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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-11

First Presbyterian chureh--Rev
Norman Skinner. pastor. Morning
worship and sermon at II O'Clock;
Evening song and sermon at 7;so,
Sunday school At s.ts a m; chris,iar
EnacAvor At G 80 p. m All people arc
most cordially welcomed,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-11
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

st. psurs Memorial ch%ureh-sun'
DAY school at 10 A. NJ Morning
PRAYER wrl he read by r. L. Browne.
az ~ a m
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The leading example Of to-day Is the
leading spirit OF our nat ton. Our 1'rcsI-
dent, II man whois strong and healthy,
fltlla of nothing mo obstacle too great
to conquer, he grasps the most ditficult
problem and with determination, sets
at4work to win. I'M.
u Compare these men to. the physical de-
generates who, guided and directed the
early destincs Of the European countries.
Is It a'wonderE that our country stands
| foremost as the most progressive nat ton
&of the world. ~
Xxx TO whom would you rather trust your
affairs? Tho strong and vigorous man.
with the activcfand healthy Intellect, or
the man who lacks vitality and endurance.
and Is ever accomplishing about his health
and business; whose organs are In such
morbid condition that t. Is impossible
for him to become a success in this
strenuous age. gS55 II aas W
The world has no use for such men.
The necessary feature IN my system OF
! gymnastics for the correction and pre-
verltion of round shoulders aud flat chest
is the stick used as you will note In the
illustrations.
Have n stick about four feet long and
three fourths inch in diameter "a broom
handle will answer the purpose.)
Next in Importance is that particular
| attention Is paid IN carrying out the
Instructions exactly, not only In regard
J TO the exercise itself, but the form IN
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"a Fio q ,5a FIG. 3

. i u 3 y p liz
Intense mental application and close
confinement IL shortening the lives Of
thousands Of our best and most progress
slvc men Of to-day, and they Will not
Il realize It until already broken down n in
{ health. Ss3 33 4
Thjs physical degeneration Is. due to
lack OF sufficient exercise OF the %proper
kind--sedentary employment. sucn n us
office life, which causes a stopping pos
ture and Nat chest. s5Sy
This reduces the proper 70 mount II or
space the lungs require to work, and the
result Is less breathing capacity. tho
lungs and hearts become weak. and the
least unaccustomfd cxcrtion Will produce
1shortness Of breath. and deterioration has
set In.
The lack of sufficient strength further
causes the muscles 10 become weak and
i nnbby. constipation. Indigestion, dyspep-.
sia, headache, lassitudc. will become more
4 orr less q factor. 5 i894 II
a Discrimination for excrtion. not only
physically but mentally, as well az n gen
eral lack Of vigor. Will follow, and degcn-
grafton has begun Its work. 5}4 r. n
& Health. strength. happiness and a sue
ccssful .cnreer Is the outcome OF proper
personal habits Of lie In regard to Nexer-
else, diet, rest sleep and pure air.
Originally we were intended to live out
OF doors, but since modern life and
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methods made outdoor occupations few
and less practicable for most men, re-.
course TO counterfeit the evils must. be

methods made outdoor occupations few
and less practicable for most men, re-
course TO counterfeit the evils must. be
had III
IS Muscular exercise ID tho Keystone TO
the ideal physical structure.
Muscular movements accelerate the
blood and promote Precipitation.
Pcrspiration consists or waste rnaie-
y rial and poisonous matter and nature
takes this course Of clensing the skin
and purifying the blood. %
III Muscular exercise causes deep breath
ing and by 1t an abundance Of life CIV
Ing oxygen is supplied to the blood.
8 Muscular exercise quickcns the muscles
Ind strengthens the cartilage and 1iga-
nents and hardens the bones.
81 lyId cannot help noticing the commando
Ing pose and foreccful character OF the
man with an erect and majestic appear
5ancc.5 The world has always admired
such mon and looked upon them as lead
Ee,rs. They are the men who llneMout
pnd command tho dcstinles OF our fu-
3ture race.
We go back in our own history and
rotice the sterling qualities Of such men
as Washington, Lincoln, Grant; men who
we're hale and hearty and endowed with
physical powers ard strength OF char
actcr. $3s
These are only few Of the men who
have helped map out tho destiny OF q
nj lon sst5s
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which they should BE executed, and IN
the manner in which the stick should be
held. a,
Study the Illustrations carefully and
read Instructions until you understand
each exercise entirely. &
Il Master>cach exercise thoroughly before
beginning the next.
&sS Description OF exercises:
Z. EXERCISE NO. !.
From Fig !, wit h body erect, chest pro
jected. shoulders drawn down and back,
chin drawn. back, arm straight In the ell
bow and stick firmly grasped, swing the
stick forward and upward as shown !, IN
Fig. 2. This movement Is entirely IN the
shoulders and should be repeated eight
This exercise will develop the chest and
Timber up the shoulder muscles
EXERCISE NO. 2.
From Fig 2;with chest projected and
arms straight twist the body, Sideways to
the left and then to the right as shown
In Fig. 8. This movement must be EN-,
tircly In the waist and must be repeated
eight times.
This exercise will develop the muscles
In the waist and chest.
55> Tx ERCISE NO. 3.
" From Fig. 2 pass the stick down ana
/ behind until II rests across the shoulders
as shown in Fig. A.. This movem cnt Is en-,
5tirely in the shoulders and elbows and
must be repeated eight times,
This exercise will correct round shoul-
~ BREATHING EXERCISE NoS 4.
al From 3Irg.3l take breathing exercise
while raising the stick forward and over
head and down, back acrQss the shout
ders. During this movement nhale
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an educational founding hospital where
they may be }nurturcd gE 4. !, 5si5
5 TO our graves we shall lug With US q
gondola-carload of unuttered Y bon- nots
That would have ticklcd the listeners OIL a
hundred years ago like the mint leaves
kissing The snout end Of man slipping an
amber julep.
When one goes to an entertainment
nowadays he Is treated like an un wraned
youngling who lis liable TO become OBJ
lnoxi0llsy obstreperous unless he Is sys-
dramatically amused 3 95
Not for a second is the guest left I'M.
amused. vi ~
Thc whole attitude Of the host Is like
that Of Il photographer towards child az
whom he is about to snap MS camera:
True he is not told to watch and see II
a cat doesn't come out OF the clock or d
| bird out of the flowers on the wall paper,
but all the time his attention is demanded
BY some modern device or novel me-
chanism.
I8know6 a man who has a Ihonograph. ,
He is a good man and he has a good
phonograph.
| Furthermore he could make the nights
ambrosialE Will, his powers OF converse
ton If something could only loosen HIN
up. 4i5silS lt
But 1t can't, .4 s. 81
His words are concealed in his BRAIN;
he can say nothing for he is the slave OF
his talking machine. 49, .
goes to the house OF the p. =. (nhonograpl
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through tho nose, filling the lungs with
pure air to their fullest capacity, PRO.
longing It till the stick comes across me 1';
shoulders, as In Fig. A. 4. Il
Again raise stick overhead till arms
are straight. then lower forward anu
downward, during which movfme . nts he .',
hale until the starting point /, ,i Is reachep
rs EXERCISE NO.f4.
From Fig. pass the stick down back
of the head & (hendlng the clboW s) 4 ana
close to the shoulders until you arrive
at position shown IN Fig. 8. {. i, ! 10
shoulders and elbows and must be re-
Epeated eight times. "a
Thls exercise Is zone Of the most i'm
III 5s'Ts.l5ss1s Eek ERCISE NO. 8.
+ I. From Fig. g swing stick overhead (see
Fig. q and down to shoulders as shown IN
{ Fig. a. Repent eight times.
This Is an important exercise In expand-
g'.'s', " EXERCISE NO. 6.
From Fig. / swing stick forward TO over
head and ba ok downward until YOU nave ;i I,
reached position shown In Flg. /. This
movement Is entirely in the shoulders, the
elbows must be kept entirely ST. NJ Re--
peat eight times v,
mis- exercise will timber up and cor
rect faulty position of shoulders and de-
Evelop# the chest. arr, n
exercises b is: Flrst-To prevent the exer-
else from being executed wrong g. Second
BY holding the stick back and across the
shoulders you are forced to bring out tne
chest, straighten the back and bring tine
shoulders to their proper POSITION. rs
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mnclngy graceful! Now 1t 4 is crcum-
scrlbcd by no rhetorical whalebone stays.
{ but is&as loose as a kiInona or Mother
Hubbard wrapper
each syllable before he let her fly; now
he hands out a chop,sucy of airy per-
5siflage. 51ai
I q SO marked Is the iisintcsration of con-
4versaton becoming that even we folks
who have something 10 say leave II unsaid
lest our utterances go to waste. None OF
our colloqual pearls for unapprecidtiye
swine, if you please.
ne We have things locked up in our bosotns
--or wherever one keeps unsald sayings
nuggets n century ago. but we keep EN-
IN cold storage now. What's the use Hof
giving birthsto ideas when there's not even
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In these piping times Of peace when We
old fogics have naught TO grumble about
save the general decadence of things ~.
strikes us most is the disintegration OF
conversation.
Darn my buttons ifit isn't bore now
adays to hear everybody talksexcept my
self. .a44 ID Il
In a few years there won't be any need
for tho power Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nobody
will need II except the politicians.
Dicky Steele--of DR.. Sam Johnson and
Jimmy Boswell, when folks sat around IN
coffee houses and let nine syllable words
flow from their mouths sWeeter than
honey All. those were the halcyon days
when conversation wore corsets and crIno-
g lines, and was alternately grandlose anu
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The theme, although not appetlzlng,
!, beats niggcrs. You chcerfully explain
that the doglets are now two Inches shy
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| Now for some clever conversation
| you say. Here's where I can show
EN- what I know and how nicely can
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It pops UP In a thousand forms. 1t Is a
for every gathering-the skeleton at
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the fact that the good lady Is a talented
musician; that she can paralyze a plano
and sing like a mock bird In pippln
a n
name of high heaNan didn't the P Z;
l5let us have some genuine, music insteaidd
of dlshlnE outsthat horse-fddie potPour TIL
.nsk yourself43this further question: III
one ellbera tely goes to work to have
the artificial thing in. music when hrt
he liable to have Imitation mutton chops
instead Of real mutton chops and con-
densed milk instead of the genuine lac
teal fluid?
| This thought benumbs you.
But fortunately 1t Is only a thought.
| The food you get Is all right--ln. ia CT It
| is almost compensation for what you
have suffered in the manufactured mu-
sic line.
Now for some clever conversation"
you say. Here's where I can show
EN- What ! know and how In nicely 4 can 1l3
the chops himself, asks his wife, where
| she bought her6smeat. 5
This opens UP that baneful subject dis
cussed ten million times daily by married
,pesopleIthe high price Of Provisions.
about the matter; you feel pumped out
on the theme
Apropos Of chops and high prices
for food food yGnr hostess tqrnS to
way. has your wife stu got that yellow
niger she used to have?'' s =
Shades of Lady iWortley Montague and
! Madame DE staal! All your spirit Is
servant stlon-that never-ending.5 hide.
Gus conversational topic which haunts
every household.
It pops up in a thousand forms. It is a
hydra-headed monster, 1t is the theme
for every gathering-the skeleton at
every feast.
The ll, r Pike yourself ". has heard It
he has already ,deWontrated, he Is no
stand having the darkeys take tho cen
1 ter of the stage all the time. And SO he
/ attempts 10 cut loose and change the
| subject,
Say exclaims he suddenly, while you
are putting the mnyonnalse dressing OH
| your raw tomatoes, shave you locked
| tho tails o g., fox terrier puppies Of
The theme. although not ,appetlz!ng,
! that the doglets are now two inches shy
/ on their joy signals
\ sickness. Your host takes the bit In his
4 mouth and tells In detail about a newly
discovered ailmenti OF his. while your
naSSsa q last bsbS
| You have a fews things Il o say yourself
| about your famous neuralgia.
But II is not conversation There Is no
\ conversation nowadays DR. Sam John
out even giving Noll Goldsmith a chance,
I, And Or, Johnson Is dead now. This Is
sincerely to be regretted, but It cannot
| be helped. II he had only talked In Il
photograph cylinder before his passing,
| the present situation might have been,
| averted.
Fortunately, however, we can still eat
| food
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Newport's Newest Dinner Fad.

~ NeWpuTNb !" lVCWpat9 114Ft17St 1' aV'
one of the floral decorations over
which Newport is rhapsodiztng Is an um.
abrelln OF roses introduced at il, dlnne!@o of
Mrs stuyvesant Fish, It Is composed
.entireiy of roses the ribs delicately fast
Iened In q mound OF roses in the center.
Who Viii object to sitting under an ,lnl-
jbrella In the house, recalling the time,
{honored superstition, hntglt Is doubtful
if8the most prejudlccdl minded VIII 9hs5i
Ject 10 being sheltered by an nmhfe ".
iarrangenents are in conformity, With the
Idea, and even the menu cards ynre IN
umbrella form. z Cleveland Leader.
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The p, r.. like yourself, has heard it
before, and grows wearied. Although, as
he has already deWontrated he is no
conversational blue-ri bboner; he can't
stand having the darkcys take tho cen
ter of the stage all the time. And SO he
attempts 70 cut loose and change the
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Say exclaims he suddenly, while you
arc putting the mnyonnalse dressing on
your raw tomatoes, shave you docked
tho tails Of those fox terrier puppies Of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21
Tomorrow's Schedule,
Paducah at Princeton.
Henderson at Vincennes.
Cairo at Hopkinsville.

over five hundred fans, the ladies'
outnumbering the men two to one,
braved the threatening elements yes
friday afternoon and went to Wal
lace park to witness the second
game of the home series between the
Egyptians and In Fans. While the
game was no; sa ,factory in every
respect, the crowd was we'll enter
tanned from the start. Paducah took
the game through a forfeiture. al
though It was cinch she would have
won it, The Egyptians got sassy" in
the seventh inning and Keifer had to
put three out of the game, and the
Mud Wallowers not having enough
men in uniform to finish the game.
had to forfeit Il. AT this stage of the
contest the score stood 4 to in ia
vor of the Indians.
The weather looked bad at the
outset JUS, as 3:45 o'clock pulled
around light rain began falling and
Umpire Keifer had 10 wait ten MIN
utes before II stopped. The game
started and for three innings the
players worked. all the time fine
rain falling 1t began just after the
| first inning and got SO heavy that
the game was called for 30 min
utes Up to this time the Indians
had made four runs and the Egyp-
tians none.
In the first inning the Indians
scored two runs by single by Nc
Claim, a sacrifice by Perry and single
by Lloyd. Taylor went out from Lar
sen to Vitter, but Bohahfan stung
Texas Lacquer to rIgpt field and
Mcnamara couldn't reach II. the
third sacker making second base and
McClaln and Lloyd scoring. Potts
popped out to Hippert and retireu
the side.
In the second inning the perform
ance was repeated after Brahic and
Land had been retired. Frakes sin
gled to left field and McClaln was
struck by the ball Perry doubled TO
right-center and both runners scor-
ed.
In the next inning the game was
called and It was not until the sixth
Inning that the Mud Wallowers were
able TO get a man across the home
plate. Larsen went out to Lloyd and
Price hit slow grounder to Potts
who let IT go by. Price played far OF
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Two batting Averages.

Since the. release Of Vahrenhorst
several bets made as to who was the
better batter. Vahrenhorst or Land,
Paducahs big catcher.
The wagers because so numerous
that the Official scorer procured the
summaries for the trip and figured
the average of both players while on
the circuit and at home.
Vahrenhorst on the trip was at
bat AZ times with thirteen hits, max
ing an average of 500 for the trip
Vahrenhorst at home was at the
bat 81 times with rs hits. making
an average of 2li
Vahrenhorst on trip and az home
was up a total of 1876 times with "a
hits, an average of 2i6. his real bat
ting average.
Land on the trip was up - times
with II hits, batting 20S. AT home
he was up 90 times with 10 hits, av-
eraglng 2ll This makes total
of l4i times at bat with 80 hits
making a general average OF eos.
This Is mp until the time Vahren-
horst was released aud will show that
vahrenhorst got more bases ON balls,
also he figured In fewer games than
Land
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Giving the Press the Worst Of Il.

LIVING the tft>s the MotNt ~ ".
The local newspaper boys are be-
ing badly treated by dhe baseball
people, the local management and
the officials Of the visiting mines.
and unless a change IN the policy pur-
sued is soon made the league will
suffer for II
As everyone knows. the press is
usually extended every courtesy by
amusement arrangements, and any
thing the newspaper boys want Is
theirs for the asking However, such
is not the ease with the Kitty league,
and on several occasions the mem
beers of the press have been treated
to discourtesies and humiliations
they don't APPRECIATE Probably The
league thinks It does not need the
support OF the press. and maybe II
doesn't. but from some things oh
served under the surface the Sooner
the league officials get this delusion
out OF their brains the better n will
be for them.
Within the past few days the boys
have been handed several raw
deals hut there is limit to good ma
ture and something may be doing If
there are any more repetetions.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21
CAUGHT IN PRINCETON.
Alonzo Pollard is Alleged to Have
Cut Marion Lucas.

Alonzo Pollard. cOlOred, who Is
wanted here for malicious cutting
with intent to kill. was arrested at
Princeton. Ky. yesterday and will
be brought back TO Paducah today.
He is alleged TO have cut Marion
Lucas some time ago and made his
escape when he learned the officers
were after him. He was arrested by
the sheriff and the warrant for his
arrest was forwarded to Princeton
last night. the sheriff preferring ia
bring him back.
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Speaking of umplres, II Is little
peculiar that the only kicks made
this season were by the clubs that
cant win games. The umpire Is H.
Clean sport demands that he prompt
~ apply the rules 10 ball players who
cant be made to observe them any
other way Players have no right to
kick at an umpire's decision They
ought not be allowed to kick, and 50
far as Keller Is concerned, II Is evil
dent that they are moi going to be
allowed TO Kick,
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FIRST and Land threw down TO catch
him but Lloyd didn't catch the
sphere. Price making second bag
Wagner. who was substituted for
Roland. hit 10 right field and while
trying to steal Land threw over
Potts, head and The ball went by
Taylor In center. allowing both run
ners to- score. The next two M we're
retired in order.
The game was broken mp In the
seventh inning Just after Cairo had
finished At bat Roland had been
bcnched for disputing Umpire Keller
aud later was ordered from the park
Eckstone. y pitcher for Cairo. began
becHng from the bench and he too
was put out OF the park Hlppert,
Cairo's third sacker. got sassy and
Umpire Keller fined him and later
expelled him from the park. He ran
AT the little umpire and started to
strike him. but the Paducah team
ran out followed by sheriff Potter
and deputies, and parted the two.
Wagner had been put In the game
in the fourth inning and Bckstone.
Roland and Hippert ont of the game
made II impossible for the Egyptians
to finish. having only eight men, and
a forfeiture was declared.
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a condition that is much to be re-
GREETED Stewart was taken to the
Letcher hospital last evening, Or.
fletcher said that the knee cap had
not been broken hut the bone so
badly bruised that It would be neoes-
sary to give the player complete rest
for two or thYe days, Henderson
Cleaner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

Crowder, French aud Dennis all
have bad charley horses. However,
all three keep at their work with
spirit that is most admirable. The
accident to stewart removes all
chance to give either OF them rest
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

Here's the whole thing in nut
she'll Cairo saw the game was lost
to her, and thought It would look
better TO the folks at home to pre-
tend they had been given a raw deal,
get put out OF the game, and forfeit
a. And they did H.,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21
No Game a, Henderson.

Henderson. Ky. June Ellen
derson and vlncennes did not play
yesterday on account of rain.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21
SOME OTHER BASEBALL NEWS,
Yesterdays Results.

Paducah ., Cairo o. tForfeitedD
Hopkinsville 6, Princeton 0.
vincennes, rain.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

Greensboro aud Vincennos played
an exhibition game At Owenshoro
Sunday score az to In favor Of the
Hoosiers. The Messenger says COW
ensboro's ball team is not In the
same class with Vincennes
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

II is said that Paducah has signed
Amos Rusie to pitch. The Indians
management must certainly be hard
up for pitchers. Henderson Cleaner.
What a joke,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21
Toiay's Schedule,

Cairo at Paducah.
Vincenues at Henderson.
Princeton at Hopkinsville.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

Hedges will pitch for the Indians
this afternoon and Wagner for the
Egyptians II was announced that
Brahlc and Eckstone would be the
twlrlers, but this plan was changed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

Gilligan will meet the Indians In
Vlneennes. Ind, on the trip lie
wrote this information to Chief
Lloyd this morning
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

Yesterdays muss on the diamond
was the first seen here this year
which approached anything near Sc
robustness. and Is TO be regretted. II
was ladies' day and the ladies did
not appreciate the demonstration.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

The Indians were full of ginger
yesterday but made few errors.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

Batteries-Carnes, ROssen aud
Downing; Bomar, Morris and Schan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-21

American Association.
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Minneapolis (rainD
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