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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27
Rock Island Land Deal.

Ben. S. Cable and l.. +. Strauss, rep
resenting the Rock Island system,
wednesday closed a deal with VIM.
u. Halsell of vinta for $4,000 acres OF
land adjoining the military reserva-
ton in Woodward county, Ok, and
close to the Kansas state line. The
purchase price vas $4,000. 1t is
stated that a Rock Island branch will
be extended ID that locality. The res
ervation was presented by congress
to the territory Of Oklahoma for in
sane asylum purposes and may be
used for such whenever a railroad is
completed to the reservation.
The pleasant little habit or giving
away countries seems to have died
out of late. In the olden days 1t was
quite the thing to do. Caesar gave
Egypt to Cleopatra once. and Lucii-
Ius, sulla and Pompey all had the
habit Of giving away places they had
conquered. 1t is said that Constan-
tine gave away Italy to Pope Sylves-
ter and King John gave England and
Ireland to Innocent III. The popes
have always been generous givers.
France and the East and West In
dies being kept on hand constantly
to be handed over to any n doing
them d little favor, but some OF these
Gifts seemed to have q string on them
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27
Died in i Refrigerator Car.

"A body identified by Chinese letters
and papers found in the clothing as
Leong Yieke of Toronto. Canada. was
found yesterday in an ice-stocked re-
frigerator car that had just reached
st. Louis from Montpelier, Ind, to be
loaded. The papers and cards were
taken to the Chinese merchants in st.
Louis and from the parts translated
the police reached the conclusion that
Yieke had been living In Toronto and
had struggled himself across the line.
It is thought that he attempted to
steal a ride and was unable to open
the car door otter drawing it shut.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27

When in need or up.todate. stylish
Job work at rook-bottom prices. con,
suit your own interests and The Op
tic once at the same time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27

Juan Ortiz of Galisteo, merchant
and sheep raiser, arrived in the city
last evening and spent today In the
city attending business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27

C. r. Stone, commercial traveller out
Of Kansas City, Missouri, is interview
ing Santa Fe merchants.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27

Gehring, Masonic Temple" sells
all kinds OF hardware at the lowest
price possible. 1-29
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27
TRACK AND TRAIN.

Geo. Bussen, special Official Of the
Santa Fe. is here from San Francisco.
Engineer James Sturrock came up
from Lamv yesterday with his noun
tain engine for repairs OF the same.
Chas. Smith. whose duty 1t is to call
the crew during the day time. was
not on duty this morning as usual. He
was at the ball last night.
The Rock Island road has notified
the citizens Of Lawton that they have
placed Lawton on the jobbers' rate
list. Lawton has spent over q year
IN securing this advantage.
The Louisville & Nashville is re-
ceiving on the st. Louis division, pre-.
paratory to the handling Of heavy
worlds fair passenger trains, q
uumber Of large ten-wheel passenger
engines.
Mr.. C. G. Stewart has been appoint
ed district passenger agent Of the
Southern railway, with headquarters
at st. Louis. He was formerly travel
ing freight and passenger agent at
Lexington, KY.
The earnings Of the Mexican Cen.
trail for the second week In January
amounted to s434,235; same period
in previous year, s469,6S0: decrease
(7.55 per cent?, $35.445: two weeks in
January. s919,164; same period In pre-
vious year, sS67,579; increase (5.95
per cent?. $51.5S5.
Railroad President Arrested.
President Henderson Of the st.
Louis, FL Reno & Western railroad,
was arrested on complaint Of q negro
attorney for disturbing the peace.
Henderson cursed the negro for not
removing his hat upon entering the
railroad Offices. Mr.. Henderson was
released on bail.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-27

F. l. Oswald pays cash and good
prices for secondhand goods. 1910
National avenue. Colorado Phone
176. l0-10s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
BUFFALO BILL
Wants a Divorce from His Wife,
Whom He Married in 1866.

Denver, March ll,-A petition for di-
yorce filed In the district court of Big
Horn county, Wyo., Jan, last, BY Col.
william Il. cody buffalo Bid, has
just been made public.
The complaint charges cruelty, and
alleges that OH Dec. 20. 1900. Mrs. Cody
attempted TO poison the plaintiff.
Another ground on which the plaintiff
asks decree is that the marital rela-
tion has been made lntolerable 20 him
by his wifc's refusal 20 entertain his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
APPEAL TO PREACHERS.
REORGANIZATION Want Them
To Start Anti-Smoot Pc titions.

Washington, March 1i.--At a meeting
OF the executive board OF the National
League o. WOmen's Organizations Of
America, held today, n resolution was
unanimously adopted requesting that on
Sunday, March n, or as soon thereafter
~ possible, every clergyman In the
United States ask every man to write
TO his senators requesting them. In view
of the evidence already presented in the
case Of Reed Smoot. 10 vote against
the retention Of said smoot IN the high
esl lawmaking body Of the country,
For the honor Of American woman
hood and the protection Of the moral
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
MARTIAL LAW ENDS.
Colorado no Longer Under Control
Of the Military.

Telluride. Colo. March ll-.Capt
Buckley Wells, In command OF the mill
itary In this district, read an order on
the streets tonight. signed by Coy.
Peabody, declaring martial law here at
an end
At u banquet given to the mill tlamcn
In camp here, which followed the read
Ing Of the order, another order from
AdIt-Gen. sherman NJ. Bell was read
directing the men to quit camp and re-
turn to their homes.
All the men in camp at this time are
residents OF the district.
The effect OF the order abolshing
martial law VIII be the doing away
with the press censor who has passed
on all news sent out by correspondents
for some time past and the return Of
the civil authorities to power.
II VIII also enable the union miners.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

University Of Chicago for an extensive
exhibit at the 81. Louis exposition have
been announced. The exhibit Is to be
placed in a. large pavilion in the Edu-
cational building, near the paylllons OF
Yale. Harvard. the University OF Mich
igan, and Washington university. Chi
Cages pavilion, which will be. modelled
after the style OF the university build
ings, viii be an exhibit Of astronomical
plates from the Yerkes observatory, a
model OF the college campus and build
ings publications OF the university
press and Of all the professors, photo-
graphs OF the Interiors Of the various
groups OF buildings and statistics and
charts covering the details OF univer-
sity work. Space In the pavilion also
VIII be given TO exhibits OF the Chicago
Manual Training school and the school
OF education,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
CURFEW IN ITHACA,
After s O'Clock Men Must Not be
On the Streets.

Ithaca. n. Y. March FAN ordi-
nance has gone into effect here proyid-
Ing for a curfew slgnaliat o'clock. II
was found necessary to quadruple the
police force and as the new law applies
10 adults as well as children. consider
able trouble Is expected. especially with
alton into town during the evening.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
Nellie Bly's" H.,

New York. March 70 'aas
factarpIn ss, oan Of the Iron o ss Sea.
, mere from heart failure "a, a. Ais hon.
. ~ les. received three %eot following h
near his residence. nurse and wagon
wa mr rs Seaman, who was 50 w.. h.
authoress. '' 10 Nellie Bly, s ~.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
See!

The record, that dom,
they pay. Lots OF nse, ecme'oR IN
books. VI people read o y.
scI MsIGcE aA,;; PROTECTOR
H.. Top Floor cOmmerclI,Ip e sls
Francis G. Luke, GENERIC 'y,a' Block,
some People Don't Ike Ina "a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

standards OF the American home, the
National League OF Women's organiza-
tons. representing at least million
women, asks this OF the preachers OK
the country IN aii Q. their "s'i'e In
defense Of the home, on which the safe
" OF the nation rests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY. MARCH IL. 1904.

friends at his former home In North
Platte. Neb.
Mrs. Cody, who Is at North Platte,
denies her husbands charges and win
contest the suit. Col. and Mrs. Cody
Mere married at 81 Louis March ..
1866.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

tween the members Of the Western
Federation OF Miners and the Colorado
Mlneowners' association.
The eIght-hour rule is the principal
demand OF the miners. 80
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

nye o'clock last night eaSl Of her :.
a IL, W. w., h9lhndand & C c. c me dssd az =
e'S were injured none fa SSS. Six ID,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
Killed In a Snowslide.

Baker City, Or. March 1.-Two men
were killed In a snowslide at the Queen
OF the West mine, in the Cornocupia
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

numbering over 100, who have been de-
ported, TO return 10 the district
While there Is no change In strike
conditions. as far as the members OF
The Western Federation Of Miners are
concerned ii Is claimed by the opera
tors that the mines OF the district are
working the same as when conditions
were normal.
Denver March ll.--Gov. Peobodys
order abolishlng martial law in the Tel
hurdle district removes the military
from any active participation In the az.
faTs " the strlke-infested districts OF
Colorado The troops were first brought
into use In the Cripple Creek district
over six months ago.
The cost TO the state for military op-
eratons during Gov. PeabOiy's adj
ministratlon Is estimated al over $500,
600 This includes the miners strike
at cripple Creek and Telluride and the
mill and smeltermen's strike at Colo
RADIO city.
an these strikes werc the direct re-
suit OF the contest being wasel be.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

Chicago University Exhibit.
Chicago, March l2.-Plans OF the
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
English Gaining in Size

With the view of ascertaining
whether the race is deteriorating or
otherwise, so far as physique is con-
ccrned. large woolen firm at Leeds,
England, recently undertook the task
of comparing the measurements made
in its woolen department at the pres
ent time with those in similar classes
of goods manufactured a couple of
generations ago. The result an
nounced is greatly in favor of present
dag conditions. The average chest
and hip measurements work out at
fully 8 per cent increase.
This rule applies practically to all
parts of the country. with the eXcep-
tiCn of few isolated towns. Coming
at time when so much is being heard
of the deterioration of the race, this
announcement affords a welcome sur
prise, and effectively demolishes the
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23

When Oliver Goldsmith was strug-
Cling for his education at Trinity col
lege, Dublin, his soul was narrowed
by the menial duties he had to per-
form as a "siZar." Even to-day the
term sizar is nearly synonymous with
poor student" at Dublin. but the la
bors in connection with the position
are much less strenuous than they
were formerly. The sizar received
his commons and tuition free, in
return for which he was expected to
sweep ont the courts in the morning
and carry the dishes from the kitchen
to the dining hall of the fellows of
Trinity. These offices remained as
sociated with the sizarship for halt a
century after the author of the Vicar
of Wakefield had entered the uni
versity and left It. They were abol-
ished in a dramatic manner.
On one Trinity Sunday there was
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
Billiards Last For DAYS

DR.. Erich Won Drygalski, who was
at the head of the recent German
antarctic expedition, had some trying
experiences with Billiards. "Try ever
so often, it is quite useless to con-
tend with them" said he. AT but
few meters distance nothing could
be seen from the ship, so that on one
occasion sailor enveloped in snow
storm in the immediate vicinity of the
. ship was lost for hours, until the
whole crew lashed together went in
search and fortunately found him. On
sleighing excursion which | had
headed | suddenly lost sight of the
sleigh, although it was close behind
me- When | stopped the dogs ran up.
With much toll we gained the tent,
showed the sleigh in to support and
steady ii, and then lay day and a
night, and yet another day and a
night. without the possibility of leav-
ing the tent, eight of us in the narrow
est space. for forty-eight hours. Out
side the storm ragged and ratified
against our tent, which from within
we propped up and held fast. Then
it began slowly to bury itself in the
snow and through every rift the
snowy blasts made their way in and
over our sleeping sacks, so that when,
after loIg waiting, the weather grew
better. it took us hours of hard work
to dig out the tent.
almost worse were the effects of
the billiards on the ship. Once we
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23

Uncle Sam has found good way of
sustaining life among the Alaskan Es-
kimos. About SIPS a year per head
pays the bills. the value received
consisting of reindeer, imported from
Siberia which furnish the natives with
food, clothing, means of transportation
and other necessaries of life. At the
present rate of increase, even if no
more are imported, there will be at
least 1.000.000 reindeer in Alaska in
less tEan twenty-five years. 1t will not
be at all surprising. in the opinion of
some. if the reindeer industry should
grow TO be one of considerable COM
mercial importance to the United
States. 1t has even been estimated
that in thirty-five years Alaska may be
in position to sell annually 100000
to 900, 900 reindeer carcasses, besides
furnishing several thousand tons Of
hams and tongues. Nor may it be a
fisment of the brain to predict that at
no very distant day trains from arctic
attic laden with cargoes of this very
paiatable food.
DR.. Sheldon Jackson. the Alaskan
agent Of the bureau of education, dis
covered as far back as 1890 that the
Eskimos were rapidly losing the
sources of their food supply. The
whales were going farther and farther
north, the walruses were disappear
ing, the seals were being eXterminated
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23

theory that the race is deteriorating.
The English giants are apparently to
be found in the north. Workingmen,
it is said. in the shipyards on Tyne
sid" and district are very much bigger
than was the case fifty or sixty years
ago.
Taing the whole of the country, the
biggest framed men appear to be in
the limestone districts Of northwest
Yorkshire, Westmoreland and Cum
bcrIaHd. while the hilly counties OF
the north of Ireland can also lay claim
to this distinction.
The investigation has also ELECTED
the Interesting fact that in the Old
ham district are to be found England S
dwar.5. Here, and in the Bailey lOcali-
ty. The factory operatives are the most
dimrutive in the whole of the cOun-
try,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
How Music Affects Dogs

HIM up within earshot of the noise.
as he simply gets frantic.
W are much put out to know
Whether he enjoys it or not. On The
one hand, he appears to be, as it were.
possessed and fascinated by the noise.
which, like the wedding guest, he can
not CApcse but hear, although it rus-
siby works havoc with his nerves.
On The other hand, If he dislikcs The
noise Why doesn't he bolt ont of the
circle Df sound, which it would be easy
for him to co in the ease OF tn" car
pct-buatinS, whereas instead he draws
in closer and closer? Is not the in.
stirC'ivc appreciation Of such "tC"i-
tom" SQUADS the rudimentaiy begin
ming Of love Of music and dancing
in the dogs soul?
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
Poor Students at Dublin

crOWd to witness the ceremonies in
the college. AS a siZar passed by
with a dish of meat for the fellows a
saucy citizen of Dublin jecrcd at him
as menial. The angry sizar flung
tha Dish, meat and all, at the head Of
his turmentor. He was sharply repri-
maudsG, perhaps because of the loss
OF Tho meat; but the siZars were never
again asked to perform the duties
which saddened the soul of Goldsmith
whilD he was at the college.
N.rcteen years is the new age limit
for -.1ars, according to the rules for
admission recently passed by the
bOarl of Dublin university, and this
won. easily have admitted Goldsmith
had rhey been in force in his day, for
he was well under that age at the
time Cf his entrance. Cambridge has
silara1ps with about the same duties
and lrivileges as those at Dublin.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23

1t is well-known fact that all dogs
are much affected by music, says the
London Saturday Review. Whether
they enjoy it or not is apparently a
disputable matter. We have a collie
who is extraordinarily sensitive to all
kinds of sounds. Should a gun go off
or bell ring he will jump and rush
of barking at full speed But he be-
comes thoroughly corybantic when
prolonged fusillade of sound is pro-
duced by the beating of carpets. He
then flies round and round, describ.
ing enormous circles, and keeps it up
until he can hardly move from ex-
haustion. AS his fatigue grows the
rings he makes grow narrower and
narrower. II seems 10 good to shut
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
BOY is A PUZZLE.
Youth in England Convcrse5 Only ,-
Unknown Lancuare


Chelsea workhuuse LarbuGs be
fair skinned and Light haired wIo=c
nationality has, up to the present.
completely baiiled the officials.
Previously to being sent to ii.
workhouse the lad was CHARGED at IT,,
Westminster police court with Wa,
dering without visible means of sub
sistence and it was then stated tAa-
during the week he was under remar,
he did not utter word, an !, altlCugS
he was spoken to in six different Ian
guages, he showed no sign Of rccl
milton.
1t has since been found that the Lad
car speak. but his speech is stranger
than his silence. The jabber OF .
monkey is more Ineligible.
Several written questions were put
to him yesterday. Underneath the
words. "What is your name and agr?'
he wrote without hesitation, "Tentyrut
Watcuk, fourteen" Thus he appeared
to understand English.
What country were you born in?''
The lad at once wrote "Hirlulntyints
How do you like scrubbing ~ the
occupation the boy had just been en-.
gagged in. "Dernt sentk," was the writ
ten reply.
He was then asked, again in writ
ing. Would you like a penny" His
answer was brief: "Teilny."
His identity shows every prospect
of remaining riddle. He has been
seen by medical men and by lingusts
but hitherto it has been impossible to
account for him in any way. Since
his case has appeared in the papers
numberless people have called who
say they have lost boys of about his
agc.-London correspondence, Ph.la,
delphia North American.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
Much Money in Reindeer

and e'"E the caribou had departed. In
the ioN'NlHg year DR.. Jackson brought
over nom Siberia the first lot of rein
deer, o5 sixteen. and started little
coloHE .' them on Unalaska. an island
of tn coast of Alaska Al first the
eXper!H'Dr was looked on as a waste
OF mohos hut time came to the rescue.
and II was clearly proved that these
anima could be successfully imported
and iaauU care Of. Now the govern
ment an'ropriates $250Oo annually for
increa .re the supply.
1t W. from the Chukches herds. Il
hardy breed. that the first reindeer
were selected for Importation Next,
some o' The Tunguse stock. larger aud
strongr' than the others. were brought
over. The price Of the former in
Sibera is about 81 for full-grown
animaI and of the latter about $3.50
apiece The profits that can be real
lied rom reindeer are very large 4
fawn during the first four years of its
life cosls the owner less than dollar
year while at the end of that period
it is worth $50 to 800 for its meat.
and nearly double that amount if
tra!ned for the sled or as a pack ami.
nal. The reindeer have taken kindly
to the native moss, which forms tt cir
princpaI article of food and needs no
outlay for cultivation. There is said
to be enough of this moss in Alaska to
furnish food for 100000 reindeer.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
Fatal Fall on SCythc,

The disturbance of a hornets nest
led to the death of William Forbes of
Stewarton, n. H.. in an unusual way,
the other day. Mr.. Forbes was NOW
ing with scythe when be struck a
hornets nest. In defending himself
from the insects he dropped his scythe
and was about to step out of the way.
when he tripped and fell. The blade
of the scythe passed entirely through
his body and he died almost instantly.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23

had t. turn out to rescue the dogs.
which We're chained up and getting
SmOth,rd in the snow. as their dole
full howlngS told us just in time. The
gusts swept over the ubseryatOricS
so thai The foes sunk under the ire
mendous impact. Then the obserya-
tories got flooded with water, which
with lh" steady subsistence OF the
foes, penetrated from below; nor was
it always possible to save the instru-
ments, SO sudden were the squalls
The sNOu itself felt the shocks and I'M
der rA. fearful strain constantly
heaved over. In the first of those
gales, before we We're prepared for
them, doors and windows and all the
hatchrs were shattered and every
thing inside was as if buried in a huge
grave. Il cost us great efforts to re-
cover ourselves and again to clear the
vessel an operation which had to be
repeate again and again.
'.Sucl storms were far from rare.
With but short intervals they ragged
throuehuut nearly the whole of May
and Au-1st. In June and July it was
a littlo better, though many such
storms visited us in April and again
in September. Even in midsummer
they did not spare us and one of the
tiercest burst upon us in January
For although in summer they lasted
only day or two, in winter we nigh,
have 10 endure them from three tC
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
Railway Etiquette in Japan.

When native lady enters jap
anese railway carriage she slips her
feet from her tiny shoes, stands upon
the seat and sits demurely with her
feet doubled beneath her. A moment
later she lights a cigarette or her lit
tie pipe, which holds just enough to-
bacco to produce two good whiffs
of smoke. Many Japanese people sit
with their feet upon the seat OF the
car,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-23
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.

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