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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03
Turf Notes

All or the following matched raccs
will be run Al Gallinas park on tho
straight track:
December 18th. 10. ID. and Posey,
both horses owned in Colorado; 500
yards for $500 q side, both horses to
carry 10 pounds.
December 18th: Mckinley and
Posey the Colorado horse. Mckinley
is owned by Chas. Coe of this city.
Four hundred and forty yards for
$500 a side, catch weights.
December 21st: Mckinley, the Las
Vegas horse. and Music, the Denver
pony, go 440 yards for $500 a side.
Music 10 carry 10 pounds to Nc.
Kinley's catch. Fylwy1
There is talk OF several other races
being matched to be pulled off this
month.
All the horses are said to be in
fine form so look out for some fast
going.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03
Chadwick Case
Continued

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. 3.-The
suit brought by Herbert D. Newton OF
grookIine. Mass, against Mrs. Cas-.
sic l. Chadwick vas again continued
by Judge Babcock today. Attorneys
representing both Newton and Mra.
Chadwick were In court and requested
the hearing TO 90 over for a week.
A r Stearns. representing Newton.
said the entire matter would i91h'-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03

The Lobby. L.aubach g. Benjamin,
proprietors. will open tonight. The
proprietors have spared no expense on
their new place. the furniture and fix.
lures are the handsomest In the ter
ritory. 1928.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03
Kinley's catch.

The nan who determines 10 save
his money, and does it can make his
own opportunities while the spend
thrills are waiting for theirs to come
to them. Get in line for success, and
open an account with the Plaza Trust
& Savings Bank. 612-17.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03

Notice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03

S. Hecht is at La Pension from Den
yer.
Mrs. r. A, Mahan and son are down
from Ration, staying at the Rawllns
house.
]. C. Hays, the mining man. Is In
town from Guadalupita, Mora county,
today.
w. M. Robertson is here from Okla
homa City. o. 7.
VIM, Archer is a late arrival srom
Topeka.
Hugh Loudep drove TO town from
La Cueva last evening.
Ollin Il. Smith, the Clayton attor-
n~ey-atlaw, is a visitor to the Meadow
City.
Don Eugenio Romero came home
from Santa Fe on the early morning
train.
Pedro Lucero, merchant al Anton
Chico, has been in the city today pur.
chasing supplies.
Walter Budworth and Raymond
Mackey will spend the holy Sabbath
day in Albuquerque.
Don Pat Gonzales of FL Combate
Is down from Wagon Mound to spend
the Sabbath with his fami'v.
". A. Turnell is up from Albuauer-
duo with his daughter, whom he will
place in the Sisters school here.
Herman Ilfeld and wife came in
from Kansas City yesterday after an
absence from the city Of a month.
w. G. Ogle, the insurance man,
drove into town this morning from
an extended trip into the country.
NJ. Lavenson, cousin Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Stern and Dan Stern. de-
parted Yesterday for Sacramento. Cal.
J.. b. Mackel came in yesterday
from a ten-day visit at the worlds
fair and a stop in Chicago and other
cities.
Juan de Dias Lucero was in town
today from Los Conchas; George
Montragon, from Anton Chico; Esteb-
an Gallegos from Aguilar.
II. G.. Coors and Clark Moore go
down to Cuervo-on-the Rock-lsland,
whence they will make a shipment OF
hoofs and horns 10 the Kansas City
market.
Serapio Romero returned Thursday
evening TO Albuquerque. He had
been in Santa Re since Sunday when
he arrived there from Pinos Wells
with the remains Of the late Colonel
Don Trinidad Romero, who is being
urged by his personal and political
friends TO make the race for the va.
cancy in the council district composed
of Valencia and Torrance counties
caused by the death of Col. Chaves'ar
rived in Las Vegas last evening from
his home at Estancia.
George A. Day and wife returned
yesterday from Cimarron. Kansas, at
ter an absence of three months. Mr.
Day owns a farm near the handsome
little Kansas town that he can get his
price for any day, but he prefers 4
rent il to proper parties and bide hi;
time in selling the place.
J. Lederer passed through this CIT,
yesterday afternoon for New Yorl
CITY and his home at New Haven
Connecticut, after transacting mining
business in the territory for the pas
ten days. Mr.. Lederer represents
syndicate Of eastern capitalists, wh'
have invested in developing the re
sources of New Mexico.
Prof. w. w. Robertson. who repre-
sents the book publishing firm-tk'
MAYNARD Merrill Co, in the south
west. is in the city today. The gentle
man was formerly professor Of Eng
fish in the a. & NJ. college and laIe
superintendent of the public school
at Deming. He Is on his way II L
paso to visit his father who Is i'll.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03
Eraternal Brotherhood.

At a regular meeting OF the Frater-
nal brotherhood lodge last evening
the following officers were duly elect
ed for the ensuing term
! n. Cook, president; Kittie Bur.
chell, vice-president; G. w. Gatchel.
secretary: l.. Helfrich, treasurer; EN-
ma Behringer. chaplain: F. c. Baker.
sergeant: Harriet Sullivan, N. OF A..
Fred Phillips, /. D.; Albert Jaques. 0.
n. Doctors Rice and Bradley, lodge
physicians; w ~. Thompson and H.
H,ckerson. trustees. For the district
convention to be held some time in
January, L. Helfrich was elected as a
delegate and G. W. GatcheL alternate.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03

FOR SALE-Dining room and kitch.
en- tables. iron bed, other household
furniture; apply Optic office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03

FOR RENT-Five-room cottage,
with modern conveniences, 916 Ma
tional avenue. Apply Optic office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03

Tonight. social dance al opera
house. Lady orchestra, piano and VIC
lin. Admission, SOC.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16
Nnt Catherine of ArnEOn.

Mr. Dan O'Harrigan was not the
most modest man that ever came from
ireland. and his most constant boast
concerned his ancestry.
He was at an evening party n short
time since, and ut the first opportunity
he held forth upon the old theme to n
fascinating young lady guest.
Yes" he said; sure, may be poor
nobody in these days, but centuries
ago in me own country me ances-
thorS were kings"
Indeed" smiled his fair auditor,
but yet do you know, although have
studied history fairly well. l do not
recall any royal parsonage called
O'Harrigan." She thought she had
corucrcd him, but she had miscalcu-
lated his gift Of repartec.
Sure, it must be joking ye are" he
said. An did ye niver read of Mis-
thrcSs katherine O'IIarrigan, who
married Hinry VIII, the ovid villin?
Sure. She wuZ me grandmothcr's great
great g1andmotherr' - London An
Cu-prs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16

"Grandpa," said the children, tell us
another story about the time when
you were a young man and Travelled
with the show"
We'll" said Grandfather Dutton
when l was with the circus forty or
fifty years ago one of my great acts
was to get boy to put an apple on
top Of his head, and then would stand
ten PAGES away and shoot a rifle bah
through it,"
"Eut didn't You sometimes miss the
apple and shoot the boy"
Not often. But it happened once
in awhile. Of course"
"What did YOU do them" they asked
breathlcsSly.
Dor said Grandfather Dutton,
struggling his shoulders. "Why, some
times | had to wait two or three min
utes before l could find another boy,
but not often. There are always plen-
II Of boys"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16
THE LAND CRAB.
A Mean Trick by Which Pacific Is
Inud Natives catch Them.

A Mean Trick by Which Pacific Is
Inud Natives catch Them.
In Fiji dud other Pacific islands the
natives Lave am ingenious plan of cap
turing tie male crab. The native goes
out in the late night and when ne
hears crab at work up a tree he
climbs mp some fifteen or twenty feet
the tree is generally a hundred feet
high or uoro. and ties q large Wisp of
grass round The trunk The crab, hav-
iug finished his work, hUrrics down 10
his partner for q feed. travelling back
ward. as usual. When hc comes to the
trcachcrous clump Of grass, thinking
he is once moro ON mother earth, he
lets 20 his hold Of the tree and Of
course goes down smash, breaking his
legs and getting stunned, to fail an
easy victim to the native boys who
come round with their baskets in the
morning. The whole Of crabdom ap-
parentIy regarded this as a mean trick
when it came in first, and they are
now very circumspcct on their eXpe-
ditions, SO that few are caught in this
way.
In his hole the land crab makes him
self q comfortable bed Of cocoanut
fiber, and he makes the material up
so wen that the native women burrow
for it, as it is found useful for many
purposes pillow stufling, the making
Of ch@nons pads and other modern
toilet "fakings" which they have now
picked up from the mission stations
and towns
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16
MAKING MATCHES.
Hand Labor and slow Methods When
the Industry Was New.

The first really efficient lUcfcr match
must be put to the credit of Mr.. John
Walker Of Stockton on Tees, who in
the year 1927 placed them on the mar
kct under the name of "COngreves, in
compliment to Sir William Congreve,
the inventor Of the war rocket These
matches were sold for a shilling a box,
which contained, besides a few dozen
Of the matches little piece of folded
saudpaper, through which each splint
Of wood had to be drawn before it
could be made to inhame. An original
tin box, stamped with the royal arms
and bearing the word "COngreVc,' is
preserved as a curiosity in one Of the
London museums
As in the case Of all other industries,
this one was initiated by hand labor
alone The splints of wood were no
doubt originally dipped ii the igniting
composition one by one, but subse-
Qucntly they were tied up in bundles
and dipped en- bloc, the workman Civ
ing each bundle a twist with his hands
so that the end Of each splint would
be free to move to Il certain extent
and absorb a little more Of the COM
pound than it would if kept quite still.
The next advance was TO fix the spIintS
i'm frame So that each was separated
from its nci@hbor, and this frame. con
tanning about 1900 matches. would be
brought down ON q marble slab upon
which the composition was spread.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16

Tncn the guard called "All aboard,
and as she waved her hand in gay
farewell the train pulled out of the
station.
The world seemed suddenly fat to
him. And l didn't get her London
address," he exclaimed aloud, as his
stupidity dawued upon him. well, I'll
be- hanged"
TWO years later the servants at Fair
acre received notice from their young
mistress of her intention Of opening
the house for a few weeks. The old
place had been closed since her early
childhood.
She had Travelled far and wide; been
courtcI ANA admired. But after awhile
one got tired So tired. In the very
midst of the season, when gaycty was
at its height. thoughts of the dear OLD
days haunted her mind. They were
gone forever, those wonderful childish
davs. but at least she would 90 back
and have a bit of make believe all
TO herself
Tears rose in her eyes as she was
driven up to her own door. How well
she remembered the quaint support
mg pillars and the broad veranda. The
sun was just dropping out Of sight, but
its faint golden glow fingered lovingly
on the place. In the darkness of her
old room that night she thought with
wet eyes of the little girl Of other days.
At s o'clock the next morning she
stole down to the stone fence once
more, smiling foolishly to herself as
she did so There was no need TO hide;
the boy would not 20 by. And so she
leaned upon the wall. thinking pensiye-
ly of the past.
\ weird buZzing aroused her, and
she looked up to see a big. red touring
car spinning down the road toward
her For a moment she watched it in
differently. Then as 1t drew nearer
and the outlines of its occupant be
came clear her heart jumped with de
light.
It's he; it really is" she exclaimed
cycitcdly
At the same moment the automobile
slackcned speed, and the man inside
lifted his hat with a flourish and sang
out joyously: Hello, little girl, What
YOU staring at?' As of yore she drop
ped suddenly down out of sight.
"But isn't it strange that you should
happen along this very first morning
that I'm homc?" she queried when,
their nonsense over, they stood talk
ing across the wall.
well, not so odd as it would have
been if | had not known you We're
coming" " he admitted laughingly. Then
a queer look came into his eyes.
"Why haven't you married?" he de-
mauded abruptly. She opened her lips
to reply. but something in his face ar
rested her. She flushed furiously. He
laid his hand on hers.
Haven't we been a pair of idiots"
he asked, with a happy laugh.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16

1t was a cry for help, we Deneved,
and we sent back a shout that echoed
In long leaps up the deep rayines and
gulchos. For an instant the firing
from the rock ceased, then began
again, faster than ever, but not 50
sure All ut once the voice of Sim
shouted from above
For Gods sake, boys, quit firing
1t was hard to obey with victory SO
near and the bullets flying wild around
our heads from the hidden hand be
hind the rock. But we stopped, they
did also, and we scrambled from ledge
to ledge up over the ragged, splintcred
stones until the top was gained, and
we looked down on Larry and his cap
tive
It was Il strange light Back against
thc rolgh. gray rocks stood Quita, her
nrcs aHamc with reckless courage and
defiance. Larry'S two reyolyers were
grpncI. atiu smoking in her hands.
At Ter feet lay Larry, his white face
upurncd to the dawning light and a
dull crimson stain soaking the right
side of his gray flannel shirt.
I'll shoot thc first one that darcs
to touch lim," called Quita. You're
n peck OF cowa.35 TO follow and hold
IL. up like tbs What's he doneF
ne stol' .or
Ii uas sim -a answered her.
Qu'.a Wa.I "a Lim like flash.
"He didn't steal me, Sim. l ran
away with him because | loved him,
and it seemed better to go at the last
moment than TO marry you and love
him all the same. l thought a girl
could choose the man she loved and
not have a whole camp chase her and
shoot him down You don't play fair,
boys"
There was a dead silence. Her eyes
were full of tears, and Happy Chance
hid its head In shame. 1t is not pleas
ant to have Il gallant rescue knocked
in the head by the scorn of wOman's
Will
But Sim stood without shame or an
ger ana stared at the white, young
face at Quita's feet, and at last with
out a word he went down and lifted
Larry in his arms and made his way
with him to the trail, and Quita fol
lowed slowly.
At Prospera we left the three, and
Sim never gave up his guard until the
wound was healed, and Quita rode in
to camp beside her husband as Mrs.
Larry Carroll.
There were no hard feelings. AS
Larry said, no laws had been broken
but the law of the heart, and each
heart has a law of its own.
But when it was all over Sim sold
out his mine to him and went back
over the mountains to the States. We
understood and did not blame him. 1t
is easier to save the life Of the man
you hate than to stand by and see the
girl you love as his wife.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16
FISH FOOD NOT THE BEST.
Mnny FuIIacies About Diet on Sea
Products Are EXtnnt.

1t is doubtful whether any given
food in common use contains cOnsutu-
cuts which have Il sclcctive action, 50
to speak, on the property of minister
ing to one part of the body more than
another. As IA rule, when a food is as
sumcd to have specific rcparauye prop
critics as, for example, q SO called
brain or nerve food the fact really is
that such food is easily and quickly
assimilatcd to the body's general ad-
vantage; in word, in such a case re
pair quickly oycrtakeS waste and
real purposcful nutrition and rcstora-
ton are accomplished. The admins
tratiOn of such elements as phosphorus
or iron i'm medicine is, of course, a diff
fcrcut matter, but these elements are
evenly distributed in the materials of
daily diet
1t is often stated that fish is a food
which ministers particularly to the
needs of the brain, because it contains
phosphorus. As matter of fact fish
does not contain more phosphorus than
DO the ordinary meat foods, and it GER
tainly does not contain it in free
state The notion that fish contains
phosphorus had no doubt its origin in
the glowing phosphoresccncc of fish in
the dark. This phosphorcsccncc is due
not to phosphorus at All, but to micro
or-auisms The belief, therefore, that
fish is a brain food is just about as
reasonable as tine idea that because a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16
Such Fun.

so you are really engaged dear"
said Elsie gushingly to her particular
friend Madgc.
Eyes, dear" was the blushing reply.
"I am really engaged at last"
"And to that stern, stolid looking fol
low. Alec Wilson,
ooh, yes. dear" replied her friend
quickly He often says that after we
are married lie means to manage the
house, look after my personal eXpendi-
ture as well as his own and, in fact,
have his own way in everything"
Good gracious. And you seriously
tell me you mean to marry man like
thatT" cried Elsie in astonishmcnt
"Oh. yes, dear. l wouldn't give up
the idea on any account. You see, it
will be such fun to show him how alb
surd such ideas are, won't it?" And
the speaker smiled a wicked smile,
which the happy Alec ought to have
seen. but luckily didn't
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16
HAIRS OF THE NETTLE.
The Reason They sting SO when
They Prick the Flesh.

They Prick the Flesh.
The singing hairs Of the common
nettIe, which can easily he seen by the
naked eye, stand out under the micro
scope as rigid, Transparent tubular
priclllcs, highly polished and cXqui-
sitcly pointed. At their bases these
hairs are furnished with Dubious rcScr-
voirs, which are charged with formic
acid. an acrid, poisonous fluid, which is
discharged into the wound after the
sharp points have pierced the skin.
Mr.. Curtis, in his Flora" gives this
graphic description of the process:
Placing the foot stalk of netLe leaf
on the stage OF microscope, l pressed
the bulb with Il blunt pin and found
a liquid ascend in the priclilc, as quick
silver does when "A warm hand is ap-
piled to the bulb Of thermometer
saw the liquid ascend and flow from
its extremity. | was the more anxious
TO sec this, as | faucicd the poison
might proceed from an aperture in the
side of tho sting near its point ana
here it appears to be placed rather
than quite at the end. that it may not
take off from its necessary sharpness.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16

Talk about biz Jobs, said the cheer
fuI idiot while trying to look serious.
We'll said the victim YEARLY.
Wheeling West Virginia may be
some and Lansing Michigan may be
rather a biz surgical undertaking, but
Flushing Long Island isn't such q tiny
little sanitary stunt Baltimore Amer
lean.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16
Copwtmt, Ia,5, byT q. lfeClun

head ana Dig tIik eyes apDedISu just
above it, He slackened his pony and
stared at her with open curiosity.
Hello, there What you staring at,
sissy" he called out with boyish rough
ness. The head disappeared
He waited moment, but as she fail
ed to reappear he dashed off down the
road laughing.
After that it was his delight to catch
her watching him. He would turn at
the most unexpected moments to see
if he could surprise her But when,
once in awhile, he succeeded in getting
a glimpse of the gypsylike head and
the fiery dark eyes his brusque Hi
there, sissy. See anything green" al
ways had the same effect. She dropped
out Of sight.
1t was a private school for boys kept
by an old friend of the family. So her
parents sought place for her there
when it was necessary for them to sail
without their small daughter.
For her the excitement of being
placed in the school where the boy
went each day was delicious. They
had known each other for a year-that
is she had watched him and he had
known that she was there.
My eye, It's the girl who's always
peeking over the fence" he remarked
to his chum at his first glimpse of the
new pupil. Isn't she a regular In
dian, though" and he gazcd curiously
at the straight, shining black hair and
the black eyes lie did not mention to
his chum that he liked shiny black
hair and eyes like bic, dark stars.
After awhile he looked toward her
and smiled. a foolish friendly smile.
Instead of meeting this overture with
the ladylike graciouSncss that her
training had taught. she made UP
face at him. Guess ne wouldn't think
now that she liked him-that horrid
boy,
For some time after this nc ignored
her, but at last he impulsiycly prof
fcrcd her a stick Of hoarhound when
they met in the corridor one day.
With a stamp of her foot She threw
it to the ground. IF your mother
makes you eat hoarhound, eat it your
self. I'm not going to eat it," she
flashed out with spirit. Then, In a
tumult of happiness, she fled, leaving
the astonished boy gazing after her
with an open mouth.
"Spitfre" was his greeting when
next they met.
Thus the ice was broken. Morning
after morning now he came to school
with some offering for the girl OFTEN
it was Il bunch of roses begged from
the gardener The prctticst ones you
have" he would command Important
Iy, never guessing that their fresh
beauty was instantly qucnchcd In the
darkness of the girls small trunk.
Each time that She lifted the lid to put
in a fresh bunch the exquisite scent
of the withcrcd ones tloatCd out into
the room Years aftcrward the drift
ing scent of roses would bring before
her the laughing face of the boy.
Once. indeed. it did more. 1t was
a moonlit night in California Propped
up by pillows of mystical, Japanese
design. she loungcd in the oriental
chair that was her special delight.
Her companion leaned toward her
and began to speak I'm a low, eager
voice His words of love seemed nat
uraI-a part Of the brcathlnss onchant-
mcnt of the time and place Why not
decide her fate now ANA have il done?
Borne on the light breeze that rutlled
= .Ft 1Ify.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-16

weekdays. Daily f Flag station,
Pullman Parlor ard Sleeping Cars run or
through trains between Sudbury, Williamsport
and Erie. between Sunbury au3 Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West.
For further information apply to Ticket Agents
". W. ATTERBURY, J. X. WOOD
Gcuu Manager Pass Trafic Mgr
GEO. w BOYD. Gen'l Passenger Agent
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+Daily, tDaily except Sunday.
fStops on signal or on notice to conductor
stops on signal TO take on passengers lOD
New York, BinghamtOn and points west
T. f. CLARKE T.. W. LEE
Gen Superintendent. Gen.
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Doilv f Flag station,

PittstonC D&H) ar y go IL ~ 30. Ou =.
Scranton " -. 10 Os GN . "a ..
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-06-12
9RUNawlK9 NEw TUG BOAT.

work in Now Progressing Rapidly ana
she viii Soon be Completed.
c6oney q Parker csterday received
letter from Engineer Rano. VINO is
nov al Camden. where the new tug
Edgar r. Coney. is being Oailt, Stains
that work was now progressing nice
by on the new tug and that she woula
be rapidly completed.
The boiler Tor the tug was tested
during the week. and proved successful
ana it s now being PLAYED in position
AIr. Rano say ne is more than pleas
ed with the new Doat and that she win
be the best or the solth Atlantic
coast. -.
Mr. ., T. Coney, Of the South Atian-
tic Towbost Comr any, for which com
pany the new ing is being built will
leave in the course Of a few weeks
for Camden. 10 see the boat before she
leaves for this port It is not known
exactly when she win be completed.
Work has been greatly interferred
with in the past an account Of the bad
weather. ...aI.