton verefied about November the 5.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

III. Rodey says be received a cart
load of letters from friends arging
him TO become a candidate for dele.
gate on an independent ticket. The
Optic asked him 10 produce a few of
the letters, over two weeks ago, and
Is still waiting TO see a sample.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Some people have an idea that they
comfort the afflicted when they groan
ever them. Don't drive a Aearsc
through a mans soul.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
Breaking Loose

"You smoked ten cigars on your
wedding trip-that's m a day"
"No. Ten or the last dAy."-Hh.s
per's Bazaar.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

A French professor is the owner of a
collection Of 920 human heads, repre-
senting every known race Of people on
the globe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

A Cincinnati woman has placed q
legal valuation Of SIS, 900 on a single
kiss. Only the rich can enjoy life
at that rate.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

He who Is never guilty of mistakes
ia not 40 wise rs he imagineA-La
Rochefoucauld.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, od-- i.

Ths III eeht OF the street cars In Las
vegas lgain is very welcome.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

La Vegas should send a strong del
eeAtion to the National Irrigation
Congress In FL Paso next month.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Modesty should be the virtue OF
those who possess no other.-richten-
berg.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-26

Mems gloves from 35cts up. Spor
lcder Shoe Co. 1912.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
THE FIRST PIE PLATES.

They Were Made by the German
Potters of Philadelphia.
The first pie plates were made early
in the eighteenth century by the Ger
man potters who settled in Philadel-
phia.
After the clay was prepared it was
cut into small pieces by means Of a
brass wire and taken to the work
bench to be made into plates.
The clay was roughly beaten into a
fiattened form looking like a colossal
buckwheat cake. This was rolled out
into a thin sheet with a roller much
like a rolling pin, and then a disk
cutter was used to cut it into circu-
lar pieces Of the required diameter.
This bat, as it was called, was then
laid ON a board until partly dry and
was then decorated.
The slip decoration was applied by
means of a slip cup, an earthen vessel
with goose quills inserted into the
openings, through which the liquid
slip was made to trickle over the ware
in a variety Of patterns, just as icing
is applied to cake at the present time.
The slip mixture was of creamy col
or made of white clay and water.
Favorite motives for decorations
were flowers, fruits and scenes, tulips
being a special pet.
A Lutheran minister asked his potter
to dine with him to discuss designs fol
a set of plates he wished to order.
As the potter was accustomed to dine
at II, he was almost famished when
the clergyman's 2 o'clock dinner was
served. When the set of plates came
home, each with pious sentiment in
terwoven among the marginal decora-
tions, the minister laughed to find an
extra plate, bearing this inscription: 81
have never been at a place where
they dine so late" So much for Penn
sylvan1a- German humor.-Philadelp
Ledger
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
A RebelIious Actor.

Frederick Lemaitre, the French ac-
tor, was playing Robert Macaire in a
town of France where two soldiers Of
the garrison represented the policemen
who had to arrest him. In the spirit
of his part he gave one of them a Wig
orous kick. "Ha, we must see to thisp'
cried the infuriated soldier and prompt
ly knocked Lemaitre into the orchestra.
At this there was a terrific din, and
the soldier began to see that the vim
dication of his uniform was not popu-
lar. But Lemaitre, when he regained
the stage, took the gendarme by the
hand and said: "Excellently well done,
my friend. The uniform must be re-
spected even in the theater. Come to
lunch with me tomorrow and bring
your comrade."
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
THE NEGRO DIALECT.
Some Comments on Paul Laurence
Ounbar's Efforts to Sustain 1t.

Ounbar's Efforts to Sustain 1t.
"As rule the negro who has grown
out of the dialect of his race makes an
extremely poor showing in an effort to
mimic the negro's talk" said an OBJ
servant man, ''and his efforts to write
it are even more pronounced failures.
But Paul Laurence Dunbar, the negro
poet, has written at least one thing In
which he sustained the dialect of his
race. In the Death Song Dunbar got
closer to the talk and the nature of the
negro than in any other effort 1t is
worth recalling, so here it is:
Lay me down beneaf de willers in de
grass.
Whah de branch II go a-singin' as it pass
An wen rs a-layin low
1 kin hyeah it as it go
Singin', Sleep. my honey, TEX yo res at
las'.'
Lay me nigh to whah hit meks a little
pool,
An de watah STAINS so quiet lax an cool,
Whah de little birds in spring
Ust to come an drink an sing,
An the chillen waded on dey way to
school.
LET me settle wen my shouldahs draps
dey load
Nigh enough to hyeah de noises in de
road,
Fu 1 t'ink de las long res
Gwine to soothe my sperrit bes
Eff rs layin' 'mong de things rs allus
knowed.
"You will observe here that he shows
the negro's strong devotion to the a.
and it is interesting because of the
tendency on the part of writers of ne
gro dialect to force the Il out by the
substitution of "a Dunbar's use of rs
for the improper 4 is is genuine. Most
negro dialect writers of today would
write it 'Ah's,' for they nearly always
use 'Ah' for T. So he shows the same
preference for Il in the lines
AN wen rs a-layin' low
kin hyeah it as it go
Singin', Sleep my honey, TEX yo' res at
las.'
Here we have rs and I KIM both
showing the negro's devotion to the
sound of f.' So he uses 'gwine' for go
ing probably errs in the distinctive
'gwin to- for the negro, as a rule, will
make one word out of the phrase, Civ
ing it more the sound of 'gwinter.' But,
on the whole, the dialect is good and
is well sustained" - New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

One-half the stuff you buy does you
no good.
Don't carry lot of keys to private
drawers. Burn papers you don't want
seen.
A dollar is large amount to pay for
bread, but it is mighty insignificant in
poker game.
When some people haven't any great
trouble, they smile as much as to say,
How brave 1 am!
Many good man fuses q great
deal about nothing and makes himself
unnecessarily disagreeable.
There is this in being a parent: They
get the abuse if their children are bad
and no particular credit if they are
goOd.-AtchisOn Globe.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
THE HOTEL BREAKFAST.
How the American Meal Appears h
an EngIishman.

Englishman.
The American hotel breakfast is
representative Of the general delight in
good living. The length of the menu
and the variety of the dishes bespeak
an appetite that in the early morning
can relish a meal little less substantial
than dinner.
The hotel breakfast begins with fruit
grape fruit If 1t happens to be in sea-
son, the bitter sweetness of which
seems designated by nature to awaken
the appetite. And there is really be-
wildering problem when next you are
asked to choose among the cereals
from the old fashioned oatmeal to all
kinds Of predigested preparations.
Cooked oysters in every style are Of
fered on the menu, and even In the best
restaurants a plate of oysters costs
only shilling The choice of fish can
be made from long list-of kinds un.
known in England, including weakfsh,
bluefsh and shad, with its delicate roe.
1t must be out of compliment to Eng
lish travellers that herring and haddock
are imported. You see them very sci.
dom on an American breakfast table.
When boiled eggs are eaten they are
opened by the waiter into a glass, nc
small quantity Of butter being added
salt butter, for sweet" butter is sell
dom served. With chops or steak the
American, who never eats cold meats
at breakfast, usually orders potatoes,
and the meal may be brought to a close
with pancakes. These hot cakes, which
are made Of wheat, buckwheat, rice or
cornmeal, are eaten smothered in ma
pie sirup, a delicious treacle obtained
from the sap of maple trees.
The American drinks coffee for
breakfast-such coffee as you may
find in Paris, but not in London-and
that he does not prefer tea would need
no other explanation than the failure
to understand the art of making it.
London Mail.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
Why Some Folks Go to Europe.

Why Some Folks Go to Europe.
When New York society doesn't know
what else to do 1t goes abroad. An
ambitious woman gets wind Of some
rivals intended function. Not to be
invited or not to be seen among the
guests means slight easily endured
If the world be not cognizant of the
fact, but intolerant If it is; therefore
the ambitious woman sails away to
Europe. She may not be gone six
weeks, but her absence is thus to be
accounted for. In other cases it is
known that society takes this absent
treatment to cure heart troubles, to es-
cape social obligations that weigh toe
heavily on the income or, again, from
sheer ennui it departs. This restless
ness of certain sets in society would
be dangerous were it not for the safety
valve which that really overworked
Atlantic ocean has become of late
years. When all else fails, go to Eu-
rope.-Boston Herald.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
The Beautiful.

Beauty prevails in spite of all we
do. We may build ugly buildings, we
may think ugly thoughts, we may
wrinkle ourselves in worries or the
contemplation Of ugliness, we may
even worship ugliness under the name
of utility, but lightly, without an eff
fort, the gentle hand Of beauty de
scends upon all. Beauty may do hel
subtle work in many ways. Sun, moon
fog and rain are alike her servants
The fresh red houses, garish eyesores
in the sun, become wonderful as they
loom blood red before the man in the
mist, or in a few years the red is
quieted, and the searching light only
makes it more beautiful.-Arthur Ran
some
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
Five Thousand Distinct Languae

Five Thousand Distinct Languages.
Mr.. ]. Collier is authority for the
statement that there are no less than
5000 distinct languages spoken by
mankind. The number of separate dia-
lects is enormous. There are more
than sixty distinct vocabularies in Bra
zil, and in Mexico the Nahua language
has been broken up into 700 dialects.
There are hundreds in Borneo. The
complexities are beyond classification
in Australia, and generally the num-
ber of dialects decreases with the in
tellectual culture of the population. If
there is an average of fifty dialects
to every language we still have the
enormous total of 250,000.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
GREAT THOUGHTS.
They Have the Gift of Immortal
Youth and Strength.

They Have the Gift of Immortal
Youth and Strength.
The influence of the law of action
and reaction can be traced more clear
ly in those everyday human affairs
which come under our individual OBJ
servation than in the greater move
ments of mankind which are often im-
perfectly recorded. We act and are
acted upon. The people we meet make
an impression on us; the impression
may be for the moment or it may last
through life. Bloom, fragrance, grace,
harmony, beauty, majesty, affect us
agreeably; deformity, imbecility, dis
tress, cruelty, affect us unpleasantly
The plea of the unfortunate. the
thought of our visitor, the opinion in
the newspaper, the issues of the time,
impress us in accordance with our
moods or natures. Certain words, tones,
sights, awaken echoes within us of old
happiness or pain.
There are words and tones which
produce beautiful reactions-the lula
bies of the mother, the endearments of
the lover, the voice of sympathy, the
enchantment of music, the messages
or and duty. And there are words
which produce misunderstanding con-
fusion, aversion, anger-the words of
whining, complaining, fault finding, of
envy, jealousy, SANDER of malice, in
tolerance, brutality.
The response to the public speaker is
reciprocal to his power. If he be dull,
the hearers are wearied; if he be con-
vincing, courageous, forceful, the au-
dience will kindle, and he may rouse
them to laughter or tears, to indigna-
ton or fury, to generosity or sacrifice.
He may change the opinions and con-
victions Of some and the course of the
lives of others; he may even save a
city from slaughter or make state.
If his thought be really great, it may
live through many ages, stirring gen
Grafton after generation. The reaction
of moral effort may be prolonged; it
may even gain force with time, indi-
eating its connection with some stu
pendous primal energy. The echo of a
great physical CONFUSION dies quickly
but the echo Of the words of Confu-
cius and Buddha, of Plato, Seneca and
Christ, still lives. The voice of Socrates
before his judges kindles men whose
ancestors were untamed savages when
Socrates spoke. Buildings decay, mon
uments fall, rivers run dry, races de
cline, but great thought suffers from
no impairment or decrepitude; it has
the gift of immortal youth and
strength.-From Balance: The Funda-
mental Verify" by Orlando ]. Smith
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
Nothing to Fear.

Judge lockwood Hoar, brother Of
Senator Hoar, was noted as a wit as
well as a jurist. Shortly before his
death, as his daughter entered his
room in the morning, he said: "My
dear, 1 had dream last night, and in
it saw the angel of death sitting at
the foot of my bed. At first 1 was
horribly frightened, but as 1 gazed at
my visitor my fears vanished. He
wore fur cap."-Brooklyn Life.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
Hats. Boots and Hearts.

Mrs. Nolan had made some disparag-
Ing remarks about the costume Of heI
husbands bosom friend, Mr.. Herlihy
and they were promptly resented.
"'His hat is turning green wild age,
Is tt" said Mr.. Nolan, with fine scorn
"and his boots is rusty and cracked
lookin',' did 1 hear ye say? Listen now
to me, Mary Nolan. If livery mans hat
an boots covered as warm a hearrt as
Phelim Herhhy's there'd be more proud
Wimmin in the worrldp'
Amador ledger., 1904-12-09
A Conversion.

A country circus advertised that "at
IL o'clock the cannibals will be fed
A large crowd assembled, but to every
body's disappointment the savages ate
potatoes. In reply to some indignant
questions the manager said: But, gen
tlemen, don't you see that their diet
is evidence of my skill? L have con-
verted. them into vegetarians. File
gende Blatter.