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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
THE LARGEST FAMILY EVER
YET PUT UPON RECORD
From the Denver Times.

There is a man in New York who is neither a govern.
ment official nor a phianthropist, says the New York
Tribune, who has 5000 boys called by his name. The
man is just a plain, ordinary business man, with an Office
in a downtown skyscraper. His story, as told by him
self, is as follows: Twenty-Five years ago / was in the
surrogates office one day when the guardian clerk re-
marked:
I'm sorry for that youngster over there; he wants
to go into the navy the worst way, and he has no guardian
to sign his contract The government requires a contract
with every apprtnice entering the navy, and as the APP
prentces are necessarily under age, ana as no minor can
sign a contract under the law, of course, boys without
parents or guardians cannot enlist. A great many boys
desiring to enter the navy were in just this position. They
were homeless, wandering boys, who either had no rela-
tives or none they knew anything about, or perhaps their
relatives simply refused to take the trouble TO fix up the
papers. Wen, | offered to act as guardian for that first
boy, was legally appointed, and got him into the navy,
and since then I've kept on until now there are some
where near 5000 of them scattered over the world. That's
all there is to it, When a boy in this plight seeks enlist
ment at the New York receiving station, the commanding
officer refers him TO me, the boy turns up at my Office
and fix up the matter for him. Time? Well, yes, it
takes a little time. There was a period when l couldn't
get much business done, That was when it first began.
1t used to be thirty-fve or forty boys a week then. Now
I've got the thing systematized so that it doesn't inter
fere with business"
Talk about charity organizations and juvenile aid
societies! They are all right in their way and accomp-
fish much good. But think of 5000 homeless street
gamins taken from the streets of New York with all that
it means in vice and wickedness to such boys and put
under the restraint and discipline of the United States
navy. Ah-but they are trained for war, do you say?
Even so-but better that kind Of training than being
trained for vice and crime. The selfcontrol and charac-
ter which will inevitably result from the discipline given
in a majority of these cases; the honorable name and
and the sefrespect which its possession will engender;
who can estimate the value of these things to these boys?
And all that he does in this direction is just incidental
says this man, to his main business in life.
Just an ordinary business man, not a philanthropy
ist!" What, then, is philanthropy?
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
SELECTIONS MADE FROM
PRESS OF SOUTHWEST

Big Bill Devery, ex-contemporary of Shakespeare,
energies from the dark veil of oblivion which has shroud-
ed his fine but portly form these years past and emits
epigrams. One Of the men he does not approve of got
the zephyr vote Whats that? Why, | had $4,000 of
them voters two. years ago. A zephyr voter is a Teller
that comes up to you, gives you the glad hand and tells
you he's going TO vote fer you. Then he blows away into
thin air on election day Devery also has an idea that
one OF his friends has the third rail hand. It's a hot
one while the power is on, but it is limp when the switch
is turned On"-El Paso Herald.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13

The Imperial University of Japan mas some 5000
students, most of whom are japanese. There are. how.
ever, a large number of Koreans and Chinese and a
~sprinkling of Europeans. It has about 400 professors,
some of whom do not speak Japanese. These are Eng
lish, German, French, American, Italian. Spanish and
Dutch, and give lectures in their own language. The
university is really a part OF the government, and as
such has all the funds needed 10 carry on the work
Every branch Of learning, science and industry is EN-,
braced in the curriculum Of the university and the laps
may be pardoned for pride in saying that they consider
the university one of the greatest, if not the greatest
institutions of learning in the world.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
Hearst's Contest for Mayor. u

William r. Hearst has SO seldom been right in mis-
various public attitudes that many will arrive hastily at
the conclusion that he is wrong in his contest for the
New York mayoralty. The fact that Tammany is against
him Is much in his favor, for he never before had so
tricky and disreputable an enemy. The coming TO his aid
OF District Attorney Jerome, who is a constitutional op,
ponent OF fraud and graft, is in his favor. Candidate
WINS who could not have a personal or political sym.
pathy with Mr.. Hearst, is also supporting hin in this
contest because, as he says, he was defeated by fraud
Arizona Republican.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13

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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13

The Morning Blowhard-Aftermath is altogether as
unreliable in figures as it is in facts and in its prepos-
ferrous claims to being a newspaper, when its news is
from twelve hours to as many days old. For instance,
in it's BLUM of yesterday, it tells the public that there are
FIVE daily papers in New Mexico receiving Associated
Press dispatches, for which the weekly tolls are $125.
Then it says that The Citizen pays s2S per week for its
news. Now all know that daily papers on the same cir
cult receive the same news, and pay the same price.
According to the Blowhard's assertion there are four
afternoon papers in the territory publishing the dis
patches. Four times $2S are SIP. But all five papers
pay 1925. Therefore the Aftermath, according to its own
figures, instead of paying $50 per week for its service,
pays only $13. Now, it is an old saying that figures do
not lie; but no one, so far heard from, has made the
same statement about the Blowhard. The Citizen merely
calls attention to this to show that the Morning Blow
ardAftermath-Blufe is totally unreliable and that it
knows nothing of the matters about which it shamelessly
pretends togive facts and figures.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13

The Morning Aftermath is an 'amoosin' cuss" in its
claims that il publishes original news. The other day il
published, as "A telegram from Fort Stanton, the story
OF a cave found there. It was good reading enough, in
the absence of live news, but il was not a telegram at
all nor even a special communication. The same article,
word for word, appeared several days before in the FL
Paso Herald, from which II was taken without one word
OF credit. Such things occur about every day and fra
quently several times in each issue. but The Citizen does
not care TO burden is readers with continual reference
to them.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
election Teaehlnn.

The result OF the election Tuesday, as a rule, must
be gratifying TO those who believe in honest government.
o fcOurse this will not satisfy the rabid partisan, but
The Herald is not Of the kind that believes a party should
succeed when h~arboring grafters and corruptionists. The
election Tuesday was NOT political in any sense of the
word-one Of local interest to those directly concerned
and the people-Durango Herald.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
Joint statehoed LEAGUE.

The joint statehood league was organized Monday,
and considering that but little canvassing has been done,
quite a number have signed and the prospects are that
the membership will number more than a hundred by
next week, So far the most prominent citizens have
signed, and If prompt action is taken the Las Cruces
Joint Statehood league will make a good showing-Las
Cruces Citizen.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
we

offer to supply you with anything In
U line, at prices that are fair and
square, and we are now making
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13

The Morning Aftermath is tn best buffer out. II
actually, with a temerity which would make the fortune
of a poker player, asks its readers to write TO Melville e.
Stone, general manager of the Associated Press, to prove
its false and silly claims to publishing the general news
before The Citizen does. why, then, does 1t publish the
news twelve hours after The Citizen has published it?
Any one who cares TO read the Aftermath, after having
read The Citizen the evening before, knows this TO be
the case. This paper sincerely wishes that some of the
Aftermath's dupes, if any such there be, may be induced
to write TO Mr.. Stone and see what a buffer the After
math really Is.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13

The Morning Blowhard, which makes such ridiculous
assertions about its news service, has at last found out
that President Roosevelt did issue a Thanksgiving proc
lamation. and it tells its readers one single point the pres
ident made. The Citizen cannot resist the temptation
to say we told you SOL" Not only did The Citizen pub
lish the proclamation, thus giving the old lady to the
west of us an opportunity to republish it the next morn
ing or two, but we even tried to help the dear old body
along by assuring the few readers who still cling to it
from force of habit, that if they would only give the old
lady time enough she would undoubtedly get around to
il after awhile. And so she did, bless her dear old soul;
for on yesterday she actually found out and let her few
readers know, from the Springfield Republican, publish
ed away down in Massachusetts, that the president warn
ed the American people against their passions, appe-
titles and follies" So, again, The Citizen begs the pa
irons of the Blowhard not to be too hard on the way it
is conducted. Give it time, and it will get some of the
news after awhile.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
JEMEz HOT SPRINGS STAGE LINE

Carries the United States mail;
only line with a change of stock en-
route; good rigs, horses and drivers;
rig leaves Albuquerque every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 5 a. m. For
particulars, address w. L. Trimble &
Co., agents, Albuquerque, N. NJ, or ].
B. BLOCK, Proprietor, Perea, N. M.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28

The Republican strives constantly become BETTER interesting
and useful its growing constituency Its local and general
servve steadily improving Its department Of Outdoor Sports has
been much expanded and the distinctive features of the
Its Literary department is we'll maintained the high
which long attained Music and the Drama both liberal
non and treatment Women special interests carefully
neligenly considered
The Republicans Editorial page recognized of the best
the country and probably other widely quoted represent
independent and phosophc thought the issues OF the times
justice and the search for faithful expos
nent of progressive democracy.
geographically The Republican clean and handsome
the comfort Of its readers and the advantage of its advertisers
THE SUNDAY REPUBLICAN is atractively illustrated
rich in excellent literary features.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN presents intelligent careful
grouping the best features the Daily and Sunday including
two pages OF editorials at very small price.
DAILY SIS year, So quarter, cents month"; cents copy
SUNDAY, So year, 80 cents quarter, cents copy
WEEKLY, ST. cents quarter cents month,
Specimen copies of either Edition free application The
Weekly Republican will be free for month any
wishes to ryit
All subscriptions payable in advance. Address
THE REPUBLICAN, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
Vermonts Revolutionary Pensioner

There are only three revolutionary
pensioners now living and one of
them is Vermont woman--Esther
F. Damon of Plymouth Union-the
oldest of the three. Her maiden
name was Esther Sumner.
She was born Aug. /, 1874, in
the town of Plymouth, where she
has always lived. When FL years
old she was married to Noah Da-
mon, then 70 years old, who had
served two years in the Massachu-
sets continentals and was in the bat
tie OF Long Island, where he was
wounded. They were married in
1885. Mr.. Damon died in 1853.
Although Mrs. Damon is lady
of 90 years, she is an intelligent and
very interesting person. She fur
nishes a connecting link between the
war for independence and the pres
ent day--a time break of I25 years.
She is an own cousin to the noted
statesman, Charles Sumner, whose
statue stands near the Boston state
house. She is known to her many
friends in this section of the state as
."Aunt Esther"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
EAST BARNARD.

f. Y. Snow and James Noonan
are cutting lumber in Sharon.
L. d. Leavitt has received on in
crease of pension and 5000 back
pay.
Mrs. c. F. Graves and Mrs, Park
Dunn visited Clara Allen at Grand
View Farm recently.
Mrs. Irving Adams is spending a
few days at II. G. Munsells in West
Hartford.
DR.. Fish was in town the first of
the week to consult with DR.. Hub
bard in regard to the illness of F. l.
Graves.
F. Y. Snow and wife visited at
Z. M. Hazen's in West Hartford
Monday.
Leonard Goodrich from Somer-
Vile, Mass, died at the home of
Herman Allen Saturday night. His
body was taken to Randolph Mon
day, his funeral being there Tues
day.
Edgar Allen was in Bethel Tues
day to consult DR.. Green on account
of poor health.
There was bee at E. H. Dur
KEGS Wednesday to get wood for
him.
Albert Churchill's little daughter
is very ill, having commissions
caused by teething and indigestion.
DR.. Hubbard is caring for her.
George Densmore, who is work
ing at West Hartford, cut his head
while chopping Monday, inAicting a
bad scalp wound, which bled freely,
Several stitches were taken to close
the cash. DR.. Watson Of West
Hartford dressed the wound.
The social at the hall Friday even
ing was well attended, many from
out of town being present. There
will be another social Friday even
ing, Feb. 3. Mrs. John Adams has
the program. All are welcome.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian-Rev. M. T. Morrill,,
pastor, Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at /
o'clock. Junior Z. E. at S o'clock,
and Y. p S, c. E. at 7 o'clock,
Welcome to all.
Universalist-Rev. II. l.. Canheld,
pastor. Morning service at 1890,
Sunday School at 1850. y. p. G..
U. Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock.
1890, Sunday school lat 1850; YES
per service at S o'clock, Tuesday
evening prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Congregational-Rev. F. Z. Put
nam, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850, YES
per service at s. Tuesday evening,
prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 1890; Has o'clock, Sunday
school $50 p. m, Epworth League
evening service, 7 p. M. Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II m. evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 O'Clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock.
st. James-First Sunday OF each
month Holy Communion and SER
mon at 1890. Evening Prayer and
address at 500. All other Sundays.
Holy communion at 7.3o a. M, morn
ing Prayer, Litany and sermon at
10 80, Evening Prayer and address
at 7. G. H. Wells, rector.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28

The general allusion to the coming
execution of Mary Rogers as a Choir
ror" classes it with the fortunes OF
the inquisition and other terrors of
the dark ages that come down to us
only in books, but were merely the
legal punishment or decapitation of
people who thought otherwise. There
is no forgiveness Of the crime of muir
der today in the revolt against capt.
tai punishment, no weakness in the
sentiment that protests against the
gallows, against strangling a man OF
woman to death. 1t is barbarism,
this and similar infections Of the
death penalty about which we read
and shudder, but here it is in Yer
mont still supported by the machin-
cry Of the law, and is about to be
put in evidence egain next month.
A medieval form of torture has nc
place in the inaiction of punish
ments today, here or in any other
state. Its survival is disgrace to
any people, and in the face of hui
name opposition there is no courage
in carrying out the sentence of the
court now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
FOB The LITTLE ONES.


Any number of children can play
the game of "Nose, nose, who nose ?"
They stand in a long row, one
behind the other. The eyes of the
one in front are covered by the one
behind by clasping both hands over
them. Then one of the other players
creeps softly out of place, tiptoes to
the blinded leader, gently tweaks
his nose and sneaks back into place.
The leaders eyes are released
then, and he must walk up and down
the row and try to find the one who
pulled his nose by studying the faces
of all and picking out the one who
looks guilty.
When he has decided, he must
say, "Nose, nose, who nose?" and
catch the suspected one by the nose.
If he has found the right one, he
takes his place in the row, and the
captured player must go in front
and have his nose tweaked in turn.
But if he has not picked the right
one the wrongfully suspected player
takes him by the nose and leads
him back to his original place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
An Octopus Brake.

While steaming along off the
coast of Mexico recently those who
were on board of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company's steamer Peru
noticed that the vessels progress
was much slower than it should be-.
The chief engineer was informed,
and he reported the engines were
making the customary revolutions.
An investigation was made, and
across the bow of the steamer a
manta, species of octopus, was
found clinging. A sailor was lower
ed over the side, and he attached
sharp hooks to the monster, and,
with the aid of the capstan, its hold
was released. 1t suddenly started
away, taking the hook and line with
L
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
A Forfeit Game.

The players all seize tablecloth
or a similar sheet by the edges. The
one who is chosen as leader says:
81 fish for all kinds of fish. When
1 say, Let co. you must hold fast.
When I say, Hold FAST you must
let 60"
Then the leader begins to speak
quickly, saying anything that oomos
into his head, until suddenly he
says, "Let go!" or ''Hold fastl" at
a time when he imagines that he can
catch the Others off their guard.
Those who are caught must pay
forfeit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
WHEN TO HUNT DEER.

The new Legislative acts and sun
dr. amendments relating to dec
hunting, as printed in the blanket
extras supplied to the newspapers
by the state, left most of the neigh
borhood sportsmen in doubt anC
confusion as to the intention of the
worthy lawmakers. The more they
read the worse the situation be.
came, and the problem furnished
much food tor coal stove conversa-
ton these wintry evenings.
Section 2 of Act 131 reads:
"Deer having horns not less than
three inches in length may be hunt
ed and taken in this state during the
last ten days of October in each year.
except Sunday" etc.
And Sections l and 2 Of Act. No.
129 read:
'The open season for hunting deer
in this state shall be the last week
in October of each year containing
six working days, Sundays excepted.
This act shall apply to both resident
and nonresident deer hunters.
All acts or parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby re-
pealed."
In this dilemma of the deer hunt
, ers an official Interpretation of the
law was requested, and Game Com
missioner Thomas replied as fol-
lows:
Stowe, VT, Jan. 25, 1905.
Editor of The Age: 3
Your letter of the oath instant to
E. A. Davis, making inquiry in re-
gard to certain statutes, received by
me this date.
In regard to hunting deer, the sea-
son for 1905 opens October 23d and
closes October 28th; for 1906 the
season opens October % and closes
on the 9th; all dates inclusive.
No. 129 repeats that portion of No.
l3l where it states the last ten days
of October. No. 131 passed both
houses and was signed by the gov
ernor.
After the reports of the number of
deer killed were received, it was
thought best. to cut the season in
two, making it the last five days of
October, which passed the senate but
was killed in the house, so a COM
promise bill was introduced and
passed both houses, making it the
last six working days having full
week.
Yours very truly,
H. G.. THOMAS,
Commissioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-28
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
WI, the Short, Stout Man erieved For
the Thin One.

the Thin one.
He was a short, stout man and
was all but out of breath as he rush
ed up to policeman on tho corner
and gasped:
"Say, did you see tall, chin man,
wearing a brown suit IT clothes,
around here few minutes ago."
81 saw fifty such men as you have
described" replied the officer.
"But this man was in great trou-
BILE, I hear. Case of loss Of memory.
He had even forgotten his own
name"
"Did he wear full beard and
have a large nose2" asked the po-
iceman.
eyes. That's the man. You saw
him then ?"
81 did, sir. He came up to me
about half an hour ago and said he
didn't know where he was or who
he was"
"Great Scott Then it's true!
Where is he now~
81 sent him to the hospital, just
around the corner, and you had bet
ter hustle around there if you know
him. Is he your brother2"
"No-no relation of mine," said
the fat man as he mopped his per-
spring brow and looked to be on
the verge of tears.
'But you seem to take the affair
very much to heart"
ooh, it's a terrible thing to hap
pen to my poor friend-terriblel
Just think of It'll His memory may
be a blank for years and years, and
and
Sand he may never remember
that he borrowed a five spot from
me yesterday groaned the fat man
as he mopped his brow again and
started for the hospital. = A. B.
Lewis in Philadelphia Caricature.