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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
A Remarkable Journey.

Cecilio Rosenwald. Of the firm OF
II. Rosenwald and Son, who returned
home on Saturday reports n Of the
most remarkable Journeys which he
ever made In New Mexico. The rain
caught him at Romeroville, an hour
after he left home on Friday a week
ago and for six days II rained lnces-
sanity and heavily. Cerrito, forty
miles 10 the southwark was his In
tended destination but he was forced
to turn aside and wait at Chaperito
till the flood wen by. he crest Of
The water, which passed the ranch OF
Trinidad Romero on the Upper Ga
llinas about eleven o'clock Thursday
night and which struck Las Vegas
about 1890 Friday morning. reached
Chaperito. forty miles to the south
at about 2 o'clock.
The flood at that ooint, says Mr..
Rosenwald, was three hundred feet
wide and fifty deep and the waves
dashed twenty feet high at times.
The valley was swept clear
of all crops, orchards and
vegetation OF any kind. In an orchard
at La Conception a crop which had
been estimated at $4,000 pounds Of
apples, there was not an apple left.
When the waters subsidized. Mr..
Rosenwald abandoned the remainder
OF his trip and hurried home to see
what was left Of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
Ration SfW Isolated
From Outside World
No Trains Can 30 Run Into Cato CITY From The East
for Four or Five Days. No Loss Of Life
or Buildings.

will not be any trains from the east
for four or five days. Ration itself
suffered very little in the floods as
no buildings were torn down or wash.
cd away and no lives were lost. II
only suffers from the inconvenience
Of complete isolation and suspension
OF all railroad traffic, The roads also
about the country as far as can be
learned at this time are in an impas-
sible condition from washouts and
loss of bridges.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

II is currently reported on the au.
thOrity OF men who are said to have
come In from Ration by devious ways,
that the Denver Post Of last Friday
had a red line article which declared
Las Vegas had been wiped off the
map and not a soul remained alive.
Likely as exaggerated stories were
to originate during the two days
when telegraph communication was
cut off, such a preposterous tale seems
incredible, even for the yellow Den
.er Post.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

The town school board held a meet.
ing last night and elected Miss Min
ME Craig OF Albuquerque and Miss
Eva Mae Tucker 10 fill vacancies in
the public schools. Miss Craig is a
graduate Of the university of New
Mexico. and for two years was prin-
eipal Of the schools at Lincoln. n. NJ.
Miss Tucker is a teacher of long ex-
perience. The board believes il will
be necessary 10 elect sim another
teacher before long The attendance
now reaches more than three hundred
and Is still growing. New school fur.
niture was ordered at the meeting
last night.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
Readers Of The Optic tonight viii

Readers OF The Optic tonight will
observe that a part Of the associated
press dispatches bear the date OF yes
terday. The telegraph service to the
city is not yet al It's best and as the
lines have been much crowded. a por-
ton OF yesterdays report came too
late for publication. As no other pa
pers are being received in the city,
yesterdays dispatches are still fresh
news. accordingly. they are published
In full. swy~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

Among the passengers delayed here
by the flood are Mrs. n. i. Hare and
children, family Of the professor OF
chemistry at the A. and M. college at
Mesilla Park. They have friends in
the city and are finding the detention
more pleasant than the majority.
Mrs. Hare had been visiting her pa
rents In Kansas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

Two competent engineers have in
formed The Optic tina. In their op!n-
ion the current of the Gallines can
not safely be turned. The only way
to make the property on the flats
safe Is to widen the channel In such
a amer as to give the river a
straight course to the bridge.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

No word has been received from
VIII G. Barnes and family, who a
day or two before the flood. loft their
ranch at Dorsey with a party of
friends to drive 10 Taos TO see the
fiesta. Mr.. Barnes. however. is IN
experienced westerner. and II liz re.
garded an certain that bis party has
escaped peril.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

The Optic exchange list Is reduced
from a couple Of hundred papers to La
Revista Catolica, La Voc del Pueblo
and Fl independents. Az a matter
of course territorial news is extreme
~ meagre.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

1T as almost q miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me Of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge,
West Cornwell. Conn.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

A special to The Optic from the Al.
b~uquerque Citizen says: "The Albu-
Querque fair will be held on the dates
advertised. The fair grounds and
tracks are In excellent condition.
The trains on all roads will then be
running and everything comes off
as advertised"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

A. L. McCreary, auditor OF the news
department OF the Harvey house sys-
TEN, left on the special for Santa Fe
today. hoping to get to Denver and
thence east.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts,
sprains. stings. Instant relief. DR..
Thomas Electric oil, AZ any drug
store,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

Maximum temperature yesterday
rs: minimum, A; weather indications
fair tonight with increasing cloudi'
ness Wednesday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

The Hebrew ladies beney Vent so
eiety will hold o meeting tomorrow.
Wednesday. al 3 y. IN, sharp at Mon
tefiore Temple.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

Lest We forget, this is the first day
Of the Las Vegas carnival. Tomor'
row, OF course everyone viii go TO the
ctycus,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

Economy Page and Fields aai are
i~nseperable and have become a no''Sc-
hold word. Read today's ad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

FOR RENT-Large house. corner
Fifth and Main. Apply to T. b. Nc
Nair or anyone at h. & NJ. Cos. 9-29
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04

:L0CALNUCCETS /:

Attorney b. T. Mills is east OF the
washouts, but will itach home on the
first train through,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-04
Look at Our Window Display
You save One.6txrd to One-haN on our
Chatx7ingZy Trimmed
Ladies Hats go.

1t is an und9ubted fact, that our LADIES HATS are just
as correct in style, rich in quality and carefully selected as
any store in Las Vegas. The nobbiest effects in plain Felts.
C~hangeaole Iai!etas. Shaded Chenille Feather Hats, ETC.. in
the new shades OF Coque Roche. Onion Brown. Green, Maha-
goni and others Of the new fashionable colorings-al ex-
qulsite, hign art creations all Hats that would cost you
double our prices elsewhere
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

who draws keeps the ticket for her
self, and even then he seldom realizes
that he didn't put his hand into the
box and choose for himself.
But We must return to Amy before
the gentle creature gets frost bitten.
Amy never let the unappreciative
world know that she was out for the
money herself and that she had line
dangling for the youthful descendant
of ]. Pierpont Croesus. She jusN sat
around where she was sure that he
could see her and looked pensive. She
realized that there would be time
enough to look expensive after 1t was
all over. Then when he happened
around in her neighborhood she
would draw a deep sigh from the.
northeast corner of her gentle bosom
and cast her eyes upward as though
she was expecting a Marconigram
from the other world every minute
telling her that she had overstayed
her leave. 1t was a great play and
it worked like charm.
One evening young Croesus confided
to Amy that she made all the other
women look like millionaires' daugh-
ters and that she was all to the good
and the returns still coming in. At
this she sent down hurry-up call for
another sigh, extra deep, and informed
him in appealing tones and with what
is known in the trade as a swift nm
ward glance that she had trusted him
instinctively from the first minute that
he came around the corner. After
that there was nothing to do but To
send out the cards and get busy with
the dressmaker.
After she had him safely In the fold
with a Yale lock on the gate. Amy
began to lay her cASds on the tah,a
face up and he discovered that what
he had imagined was an angel very
thinly disguised was a full grown
woman with q slight suggestion of the
place from which angels are not de-
rived During the period of courtship
up to and extending a short distance
into the honeymoon Amy had seemed
to exist principally on air and poetry
administered in large doses. After the
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
B4IHOTOS


rage among the fair sex of the COM
munity. Enough caps had been set at
him to maintain three able bodied mil
linery shops and he had to hire a
private detective to sit outside the
door when he was asleep TO keep peo-
pie from breaking in and carrying him
off.
The gentle Amy had never been Sc
riously considered among the entries
for the matrimonial sweepstakes. 1t
IS generally thought that she was
too sweet and frail a thing to trust
herself into the cold and chilling at
mosphere of the practical world where
such business-like affairs as matri-
Eaonial alliances are consummated. In
fact, it was generally supposed. at
least among the member. of her own
sex, that Amy intended to devote her
life to the succoring Of the poor and
helpless. 1t never occurred to them
that that's what most married women
do; if it wasn't for the necessity of
caring for the aforesaid poor and
helpless it is doubtful if there would
be very many marriages in this sin
ful world. Since Solomon, that stand
ard authority on matrimony, gave it
up, there is no one to speak with
great weight on the exact nature Of
the qualities that women like in men,
but it is safe bet that most women
enter into the more or less holy
bonds Of wedlock just to keep the men
from hanging around and bothering
other people.
Matrimony is like dreams. it gene
rally goes by contraries. 1t is not
meant to imply that married people
are contrary, not all of them at least.
Nor is it suggested that the married
state is dream from which most
people awaken in the course Of time.
The theory which we are trying to
drag out into the cold and unfeeling
light of day is that in marriage. as
on the stock exchange. you never can
tell Very few men marry the women
that other people have picked out for
them and no women do. The only
time that man ever allows some one
else to draw is when the individual
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

fined to holding down q pile Of cush-
ions In the cozy corner and wishing
that it was time for hubby dear to
come home from that dreadful offlce
and have his head stroked. His sur
prise was considerable when he read
the code OF laws that was laid down
for his daily walk and conduct after
the honeymoon had set. He was never
to 60 to the club without a special
dispensation that must be arranged
for at least two days in advance and
under no circumstances was he to stay
out to dinner, unless Amy was in the
party. Every week he had a budget
showed at him enumerating the num-
Der Of things that were absolutely nee
essary for the peace and comfort Of
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

and keep in practice, for this is the
only keynote to-a successful applica-
tion. 1t will be found after practice
that almost unconsciously when any
ones hands are placed on you sud-
denly you will at once assume a de-
fensive attitude, which if it is a seri-
Gus case will give you an advantage.
which will make you mistress Of the
situation. But without practice yoV
will not be able to cope with your as
sailant.
Take the rufian who attempts to
steal your brooch or grasp you by the
throat Up go your hands and you
take q grip on his forearm near the
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

knot was tied he discovered to his sur
prise that the only air that she seemed
to care very much about was the kind
that rises to the surface in large bub-
bles after the cork has been drawn.
AS for poetry and other forms of in
tellectual nourishment. the only read
ing that she appeared to banker for
was that on the common or garden
bill of fare. She could make a $5 bill
look like the recollections of the night
before and then call it light lunch
and begin to wonder when it would
be time for dinner.
Young Croesus had had a general
idea that he would be the whole thing
and something over in his menage
and that Amy's activity would be con-
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
BEF ORE AND AFTER


Err name was Amy, and that
u was just the way she looked.
1 The casual observer who is al
y ways around where he is not
wanted. would have sworn that she
was a dead ringer for the late gentle
Amy. who SO sadly disappointed the
poet laureate in his early years. She
was small and wistful and looked as
of bidding adieu TO this vain world on
account OF its vanity and crudity and
general lack OF gentleness. The first
impression that every male creature
had on first sighting Amy was that
she should be wrapped carefully in
cotton and wool and laid away so that
the winds Of Manitoba and the coun-
try in the back OF Fargo should not
visit her too roughly. and that he was
the man to do It. She had the robust
appetite OF canary bird, at least in
public. and she never seemed to be
able to walk more than two blocks
without resting.
Beside the wistful Amy all the other
girls in sight looked like coarse. un-
feeling. and rudely healthy creatures.
who thought only Of the three square
meals a day that were coming to
them. OF course il happened, as it
always does, al least in novels, that
there was one young man in town
who was very much in demand among
the opposite sex He had so much
money that he couldn't be bothered
with thinking about it and It was even
rumored that he had been known to
indulge in speculations in shipbuilding
stock and other wild dissipations with
out a thought OF the probable conse-
quences. II was not that he was
naturally vicious; he was young and
rich, that was all, and il is universally
admitted that youth must have its
aing. especially when it has money in
the bank to pay for what has been
flung.
As has been remarked above, this
particular young man was quite the
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

the household. After that had been
attended to and a proper allowance
made for the things that ought to be
bought because they were so cheap,
he might use the rest OF his income as
he saw fit. 1t is unnecessary to re-
mark that there never was any rest,
either for the income or for Croesus.
This has been going on for a num-
Der Of years and Croesus has grown
hardened to it. but he still wonders
how he made such a mistake in his
original diagnosis The only satisfac-
tory conclusion at which he has ar
rived is that the man who accused
frailty OF being a woman in disguise
had never been married.
Copyright, 1904. by Albert Britt)
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

"IME and time again when some
account appears in the papers de-
scribing a rufTianly attack upon
4 a woman on the streets you have
heard the women folks Of your house
hold exclaim: u know I should faint
II that happened 10 me" Now. in nine
cases out Of ten they don't faint, but
put up a struggle. with overwhelming
odds Of strength against them, that is
really 10 be admired.
The average woman in a desperate
situation is more 10 be depended upon
than the average man Taking this
fact for granted. the average woman.
with the knowledge Of a few defensive
tricks. can easily handle the rufian
10 be met with on streets and prevent
harm 10 herself
At the present time san Francisco
enjoys a reputation which it is safe
TO say 10 other city can boast OF. It
is that its women are safe TO travel
is streets at ali hours unm0lested. II
. they VIII so strictly about their bust
ness II does happen sometimes that
woman is accosted and II she is in
hearing distance OF any one, no matter
how bad the neighborhood. a cry for
help WI be answered
This is in striking opposition to New
York. the greatest city in the United
States. where a woman cannot walk
two blocks. after dark, without having
some one speak to her There may be
occasions even here when q woman
may meet q ruffian who is intent on
robbery or under the influence of
liGuor. II is at such times that her
presence Of mind must outwit his
strength It is for that purpose that
these few simple instructions are given.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

Copyright. 1904. BY Albert Britt)
Evening journal., 1904-08-15
Norfolk & Western BY.

-.,,d,,,a in effect May % 1e0i
T~,ve Wnmington. Psana- h n. stA.
don. a., .,...
"a western; also Knoxv1nS chattn-
1000 anJ Memphis
~ m. daily-w ashlngton and chatta-
-. '.,.,ga IAmlted-Roanoke. Bristol. Wins
-, salem. KnoxvlEe. Chattanooga.
sseshvilie. MemphiA New orleana-
'rn-oueh -Ieepers. cafe cars.
~ Norfolk via Washington ard Ricn-
-..oa 12.4s a. m. daily. 500 q. "a. daily.
10 ss D. M. daily Arrive Norfolk n.so =.
m $40 D. M. 1o.0 p N.
Wa philadelphia--Penn r. r. ana
cum. valley R. R.-shenando4h Val
lSy Route.
Trains leave PhnasslphiA. Pennsyivauas
r. r. Station;
/. Is o. m. daily-snenandoah special for
Luray, Elkton. Bssic. Buena Vista, MAJ
ural Bridge. Roanoke. E. Radford. Win
ston-Salem. Blueheld. Welch and CARY
Pullman buffet sleeper bet Eeen Pima
delphia. Welch and Gary.
II 40 D. m. daily-Express. For Lurav
Natural bridge. Duena Vista. Roanoke
Radford. Wytheville. Abingdon Bristol.
Rorristown. Knoxville. Chattanooga an 8
Memphis. Pullman sleeper between
Philadelphia and Knoxville.
Via Baltimore and Ohio h. r.
From b. & o. station III =. m. daily
For Berryville. Luray. E.kton and inter-
mediate points.
n. J. LOCKWOOD. P1ss- As<.. Ia
Psnna- Ave. N ". Washington o. G.
Va q, 6EVnLA q. r. A. 8o&acs=. ~
Evening journal., 1904-08-15
,BALTIMORE&OMO
RAILROAD.

Schedule In effect May 10. iva.
All trains Illuminated wl'h Pintss1
% Express trains.
Trains leave Wilmington. Delaware
tx) Stop en- sigma. to receive or discharge
passengers.
New York week days x'5.2e $40. '111s
M; y g. $50, s5.17 CRos al Limited, y a.
sl0.d5 ,. m. Sundays, $40, II. .35 a. ms
$3.50. '5.i7 Royal Limlted). '7.42. lo.b5
Philadelphia week days. x'5.2e, $50. go.
10 tS.0S. g. 40 1876. 10 a. m; ~ 40.
l;;2h 800 .5i2, .t.5s. .s.lI Royal lslmltee az
Ssi % 80 a6 az 20 q 'siio III = a. IN M 30 40
'5i5 Goyai Roy I'm Iimtedi. 7c5 74a s5s 'ioa
Chester, week days $50. g. 10. TO, sos.
80 20 46 a. m 70 a., =. &C. 3.15 t.5S 6l2.
1915. go, -i0.5 p. m. sundays 20. SO.
.g9a;f9 iO.E rs q. m; 49, 4.OS' tx. e.oi
Atlantic CITY. weekdays. ,e.so and 80
a, M; ~. 20. q &c. '3.ao. '5.l7 D. m: (Royai
Cape May and Ocean City. week days
$40 a; m.i $50 p. IA.
Sea Isle city. week days. go a. m;
Baltim9fe and washington, week days.
LIZ lt li.o6 a. M Ill. -
m Sundays. AIS 's.ie a. M = 4. 80
t.la. ESQ fRoyoi Limited. '9os zoos
baltimore and way stations. week dayA
lee m: $50 p. m. Sundays SIS a. m.'
Newark. week days. H.1s. ZOO. .S.le. III q
Sundays. I;s. 'Sie sis a. M; III. eos.
'iSs sinsery cry Accommodation. eco teek days.
700 IA. M. IT, A. 500. G1S y. n. Sundays
SIS "a. M; Coz. II 30 3. m.
l-lndenhurg accommodation. week oA3 ..
.23 a M: 5.N p. m. SUNDAYS. 1o.i a. an :
Piiisburg. week days. 's1e A. n. 5s.
$3.50 Royal LimiteD. sl0.07 D. nl.-r,S ~
da -s sic o., NJ. 40 $50 (Royal EaD''t-
chlcaeo daily. 1915 q. ms .4.49 y. m.
! Cincinnati and 81. Louis. 'S.16 a. m, :
/ LII. % % p. M, daily. .,
LEAVE NfFff tnFf pHfN for Wiz
mington, week days. SIS. 100 s7.so. $50.
.i9;32 li;m a; M 'ig.M ,2oS 2ls ~ x X
s.s2 .s5. .9;so 'ii.s5 P; n suanadssyys' =
oS 'ois iRoysl Limitsd) go. =s.sS' %
"Royai Iimited'' Il composed exclusive
/ iv OF Pullman parlor, observation ana dia-
/ ing cars. No extra fare except regular
Deirnarvia Telephone No. i9cA.
] u e A Telephone No. lf22A.
II Rates to Western points lower tAan VIA
lny ether line. s. 90 10 pittsburg: 1908 -.
m. train daily. Through sleopers.
IT, a MILLER.
Travelling Passenger agent.
/ city ticket office. Water and Market
streets. Wilmington. Del. D. & A. Phone
! D. q. MARTIN c. W. BAssETT.
X Of r. Y. q. p. A.
Evening journal., 1904-08-15

day passed of without event although
the number registering exceeding some
what that of Saturday. August g.
The results Of Saturday registration
were as follows: First district. whites
49 colored, Is; total, "a. Democrats, 30;
Regulars, Is; Unions, IS; total, two
days. 155.
Second district, whites, So; colored, s.;
total. so. Democrats, 30; Regulars, IA;
Union, 16; total, two days, Ill
Third district, whites, 81: colored, 81;
total, AZ. Democrats, %; Regulars, IL;
Union, 3; total, two days. 81.
Fourth district whites. S6; colored,
12; total. As. Democrats, 25 Regulars,
12; Unions, IL; total, two days. 1O4
There is but one day remaining for
registration prior to the primaries Of
each party and on that day it is be-
lieved that the number Of those already
registered will be greatly augmented.
Juniors Defeated the A. C.
The New Castle Juniors defeated the
Wilmington A. c. team at Battery
Park on Saturday afternoon in an in
teresting game. Vranken Wise pitched
pretty game and but six hits were
made off him. The score: R.H.E
VII. A. G. 900 1 o O1 0 0 O-3 6 ]
n. c. Juniors ..3 0O1104 40x-9 .
Batteries-Wise. Lancaster; Sweeney
August.
News Of the Town.
Wray Bacon has an umbrella which
was found in the grand stand after
Saturdays game Of ball Owner call
ing and proving property can have th'
/ same.
John Scarborough, the crack pitcher
Of the New Castle ball team, is in thu
quartermaster's department at For
/ Dupont.
The Yanigan baseball team is en-
deavoring to arrange a game with tn
Brandywine club on Grangers' Day.
Social;
Mrs. Thomas Griswell and daughter
Miss Goldie. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
| James Doris.
Evening journal., 1904-08-15
THROWN FROM CARRIAGE
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reed Injured While
, Returning From Camp.

Mr. and Mrs. John Reed and their two
daughters had a narrow escape from SER
ious injuries last night by being thrown
from a carriage while returning from
Brandywine Summit Camp.
They had reached Johnson's corner on
their return when the bit broke and the
horse ran away. The horse broke loose
from the vehicle and the occupants were
thrown out of the carriage. The horse
was captured later on the Concord pike.
Just after Mrs. Reed was injured Magis-
trate and Mrs Francis S. Bradley drove
up on their way home. Mrs. Bradley
alighted and Magistrate Bradley placed
Mrs Reed in his carriage and took her
back to camp where she was attended by
Drs. j. W. Mulin and G. r. Foulk.
Her head was severely cut and she was
left at the tent of William T. McClane un-
til she recovered sufficiently to go TO the
tent Of her sister, Mrs. Clayton. Mr..
Reeds back was severely sprained. The
two daughters escaped injury.