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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
street Arab. who Rise.

Newsboys and street arabs often
make admirable clerks. The way they
work into commercial houses is aston
ishing. A large percentage Of public
and prosperous business men Of Amer
leu began as newsboys. but probably
no one realizes how many work their
way up from the gutter to wealth and
influence. They begin rs hangers on
and are recruited from the ranks or
every class Of street gamin. Their wits
have been sharpened by contact with
the sordid side Of life and by observa-
ton In the school OF the street. They
know the value of friends. So they are
70 De found nj the door Of every big
house. ready ut any time 10 run an err
rand, always ut hand to pick up an
umbrella or open Il door. And before
the people who regularly pass III and
out Of the doors OF the place realize II
n Of these little chaps they have been
accustomed To see IL on the payroll.
Somebody has bought him d six dollar
suit OF clothes 70 put him more at ease
with the peofie and weather, and he Is
on the road thai III i surprising number
Of cases leads To snecess-New York
Press.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Eddyst0nc Lighthouse.

The famous Eddystonc lighthouse
stands fourteen miles OF the coast OF
Lands End and Is perhaps the most
celebrated In the world, II las often
been used MS an illustration by poets
and preachers, for no other lighthouse
Is In such d lonesome Or dangerous
place. and none costs SO much money
and trouble. There are three keepers,
who live there with their families, and
two Of them are always on duty. while
the third is on the main coast enjoying
a vacation. They relieve u another
each month. so that none Of the keep.
ers remain on duty more than two
months at a time. The change and
rest nie said to be absolutely necessary
to preserve the nerves Of the keepers.
The lighthouse Ia 1876 feet high, was
erected In 1852 at n cost OF $400. 900
and rises from a submerged rock. The
first lighthouse vas erected on this
rock as long ago rs 1857, but was
washed away six years after and was
not replaced for a long time. The sec
ond was burned down In 1775; the
third stood from 1867 to 1882 and was
famous In history.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
sesS,,. silent Tongue.

One OF the most striking anecdotes
told In Hermann Klein's Thirty Years
of Musical Life In London" relates 10
Anton Seidl's first interview with Wng-
q III the library ut Wahnfried. Seldl
found the room dark. and. imagining
nobody was there. he pulled out his let.
ter or Introduction and began silently
rehearslng the speech be Ind prepared
Suddenly from out Of the gloomy cor
ner Wagner appeared, and Seidl was
10 nervou TINT he could not bring out
q sentence OF his speech. This proved
to be his salvation. for Wagner. declnr-
ing, IF you can work rs well as you
can hold your tongue, yon will do
engaged him OH the spot.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
sim Innocent.

Senator. what was the nearest you
ever came 10 being bribedf' asked the
girl who always blurts everything right
out.
'It was the time | voted for the post.
MI box bill and received 1000 shares Of
stock IN the concern thnt a to make
the boxes when the bin gave II a mo,
nopoly Of the business"
II should think that was 4 clear case
against you.
mo. The measure didn't go through
and the stock never amounted to any
thing. Chicago Record. Herald.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
..The. o,Gorman Mahon.

The last OF the Irish dnclists. O'Gor-
man Mahon. was indignant at the num-
Der OF his colleagues In the Irish party
who claimed the prefix and by way Of
ridicnling their pretensions to chicftain-
ship assured the house there were only
three personages properly entitled to
1.-THE pope. the devil and the OGor-
man Mahon. The O'Conor Don. The
McDermott, The O'Donoghne. The Nc
Gillicuddy OF the Reeks. The O'Grady
and The O'Snllivan are regarded as en-.
titled TO the distinction MS heads OF old
Irish families. clans or septs. There
are also some In Scotland, notably "1ht
McNab." whose ancestor had a boat Of
his own at the time Of the food. beinl
too proud to accept the hospitality q
Noah.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Better Than Gold.

Il was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility" writes 4. J. Green Of Ian
caster, N. H. mo remedy helped me
until I began using Electric Bitters.
which did me more good than all the
medicines | ever used. They have also
kept my wife In excellent health for
years. She says Electric Bitters are
just splendid for female troubles; that
they are q grand tonic and invigorator
for weak. run down women. No other
medicine can take It's place in fam.
lly." Try them. Only soc. Satis:ac'
tion guaranteed by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

Carlsbad to Benson, making q cut
Off which will shorten the distance to
the Pacific coast several hundred miles
and give the Santa Re q shorter route
than the Rock Island.
II will enter Grant county at the
southwestern corner. crossing the
Mimbres river in the vicinity OF Dwy-
err and extending westward through
whitewater, the Burro mountains and
the ella valley to a point near Dun
can on the Arizona line. The course
through Grant county Is nearly due
east and west.
The route now selected Is an excep-
tionally advantageous one, avoiding
steep grades and making the cost OF
construction the minimum.
1t will be of immense advantage to
Grant county, furnishing new eastern
and western outlets. and will also pro
vide railroad facilities for the Burro
mountain mining district and the fer
tile Mimbres and ella river valleys
1t is said that the work Of construc
ton will be begun at both the Carls
bad and Benson ends as Don as thu
present survey is completed, which
will be some time this spring.
George II. Campbell, assistant gen
eral superintendent Of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad company at Balti
more, has been appointed general 81
perintendent, with Offices at New
York, to succeed George +. Randolph
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
a Mint Alarm.

Worse than an alarm OF fire at night
is the brassy cough OF Group, which
sounds like the children's death knell
and 1t means death unless something
Is done quickly. Foley's Honey ana
Tar never fails to give instant relief
and quickly cures the worst forms Of
Group. Mrs. p. L. Cordier Of Manning
ton, KY, says: my three year old
girl had a severe case OF Group: the
doctor said she could not live. ! got
a bottle OF Foley's Honey and Tar, the
first dose gave quick relief and saved
her life." Foley's Honey and Tar is
best for Group and whooping cough,
contains no opiates, and cures quick
ly. Careful mothers keep It In the
house. Refuse substitutes. For sale
by Depot drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

A. r. Gibson, president Of the Amer.
lean Consolidated Copper company
passed through the city yesterday on
his way from Santa Fe to Denver.
Mothers q safely give Foley'f
Honey and Tar to their children foi
coughs and colds. for II contains nc
oplates or other poisons. For sale BY
Depot drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
peisys Are paaxeross.

Lover--And 70 your mother does not
believe In long engagementsf am do
lighted.
Miss DE Broker-Yes; mamma snys
wei 10 many girls fathers have failed
during long engagements. and the poor
things never got married at alI.-New
York Weekly.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
One pe.criptIon ofl Id.

"What." asked the teacher. do you
understand by the strenuous lifeT
Does II convey any meaning to youT"
"sure." replied the bad boy.
"WhatY'
"Why. what happens In the wood
shed when pa gets home after you've
been naughty" was the prompt reply.
Chicago Post.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Honesty n others.

".Honesty Is the best policy" quot
ri the hypocriticai deacon. "and wish
I could make everybody realize It."
II reckon ye do" replied the hard
headed farmer. eyed cit the best Of
everybody In n horse trade then.
wouldn't ycT'-PhIladelphia Ledger.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

One OF the greatest surprises for a
countryman on bis llrst visit 10 a big
city IL TO learn that the ioorwnlker docs
not own the store. : Danville uii) Com.
mcrcial News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
VICTORY

Over Stomach, Liver and Kidney Com
plants Is very decisive when you use
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Then
Why will you continue to suffer when
It is unnecessary. Get a bottle today
from your druggist and see how much
good II will do you. IL never fails In
cases OF Poor Appetite, Indigestion.
dyspepsia, Constipation, Kidney Ills
Chills, Colds or Malaria, and has been
endorsed by physicians for 80 years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Nearly Forfelts HIa LIfe.

A runaway almost ending fatally.
started q horrible ulcer on the leg Of
J. b. Orner, Franklin Grove, III. For
four years ii dcfed all doctors and all
remedies. But Bueklen's Arnica Salye
had no trouble TO cure him. Equally
good for Burns, Bruises. Skin Erup-
tons and Piles. CSC at all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

Major r. J, Palen, president Of the
First National bank Of Santa 70. has
gone 10 southern California to enjoy a
much needed rest.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Mileage plane.

The reports from Chicago relating
to the meeting Of the western lines on
mileage matters were somewhat mis-
eading. The southwestern mileage
bureau will remain in operation, with
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
WHAT Are Thev7

Chamberlain's stomach and Liver
Tablets. A new remedy for stomach
troubles. b%lliousness. and constipation.
and a good one. Price rs cents. For
sale by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Woman Gets Verdict.

Mrs. Edith J. Rain OF Denver, Colo,
who sued the Northern Pacific Rail
road company for $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained In two collisions,
September 10 and "a, 1902. while en-
route from Seattle to Denver, was
given a verdict Of 5000 damages BY
q jury in the United States district
court. Mrs. Rain will take an appeal
to the United States court Of appeals,
At the time Of the accident the
plaintiff was travelling with her daugh'
ter, n Of the railroad tickets being
obtained from a scalper. The North
ern Pacific Railroad company con
tended that Mrs. Raif was riding on
a scalper's ticket, and therefore was
not entitled to damages. Judge Sea
man in his charge to the jury held that
II the railroad accepted passengers on
scalpers' tickets without question II
was responsible for the safety Of such
passengers while In transit.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

Henry Reinhardt and Joaquin Gu.
%tlerrez are In from the Santa Rosa
country. They say 1t Is still dry and
dusty down there.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

III Australia. with the exception OF
the dIngo. or wild dog. there Is no beast
Of prey.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

Judge w. II. Pope has gone TO carls
bad to open the term Of court.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
ii May BE so-Butl

The Silver City Independent In.
dulges In the following sprightly
railroad dream:
The reports which have been In cir
culation for some time past relative to
a new railroad for Grant county, and
mention Of which has been made from
time to time In the Independent. gives
every prospect Of being verified.
A corps Of engineers are now MAX
ing the final survey. and last week
were camped in the vicinity Of Apache
Tejo.
II is stated upon the bert OF author.
ity that the new line. which is a
Santa Fe enterprise, will extend from
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

to meet manufacturers of steel rails
and award contracts. President Strait
ton says that the Mobile, Jackson &
Kansas City road is a fixture and his
chief desire is to see the northern ter.
minal reached as speedily as possible.
The contract for rails will be closed
during the current week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

headquarters at ST. Louis and the
mileage credential will be honored in
all territory where it has been for
merly good, including the lines Of the
Missouri Pacific and Rock Island sys-
TENS west of the Missouri river.
There has been a new interchange
able 2000-mile train ticket established.
The bureau for this will be located in
Chicago, and this ticket will be hon
ored on all lines Of the Burlington, Tn,
ion Pacific, Northwestern and Santa Fe
systems, also on the Rock Island. Mis-
souri, Pacific and Frisco systems west
of st. Louis throughout Kansas and
Colorado, but not south Of the Kansas
lines on these systems; that Is, this
ticket will not be good south of Kan
sas. This ticket will become effective
March l.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Blockade at Minneapolis.

1t is given out on good authority
that all the local -four mills now closed
down will be running before the end
Of the present week. Several, It Is
said. will start work again tomorrow.
The railroads are making every effort
to clear up their yards. It Is esti.
mated that nearly 5000 freight cars,
most Of them containing flour from
the Minneapolis mills, are tied up in
and about that city on account OF the
extreme cold weather.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Land Men start Tomorrow.

Both the Southern Pacific and the
Santa Fe have determined to concen-
trate their efforts during the next few
years toward the settlement and devel-
opment Of Texas and the southwest.
G. w. Mckinney, immigration agent
for the Hartman system, has started
with a party Of Chicago board Of
trade men through Texas. and 1t is
expected that the result will be an in.
flux Of fresh Chicago capital. A Chi
cago company is now organizing for
the purpose Of acquiring extensive
rice lands In Texas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
opposed to colonist Rates.

Considerable opposition has arisen
to the colonist rates which the Rock
Island purposes to put into effect for
Texas, Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory, several Of the Chicago lines in
sisting that the rates ire lower than
there is any call for and that therefore
1t will be throwing away revenue. The
Rock Island will, however, undoubt.
edly give independent notice of enforc'
ing the rates. and other lines will be
compelled to follow.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Oklahoma Road Completed.

F. N. Finney, president of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas lines In the
two territories, has announced that
the last spike has been driven on the
Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma from
Oklahoma City to Stevens, Kans.
This line, which will run via Parsons,
Kans., Is fifty miles shorter than any
other route. Through train service
will be established Sunday.
Topeka Man Promoted.
]. A. Pfeffer, lately employed as
gang foreman in the machine shops at
Topeka, has been promoted to a high
err position, that of general foreman
Of the shops at Winslow, Ariz. The
change went into effect February l,
and Mr.. Pfeffer has gone to take his
new position, his place at Topeka be.
ing filed by Joseph Aigner, a machin.
ist who has been employed here for
some time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
okIahoma.st. Louis Short Line.

The decision to construct the Fort
Smith & Western line to st. Louis re.
suited at the annual meeting Of the
stockholders during the past month,
Such an extension had been contem'
plated, however, since the roads com
pletion to Guthrie last October. Con
tractors who built the road between
Fort Smith and Guthrie have received
assurances that the st. Louis extern
sion will be built and have been re
quested to hold themselves In readi
ness to take portions Of the contract
The extension will pass through az
undeveloped portion Of southeastern
Oklahoma to st. Louis. shorter By
ninety-six miles than the Frisco. B!
railroad men this is said to be n o
the most feasible lines projected II
recent years.
The st. Louis extension is the result
OF Mr.. Tricks desire to have an east
ern outlet for his Indian territory min
eral field. The prophecy Of the lat
President Hayden, the father OF TIL
Fort Smith & Western, was that tn,
road would be built to both Pueblo
Colo, and the Mexican border, ant
this Is expected in Oklahoma.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

%8A%N w 0ftAIo W ~ AHN &FRs #8
One Of the minor consequences Of
putting the high board fence about the
Santa Re shop yards Is evidenced by
the following from the Albuquerque
Journal:
The new high board fence has been
completed around the Santa Fe shops
in this city, and yesterday a guard was
placed at the entrance. Men who car
ry their dinners to the shops are
forced to remain inside Of the fence
and the others are, Of course, allow
ed to go out.
An employe Of the shops with his
dinner bucket In his hand attempted
to pass out at the gate yesterday a,
noon. The guard stopped him and thu
employe grew o~bstreperous and some
what abusive. The guard tried TO ar
que the matter, but the man got In :
fighting position and the guard saw
something must be done. He LANDED
and the other went to mother earth
lie came UP town and wanted TO have
the guard arrested and was willing Il
swear out q warrent charging assault
and battery. The Judge before whom
he wanted the warrant sworn out per
suaded him that the guard had th'
best Of the case and the warrant wa
not issued.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

Rails for Moblie.Kansas City Line.
President w. B. Stratton OF the Mo-
bile. Jackson & Kansas City road, on
arriving at Mobile from New York,
said the work OF completing the gap
between Pontotoc and Decatur, Miss,
would be rushed in order to get the
road through to Jackson, Tenn. It will
re quire 10000 tons Of rail to build the
gap. Mr.. Stratton comes to Mobile
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

It will probably take Q few days to
educate the employees of the shops.
The new rules are somewhat strenu-
Gus, but when one considers the
amount Of material that Is daily car.
ried away by providers at the different
shops Of the Santa Fe. it is hard to
blame the company for establishing
rigid rules and living up to them to
the letter. Those, other than EN-
ployes. must now obtain q pass before
they will be allowed to visit the
shops."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
Freight Strike.

Six hundred freight handlers employ
ed by the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad have gone on strike
for higher wages. They are employed
at the piers on the East river. The
grievance Of the men arises chiefly
from the fact that they have had to
wait without pay while the floats were
delayed In bringing cars to be un.
loaded. They have received 20 cents
an hour only for the actual time EN-
ployed. but now demand rs cents for
the entire day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

President Uriah Lott OF the st. Lou.
is, Brownsville & Mexico reports good
progress on the new road, and says
by March / seventy miles Of track will
have been put down. So soon as the
engineers have completed the final
survey Of the Hidalgo branch the ex-
tension from Robstown to San An.
tonic will be commenced.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08

Firemen on the Rock Island system
received an increase Of 10 cents per
day, effective February 1. The new
scale was adopted after three months
conference between the company and
4 committee representing all divisions
Of the system. The increases are from
1925 to s2.35 for firemen on regular
runs, $40 to $3.50 on local runs. $3.50
to 81 on switch engines.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-07-16

known to the convention. and If II
proves to be unsatisfactory to the ma.
Jority request you to decline the nom.
nation for me at once, so that another
may be nominated before adjourn.
ment. A r PARKER
When the convention was on the
point of calling the roll on the nomi.
nation of a vice president the dele
gates were thrown into a furore by the
announcement that Judge Parker re.
fused the nomination unless he and
the convention could come to a har
monious understanding on the money
question. In the telegram conveying
this information the nominee gives ex.
preston to his views and they were
submitted to the convention. The sen.
timent among many delegates was de.
cidedly anti-Parker. But for this
bombshell there was every indication
that Senator Turner of Washington
might have been nominated for vice
president on the first or second ballot
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-07-16
British Columbia Notes.

The 10 10 mine. in the SLOGAN dis
trict, has been leased to Joe Law,
Charles Barber and c. b. Taylor.
Oscar Johnson, miner doing as
sessment work near the Granite Poor
man mine at Nelson, was severely in
jured in a cayein.
The Bunyon mine, three miles from
Windmere, has been bonded by Will
liam Harrison, one of the owners, and
William Chamberlain, hotel man.
Thomas r. Stockett, Jr., has resign
ed his position as acting general man.
ager of the Crows Nest Pass Coal
company. The resignation took effect
July l.
Connection with Northport, Wash,
over the Red Mountain road will be
secured Immediately, and ore ship
ments from the lie Roi, the Jumbo and
the Kootenays will be resumed imme-
diately.
j. c. Haas and w. T. Smith of
Greenwood will shortly start work on
a group of II claims, formerly owned
by the Boundary Creek Mining G. Mill
ing company. The claims are near
Greenwood.
Sixty men will be added to the COM
bined crews Of the War Eagle Center
Star mines at Rossland when the eX-
traction of milling ore reaches its
maximum, about August l. The com
panies now employ 220 men.
The Mother Lode mines. Ltd, OF
Rossland has been merged with the
Contact Gold mines, and people hold
ing shares in the Mother Lode com.
pany may exchange them for Contact
shares on basis of two Mother Lode
shares for one Contact share.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-07-16
is ESCORTED FROM VICTOR.
Recorder of Teller County Feared for
His Safety.

Victor, Col, July 12.-Frank p
Mannix, clerk and recorder of Teller
county, has left Victor, having been ac-
corded a military guard as far as Can
on City. The guard was commanded
by Adjutant General Bell.
Mannix had been before the citizens
committee several times during the
past week, and his resignation was
demanded. This he refused to give
and the county commissioners were re-
quested to remove him. They replied
that they were advised by counsel that
they had no authority to remove Man
nix. and declined to meet the request
of the committee. ManniX feared for
his safety, and guard of militia was
placed at his residence. Late last
night he decided to leave the district
and General Bell and detail of sol
diers accompanied him. Mannix said
he was not being deported.