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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-27
Proceedings Of
County Board

continual
The following Official bonds were
approved:
Pet. No. 2, Brigido Duran, contable.
Pct. No. 6, Pedro Martinez. cans
Pct. No. s, Jose C. Rivera, J. p.
Pct. No. s, Florencio Martinez, cons
table.
Pct. No. 8, Pedro Ortiz, J. p.
Pct. No. 8, George c.. de Baca. cons
table.
Pet. No. II, Francisco Garcia, ]. P.
Pei. No. II, Melquiades Santillanes,
constable.
Pct. No. 10, Chas. F. Rudolph, j. P.
Pct. No. 13, Eugenio Gallegos, cons
table.
Pct. No. IA, Cleofes Romero, J. P.
Pct. No. IA. Francisco Flores. cons'
table.
Pet. No. Is, Ramon Chavez. J. P.
Pct. No. 20, Felipe Chavez, J. P.
Pct. No. 20, Asencion Montoya. cons
table.
Pct. No. q, Natividad Leyba. j. P
Pct. No. %, Felix Morales, ]. P.
Pct. No. %, Carlos Gallegos, cons
table.
Pct. No. 2s, Solomon Ortiz, cons
table.
Pct. No. 20. H. S. Wooster, ]. p.
Pei. No. 20, Thos. F. Clay, cons
table.
Pct. No. 80, Pablo de Herrera, ]. P
Pct. No. 80, Bernardo Lucero, cons
table.
Pct. No. 81 Noberto Garcia. cons
table.
Pct. No. 80, Candida velasquez
constable.
Pct. No. SO. Octaviano Sandoval
constable.
Pct. No. So, N. Segura, J. P.
Pct. No. 43, Juan Q%uintana, J. P.
Pct. No. 43, Juan B. Gonzales. cons
table.
Pct. No. 81, Enrique Solano. cons
table.
Pct. No. Sc, Chas. F.. Ieibschenel
justice peace.
Pct. No. 81, Juan Ortega, ]. P.
Pct. No. 90, Nestor Benabidez. con-
table.
Pct. No. 65, Maximiano Romero
justice of the peace.
Pct. No. 65. Teofilo Garcia, coon'
table.
Pct. No. 81, Pe,rolino Varela, J. |
Pct. No. S, Juan Saavedra, constable
In the matter Of EncinOsa precint
No. q regarding to the consolidate
with Pct. No. 81 now Pct. No. Al.
petition signed by several citizen
was read before the board, prayin
for the reestablishment Of said pr
cinct No. q. Upon hearing the stat
ments and facts the case on bo,
sides a motion was made by Cor
missioner Martinez to reserve the d
cision of the board for future co
sideration and which decision II
said petitioners will be later on n
titled. The roll was called by Il
clerk to vote on this motion, Chairma
Rankin and Commissioner Martini
voting yes and Commissioner CT
legos voting no. The motion WI
carried and this matter left und
consideration.
The board adjourned until tomt
row morning at 10 O'Clock.
ROBERT G. RANKIN,
At,est. Chairma
NJ. A. SANCHEZ, Clerk.
~ 10l
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-27

l.; Cruz Gallegos, OF Villanueva, N.
i; Macario Leyba. OF Villanueva, n.
l.: Juan Ortiz. Of Villanueva, N.
MANUEL r. OTERO,
3-6 Register.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-27

Las Vegas, N. NJ, Feb. Z, 1905.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present the same commission
ers. clerk by deputy, and interpreter
as Of yesterday.
Now comes Chas. A. Spiess special
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-27

rsvers-0Al stones Tnmofs-UlcoO
Goitre-%sout VAficocelo
Gonorrhea- Gleet Womens Diseases
Al diseases that begin with fever-ail imam:
matlon-all catarrh-ali contagious diseASes-Au
tho results OF Impure or poisoned blood. .-
In nervous debility laguolone acts ~ Q vltAli0oS,
accomplishing what no druSs can do.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13

A story Is told in Paris Of a diplo-
matist who represented a South Amer
lean republic a few years ago.. There
nad been so many revolutions at home
mat the fnanciers there had no time to
sen him his salary, but he tool this
misfortune philosophically. sold all the
FURNITURE Of the legation except a bed.
a table and some chairs and occupied
one room with his principal attache.
VINO cooked the meals. Any one who
caiied early on the minister would
probably find him cleaning the boots.
what would you have?" he would
say waving a boot expressively. "My
poor country Is In another crisis and
has forgotten us again, but when | 20
pack | shal make a revolution and an
point myself president. Then we shall
la'e Il reward for all this self de-
NAL"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13

Application was made at half a
dozen stores before the man could get
one ten dollar bill for his roll Of ones.
Il don't see" said the mans COM
panion, '~vhy you went to all that
trouble. You are going to pay the
money right owe to your tailor. Why
didn't you give him the Il dollar
bills"
Because 1t would make q bad i'm
preston" was the reply. Il am broke,
but I don't want him TO know it. When
ever you get in that fix pay your debts
IN the largest bills that you can get
hold Of. 1t enhances your value in the
estimation of tradesmen and paves
the way for further credit. A fellow
Will think q heap more of you If you
pay with one five dollar bill than with
five ones. a handful Of chicken feed
Indicates that you have had to hustle
around pretty lively to get the money
and that there isn't much left where
that came from. a man who really
has money can afford to pay In pennies
If he feels like 1t, but he who has little
can keep up his credit only by using
large bills .'-New York Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
brushes.

"1n the straight toothbrush one thigh
bone Of n beef twelve inches long and
four in diameter will cut four perfect
blanks. The same bone will cut only
two Of these fancy curved pieces.
That's one thing that makes the diff
ference In cost between plain and fan
cy." said n manufacturer. when the
bone Is cut to length and shaped, bris-
ties are hand drawn by wire or thread
through the brush part. each group OF
bristles having its own leader. Then
they are securely fastened, and the
work Is finished. When the bristles
first go in they are fully three inches
long. After being firmly secured they
are cut down to the size required.
What bristle Is best? Well, In some re-
spects that's a matter Of taste. It is
all hog bristle, but whether soft or
hard depends on the user"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
Why the Mystery Tale snco..,.

Inc mystery element enters 70 o
greater OF less degree into fiction of
every kind. Indeed, 1t Is the base ~
all literary interest. Primarily wo
read a story ito see how it comes ort y
and other things being equal rho
story in which the element Of enc
pense by deft construction and snh+,o
shaping is most successfully maintain.
eu "lii De the most universally satisfy.
nis ana popular. The mystery ta,e ~
To-Day is a story in which the alon,ont
VI suspense is deliberately en,oraod
ana emphasized until it dominance ~
cry otler consideration in 1ha stor.
characterization, atmosphere, emot,on
a. 'alues-all become subordinotad -
me great business of plot davalonneau ~
Inc m~arshaling of incident tho s,.a
cesslon of climaxes In crescanan
me cumulative sweep of tho norra aaei,
mnile 'he secret Of the outcome ;s ooa.
iuily Withheld, is the affair here ~
q peilouic sentence of titanic s,zo the
tale is unrolled until With tho ne
lug paragraphs the meaning Of al 49,.
mas gone before is made clear lnut
hartman in Harper's Weekly Ice T.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
EaDGel's Appetite,

Handel was blessed with q wonder
ful appetite, and many are the anus
Ing accounts, true or otherwise, as to
the means taken by its owner for its
Indulgence. His gastronomic propensi-
ties were frequently the object of sa-
tires, and IN one c%aricature the COM
poser is represented as sitting on q
beer barrel. A ham and a pair of
fowls are attached to the pipes Of an
organ, a turbot lies upon q pile of
books, and the floor Of the apartment
Is shewn with oyster shells. It Is
more likely that his adversaries in
vented and propagated many of the
wild stories concerning his eating and
drinking powers than that they had
any foundation in literal fact. No one
would probably order a dinner for
three persons for instance, and he
u 1t was being kept back for the
company to arrive blurt out to the as
tonlshed waiter: Il am de
Bring up de timer bretissimo."
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
when Balzac Stumbled.

A comical Balzac story is thus quot
ed from the Gaulois:
The novelist, it appears, fattered him
self upon his skill in reading character
from handwriting, and the story is of
the test applied to his skill. A lady
brought him an extract from the exer-
else book Of a twelve-year-old school
boy and asked for an opinion as to the
youngsters character and prospects.
Balzac inquired whether the child was
her own. Answered in the negative, he
examined the exercise carefully and de-
uvered his judgment. Madame" he
said, this child is thick headed and
frivolous. he will never come to any
good. If he were my child, l would
take him from school and put him to
the plow." And then it had to be bro
ken gently to the ~graphologist that the
exercise on when he had pronounced
so severely vas one of his own which
had been discovered hidden away be-
tween the leaves of an old lesson book,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13

A good deal Of fraud Is practI
selling antique 'Kazaks." 4e
tans' and similar rugs. for asl
hardly any of these which an
than fifteen years old. Thu
"aged" artlfcially, but yon usl
derstand nevertheless that hs
are well made Of the very finest
and the native dyes used an
and good. When they have ta
they are lent In the village b
butcher, the baker and the canld
maker'--to any one, in fact h1
house there is plenty Of traffic
the carpets are trampled upa|
made to look old. They are alta,
washed In a running stream audi
dried in the sun. And by these q
the rugs get an antique comp
and a certain gloss which are nHa
preciated. What may be cd
genuine antique Is thus r1sa
tured and sold in the bazaar q
times or twenty times the pro
which it could be bought in laa
Constantinople Letter.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
A Domestic Trapeax

NI'orces are frequently pronounced
III America on the ground OF incom-
p"uo'1ty OF temper. In England we
W not so so far as that, but I have
JUST heard Of a case where an old
lnHs servant who married the gar
ueAef separated from her husband
oi exceedingly slight grounds. She
'a liat ne would insist on the glasses
p.lils turned upside down on the side
oo"Iu ana that there should be anti
Ans ss"fs on the dining room chairs.
n H,, So as they could not agree, the
unhappy pair separated. London
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
"Look Pleasant"

What would be the effect upon civil
hzation if everybody would keep con.
stantly in mind that suggestion of the
photographer, Look pleasant?" The
most difficult part of the photographers
work is the effort to get the subject be.
fore the camera to rid himself Of the
cold, stiff, set expression Of his face
and to replace it by a genial, kindly
look or a smile. he is not willing to
reproduce the sitter until he succeeds.
because he knows that the change of
expression will transform the photo
graph.
How the habit Of looking pleasant
would revolutionize our natures and
civilization itself! If we could only get
rid Of the hard, eager, worried look ha-
bitual to many Of us, not for the few
seconds we stand before the camera
but for all u lives, how BRIGHT the
world would growi
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
You're Another.

A story is told about the smart ser.
geant Of a crack English cavalry repi.
ment. Whenever he had occasion to
punish any of his men he Invariably
concluded the sentence by explaining.
"And you are another" Every victim
noticed this strange remark, but none
could understand the meaning of II.
and naturally they were afraid to ask,
But n day a newly promoted ser.
geant determined to solve the mystery
he said to the sergeant:
Sergeant, there is one thing 1 should
like to ask you. I've often heard you
say after inficting punishment on a
man, And you are another What do
you really mean by that remark?"
"Well," said the sergeant, smiling.
II will tell you. I know that whenever
l am obliged to punish an evildoer the
victim always says to himself, What
a stupid ass the sergeant ISL I get
even with him by saying, And you are
another Keep 1t dark"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
Ashes.

1t is generally known tla' dl7
left directions In his will t@ M|
nation Of his body and tal W
the intermediary OF the lla4sa
ernment his wishes were "sp]
Few, however, are probap! uI
the minutiae of detail into W1u
baldi entered upon the suplH'
the extent of self c0lsclousle'
Is evident at every line OF Inc ul'1
"Facing the sea you shan eEe" .
two meters high. built OF acas's
myrtle and other aromatic Nv y,
plants growing at CapFeFa, N
Law q sheet OF iron, Oh WIN =.
placed my body. dressed IL !.
shirt. A handful Of The a>le' p,-..
the cotfins of my dausAteFs Ap /
Anita" The rest were . h
away by the wind as sera, Il
for other parts OF the #'''o
Globe.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
Peters Best
Trick
By S. R. ELLISON
Copyright, 1905, by K. A. Whitehead

Peters invitation to house parties
and week ends always wound up with
the request more or less thinly yelled
that he come prepared to do tricks.
But Peter was not as much Of 8
nuisance as the usual parlor entertain.
q. he was a really clever magician
who under other circumstances might
have gained fame as a professional
and he enjoyed his performances him.
self, though he was wont to proclaim
that he was loved not for himself alone
but for what he could do.
He did not mind as a rule the prom.
inence given his work, but he had more
than half decided to send polite re.
grets to Mrs. Furbush when he learned
that Edith Percy would be one of the
guests.
Don't forget to bring your very best
tricks" Mrs. Furbush wrote, "for we
shall have private theatricals on Sat.
urday evening, and they will come in
very handy"
Peter thought Of the scandalous fash
ION In Wn1cn she had sought Edith Per
cy for Tom Furbush, and there was q
hidden meaning in his polite assurance
that he would have some new expert
ments for the delectation Of Mrs. Fur
bush's guests.
Had it not been for Tom Furbush, he
thought, he would already have been
able to win a yes" from Edith, but
twice, when he had been on the verge
Of a proposal, Tom had numbered
around some corner with q sheepish
grin to claim her for a dance or to
deliver a message from his mother.
Peter firmly believed that Mrs. Fur
bush could feel him go into q conserva-
tory or coy corner with Edith, even
though her back was turned. There
would be an additional charm In win
ming Edith under that good lady's very
nose.
That she should have tolerated him
at her house party was not to be ex-
planned upon any other ground than
that she needed him for her entertain
ment, and, truth to tell, Mrs. Furbush
waited long before she wrote the in
vttation while she weighed the u
ton Of her need. Only the knowledge
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13

ceived her ring?' he called, with an as
sumption Of anxiety.
you have not returned Miss Percys
ring" called Tom sharply.
'That's So" admitted the magician,
examining the box. Il an sure that all
six were loaded into the gun"
WELL" said Tom complacently, Il
guess one of them hung fire, then. l
am positive Miss Percy has not her
ring"
Edith, sharing the general belief that
something had happened to spoil the
trick, sought to silence her companion.
but Tom would have none Of It
The favor accorded Peters tricks IN
gered him. He was clever In none Of
the society ways and bitterly Jealous
Of those who were If Peter had made
a mistake he would force it home; be
would humiliate him and make him q
laughingstock.
II admit that Miss Percy gave me
the ring" agreed Peter, "but l am also
positive that 1 shot it into that box
and not into my pocket. Did any of
you see the charge scatter ne turned
to the audience. None was prepared
to admit the fact.
TT must be around here somewhere"
he went on anxiously as he raised the
bits of apparatus on the table and
peered under them.
ut couldn't have gone on the table,"
insisted Tom, IF you put it in the
gun"
"No?" said Peter. "Quite to the con-
uary; 1 think l shot it into this bottle"
He tapped the bottle with a small
hammer, and it fell apart disclosing q
turtledove with a ring tied about Its
neck. A murmur ran through the audi
ence as the people realized that Peters
anxiety had merely been a bit Of by
play, and Tom bit his lips until they
bled as he saw how he had been led
into helping Peter out.
Peter came forward with the dove,
and as he detached the ring and Slip
ped it on Edith's finger he whispered
something.
She blushed and nodded, but Toms
sharp eyes caught q glimpse Of the
ring.
"Hi," he called, chats not the same
ring!"
"Is that your ring, Miss Percy?' he
asked.
1T is" she replied as a wave of pink
swept over her cheeks.
"But hers was a pearl" persisted
Tom. This is a diamond solitaire"
Then the full force of what the ring
meant swept over him, and he sat
down very suddenly.
"Since Miss Percy acknowledges the
ring as her own" said Peter quietly.
II do not see what right you have to
complain. The pearl ring you will find
also on Miss Percy's finger
Tom glanced at the hand and saw
that Peter spoke the truth. That's all
be clustered. but what's the
other?:'
That" said Peter calmly, lis some
thing that does not particularly con-
Germ you" And more than Edith
at the remark. for they realized
that Peter Vane's best trick was to
place an engagement ring on Edith's
finger under Toms very nose.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
SniDinN In Mariana

Inc method of sniping in warfare ia
as follows: Three men set ont tvo
IN n direction and one In another
The single man, when he believes he 10
u me ~nelghoorhood of the enemy, lets
on his rifle, no matter in what direc.
uon, and thus draws the fire Of 1ha
sentry. Immediately the two other
stalkers fire into the space lit I'D bv
the discharge. When this goes on. 81,
round the camp the result is constant
alarm at night time. Soldiers gro
warned not to reply to a sniper. hnt
me temptation Is well nigh irresistible
Ihe1r exertions. however, meet with
little success, for snipers genero1lv
stalk the sentries from behind stones
London Globe.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13

that Peters tricks would probably
save her performance led her to ex-
tend the invitation, and for the rest
she had faith in her skill as a social
general to keep Peter away from
Edith.
That her confidence was not mis-
placed was easily apparent to poor
Peter, who found himself blocked at
every turn in his endeavor to steal a
few minutes with Edith. So anxious
was Mrs. Furbush to keep them apart
that she made the grave error Of
throwing Tom and Edith together too
much, and the girl was heartily sick
Of her boorish admirer long before the
end Of the week.
Peter smiled as he noted these signs,
and, to Mrs. Furbush's great delight,
he spent several hours a day in his
room practicing his tricks. It was her
first party in the new house, and she
wanted it to be talked about.
There We're several tableaux, in
which Edith and Tom frequently fig
ured as lovers Of history, and then
while the participants in the tableaux
were dressing there were vocal and
instrumental numbers.
At last Peter was announced, and as
he stepped upon the platform Edith,
escorted by Tom, passed down the
aisle to where front seats had been
reserved for the participants in the
performance.
In contrast with the amateurish
work of those who had gone before
Peters work was positively brilliant.
There We're tricks he had never tried
before. and long before the end Of his
programme his audience realized that
he was working with some end il view.
For his last trick he had saved the
ring boxes. Borrowing half a dozen
rings in the audience, he ground them
in a mortar, and, stuf1ng them into a
gun, fred at a box which had hung on
the stage all through his performance.
From this box he took a smaller one,
and 80 on until half a dozen were piled
upon the stage, before he reached the
last box, within which lay FIVE roses, to
the stems Of which rings were tied by
ribbons. These he quickly tossed to
their owners and ran back to the stage.
lis there any lady who has not -
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
A Friendly suR~e.t,or

. Il oia nan In a Scotch village had
os e'sht day clock which needed
repair so he took it on b,s hock -
wan 10 the watchmaker's. Az he
Trn. alons the village street an ac-
%aaaih'ahce met him, glanced NJ him
aftr passsa on, After he had got about
10y yards away his friend called ont
lahor,a ~. Back went the old man
",Jon .ousiE to where the other stood.
he Co., SAD his friend, would It NOT
oe Lar handler If We carried a watch >.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
Lola Montez.

At one time there was much COM
mercial and social intercourse betveen
Ireland n Spain. Galway and Wa.
terford were the chief Irish ports en-
gagged In this trade. To this dav ~.
spanish type Of beauty is discernible
among the Galway girls. Probably the
most Famous result of the blending ~
spanish and Irish blood was he ac-
uess n dancer Lola Montez. Her
true name was Marie Dolores Fl,zo D.
sauna Gilbert. She captivated European
monarchs as well as popular audit
ences and was for a year or SO practi-
calty the ruler Of Bavaria until q rovo
luton compelled her to fee.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
49,. white Fetl'ch" !.

In France in iof-As, ,.nIre SOD
that possessed foaf ZINC free
had the privilege Of Ds'I n one
toll. There is a pass@l theisl
works Of Frederic All1 nv follOe!d
poet Of provence, 70 ih E. rod
feet: "By the rule o. ~ vas r
was an old custom WIZ whose
"a by all. that the c .',.,,. vhetb1
had four white stocN ~ had ts
Ing uphill or do|ilIl'.' ,bst is, %
not to leave the ROAD tbs re;t 4
row paved part wien ~ aross DE
Z bad state-and ulu S,te feet cap|
orb, Who has four
everywhere,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
facts About Bn,,,

unoer very favorable circums+,no
uanaha plant may give . &c. >
~ ID nine months, but II geuan OF
for tho nl'een to eighteen months
haa. ne average plantations to be IN ,nn
bearing. The life of a nlan ~ luii
a,les according to the fertility -
so., u typographical situation g us
years. wb,,n aseu d rest in six or
foreyar WINE others may last practIca ,un
sur : as in cases where p]eriod,c a, ny
enriched BY a~l!uvinI danosisa 'a,cally
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13
p.Iey ON Private pr0pefai1

Archdeacon Pa.ey, WIZ 4
rs, 1905, wrote Evidences ,.snaI|
tianity." The archdeaeon u ..ss (
divine right Of kings"
light Of constables" and ssqD
institution of private pfops.s n |.
simile Of a hundred pigeons ls,h ID
Of corn. If, INSTEAD OF ca. .,s,a,|
where and what 1t llksu :, no 4
as much as it wanted ara n ID
ninety-nine of them |e.s 70, l
only the chat and Felus sssr fal
selves and heap up EAV nigaop 4
weakest, perhaps worst . p'sJ5. j
flock" that, said la19s,
like human private
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13

rcrtrn Mn with "Lauroncr,' as his
own ual,e is s~rellert. Md they shou'
ed this st each other. to tAc amaze,
ment Of the parish clerk. till Mr.. Mlllet
stopped them, with the remark that
the father ought TO have something to
say and, turning to the clerk, said,
spell him with Il "" And Lawrence
Millet he was made by law.-Chr!stian
Register.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-13

Suitor-Beg pardon for interrupting,
but-l-er--have just come-er-that Is,
| have just been speaking to your
daughter, and she referred me to Won,
Old Gentleman-Gee crickets! l won
der II that girl thinks I am made of
money. You are about the fort!eth
Dill collector she has sent in today. If
she doesn't marry pretty soon III be
oankrupt.-New York Weekly.