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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
THE CHINESE MOTHER.
Education of Her Children Matter of
 Great Importance.

Paul. Stuart Hunter in The Pilgrim.
 The Chinese mother is very fond of her children. She is happy in their com- pany and spends much time caring for them. In Chinese family the birth of child is greater event than with other Orientals. Long before the child is born the mother performs rites and ceremon- ies to propitiate the gods that her child may be boy. After birth the little fel- low is wrapped in old rags, and in winter is sometimes put in a bag of sand sewed close around It's neck to keep the little one warm. Great rejoicing follows the birth If the child Is boy; otherwise. there Is an air of chastened disappoint- ment But good Chinese parents N1ake the best of their little lassies. becoming very fond and even proud of them. have known more than one Chinese father to exhibit his toddling wee girl for ap- proval, though always with the custom ary national verbal deprecation of what belongs to one. Indeed. this evidence of excessive courtesy may be found every where in this strange land. It is good form to vilify what Is mine and laud what is thine. My good-for-nothing fam fly are all still troubling the earth with their presence. How Is your honorable family?"
 The fact that chinese custom has be- come nodded into certain set forms has misled many travellers. It Is, for in- stance, a generally accepted custom in this country that a gentleman shall re- move his hat when he meets lady with whom he is acquainted, but a Chinese visitor would fall into error if he as- stunned that this implied that women, therefore. reduced men to social servi- tude. So in China a woman waits on her husband while he is eating, because 1t has been the custom from time immem- orial. In the same way if they were travelling he would walk beside the cart while she rode.
 The education of their children is a matter of no small interest to the affec- donate Chinese mothers. They watch the little one from the day he is born. to note superstitious signs. Let him cry Justify. and he will live long. say the old grannies. If he teeths or walks too soon he will grow up unlovable in disposition. At first the little Chinese are not very attractive objects. Presenting rather a scaly appearance, due to the custom of not washing them lest they catch cold. month after his birth the boys head is shaved. A great feast is prepared and celebrated. the child now receiving his "milk-name." When he enters school this name is changed. as it is once more when he receives his degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
The Mayor to the Rescue.

Once more Mayor Mcclellan has come to the rescue of Tammany in a crisis. Tammany was making many enemies by preparing to fight William Randolph Hearst's attempt to have a recount of the votes cast in the recent city election when MT. McClellan's personal attorneys, among them ex-Judge Alton B. Parker. went to court and agreed to the motions for the inspection of the tally sheets and the producing in court of the protested ballots This will strengthen the mayors case materially in public opinion. The present view of the majority of New Workers is that if Mir. Hearst was elect ed he should be seated instead of Mayor Mcclellan, but if MT. Hearst does not curb himself and his newspapers the pub lie will soon come to the conclusion that if he was defrauded 1t was done for the best interests of the city-that is. if such an opinion is possible. MT. Hearst has made himself generally obnoxious. His newspapers have to get in a fresh sup ply of poster type and red ink every day. so many editions do they get out to tell how the election was stolen. There may have been fraud in the election-soss persons here believe there was-but Mir. Hearst's loud and continuous cry of fraud is likely to cause a reaction against him.
 High Wages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
DrS. DOZIER X DOZIER'S
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
The Princes Mission.

Prince Louis of Battenberg, admiral of the British fleet, was sent here to strengthen the "hands-across-th the-sea" sentiment--to make friends-and he has succeeded. Whether the prince strength ened his constitution is another matter. It is either one thing or the other. he has the digestion of an ostrich. or he doesn't mind sacrificing few years of his earthly existence to have a good time while it lasts. New York has never seen his like for endurance. He emerged from receiving and speechifying with the cheer fitness of old King Cole. Here is the princes record for two days:
 Breakfasted at o'clock and spent an hour over his correspondence. Then en- tertained for an hour and at F o'clock was at the chamber of commerce for luncheon In the afternoon he entertained more visitors aboard the Drake, his ha6- ship, and was the guest at an early din- ner in town. After dinner he went to Coney Island, where the sailors of the two fleets were doing the best they could to join hands across the sea- to the music of 10000 popping corks Next he attended the horse show and midnigh. found him d, the Lambs club for one of it's famous gambols. He did not get away from the Lambs until 430 a. m.
 Next morning he breakfasted aboard the Drake as usual at After running through a mass of correspondence tho prince boarded a train and went to Tux- edo for luncheon. Later in the afternoon he returned to New York and aled on Mrs John Jacob Astor In the evening he returned to the Drake, changed to mess uniform and dined V.th his entire staff of officers and midshi pmen on the Cunard lioe pier. Then he dress d again for the ball on board the Drake that night.
 And after all this he lid not seem tired. Some of the detectives and officers that accc mpanied him on lis rounds seemed much worse off than 10 admiral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19

unions are preparing for their annual tug of war on the wage question: The new wage schedule will go into effect on January 1, and if all the demands of the unions are granted New York will have the highest priced building mechanics in the world. Under the scale as demanded by the unions these wages might be earned by men in the following trades. working overtime: Briclklayers. SIP a day; plasterers, SIP; tile layers, $11; house. smiths, $1O; sheet metal workers, s10; car penters, $10 painters, s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
An Impressive Spectacle.

There were eighteen British and Ameri- can warships in the North river, enough to have demolished the city from that anchorage. But in wartime they would never be able to reach the North river unless our coast defense has been ridicu- lously overestimated. It is interesting, however, to view the combined fleets m another light. They form an instructive exhibition.
 In round numbers, as stated by Admiral Fighting Bob'' Evans, the officers and men of the eighteen ships number ih.G0c.
 Dsregarding the lines of sex, this is as though the entire population of tho city of New Rochelle, or few hundred more people than are in the city of Ithaca, were transferred to the decks of the Maine. the Drake, the Missouri and the ot,er boats Of the fleet.
 The American ships in line ;ost more than S35O0O,000 for bare construc son; the British luisers cost about $15,000, 900. Wiln armor, armament and equipment; complete $72, 100000 to s75OO0.000 becomes 6 modest estimate on the valuation of the feet
 This total is more than the assessed valuation of property in Albany, in Lowell, Mass; in Bridgeport, Conn.,, or in Grand Rapids. Mich.-four cities rang ing in population from 10000 to 100000 Sold for what they are worth. the ships of Prince Louis and Admiral Evans would pay the public debt of any American city save New York.
 Primarily the ships of the fleet have been built and manned for the purposes of war. Employed on board. however, one may find, besides soldiers and sailors, gunners and navigators-
 Electricians, machinists, engineers cop persmths, ship-titters, plumbers and fit- ters, blacksmiths. carpenters, sailmakers, painters, bolermakers, firemen, cooks, musicians, stewards, water-tenders, coal passers, tailors, and helpers and appren- tices to all these.
 Industry is scarcely more diversified in any small city than among these men of the fleet. Nor are finer experts to be found anywhere on land than the skilled workmen who are also man-o'- warsmen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
lThelr Fate.

From the Philadelphia Press. Little Bo-Peep she lost her sheep. And sought for them everywhere, Till the sheep she prized she found dis
 guised
 As "lamb' on a bill of fare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
odeII sandbaegine Methods.

The latest and by far the most damag-
 ing disclosure of the life insurance i'm vestigation is how ex-Governor Odel saudbagged the Mercantile Trust com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
LOW RATES AND COURTEOUS TREA1MEAT'
MOBILE, JACKSON AND
 KANSAS CITY RAILROAD TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.

amendment No. II, Circular No. P. s7. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS:
 Account Yellow Fever. All Agents and Others Interested Effective Sunday, August 18th, 1905. 12:01 a. m., trains 1 and on main line, and Hattiesburg Branch trains and 6 and "A and 25, c. & c. Division trains 1 and 2, will be annulled for Sunday service until further notice.
 Until further advised above trains will run daily.
 w. L. O'DWYER,
 General Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19

B'ham Rod Cross Aid As sociation extends aid when most hooded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
At the Journeys End.

From Judge.
 enough; it's the destination that is hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
A few of the many Endorsements of the Press


 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
High Wage

The employers and the building trades
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
THROUGH JAP EYES.

Mr., Sato, secretary OF the Japan
csc peace commission has published
a paper on what he thinks about our
Journalists, and his thoughts make
about as good reading as anything oui
journalists have said in a long time
He likes the American journalist bu'
one may read between the lines that
he could live without him. Speaking
OF that profession In his own country
he says. "Our journalists will never
own our country In fee simple. we
need II for other purposes which
doesn't need any calculation TO SEE
who he believes owns the United
States. He likes the American jour
nalist's candor though he admits that
courtesy" which he describes as q
clog Upon the wheels OF Japanese
journalism Is not SO nj naked here IL
to be in the way. He contracts with
no arparent leaning to either SHE
the courtesy and se.f effacement 81
the Japanese interviewer with tho
smiling cigar smoking American news
paper man who ii9"., hi bed room
and says Hello, Safe. How's she
heading" When a man so NIL! man
cred and SO genuinely friendly az
tempts to help us see ourselves as
others see us 1t Is a good time for us
to sit up and take notice.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
TRUE COURTESY.

Among the many interesting things
told OF Charles ]. Devlin, the Topeka
millionaire bankrupt. IN Of the mos
characteristic was this: Much com
ment has he caused by lifting his hat
% an old negro couple Of his acquaint
ance. II a man, be ne white or col
ored, occupying a position high 81
low In society or In business. was &C
companied by a oma and Mr.. Dev
lin knew him, off came the Devlin
hat"
And why not. inquiries the Kansas
City Journal. The only wonder Is that
such an act of true courtesy should
have caused any comment at all. The
story recalls another told OF Thomas
jefferson. we believe. who was riding
along a country road n day In q
buggy with n friend. when they met
an old negro. , The negro lifted his
hat with a low bow, and Mr.. jefferson
promptly returned the courtesy.
why said his companion. II am
astonished to see q southern gentle.
man take off his nat to q niger
Mr., jefferson quietly replied: y
would not be outdone In p~oliteness
by . negro"
Too many persons are afraid or
ashamed 10 be polite, In the foregoing
sense; some from 4 sn0bbish fear Of
endangering their own social stand
jns, which In their consciousness OF
inferiorIty, must needs be buttressed
With naughty reserve lest 1t crumble.
and others from lack Of understand
ing that the finest flower Of gentil
ity the truest test Of good breeding,
e. that unvarying courtesy which Is
born of seIf-respect as we'll as OF con-
sjderation for others. Alas that II
should be so rare a is 10 excite much
comment" and alas. again. mat "
should he termed old-fashioned now
adays.
Besides the general obligations OF
courtesy which well bred persons
recognize as binding for their own
sakes, there is the more delicate
sense Of respect which all strong and
chiyalrous men i~nsiinciively feel Tor
women by reason of their goodness
and their weakness. Even though we
may not, all OF us, agree with the say
ing that 'the worst woman is better
than the best man, we can still
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
TIMELY RESOLUTION.

We heartily commend the following
resolution adopted by the new crsanl
cation. styled the Associated Chari
ties. formed at Albuquerque:
"Resolved. That the physicians and
authorities In other sections DC
strongly censurad for sending health
seekers TO Albuquerque and New Mex
leo when they have reached a stage
where they are beyond help from Gil
NAUTICAL advantages, Or are withou
sufficient funds to support themselves
for a period of at least six months
and that the press be urgently re
quested TO give this resolution 'he
greatest publicity
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
THE GOLDEN RULE AGAIN.

The Golden Rule Is the topic OF an
essay by William Allen White In THE
Atlantic Monthly and this paper Is
| the beginning of "A series, In when
| the economic morals OF our country
al this time will briefly be sci down.
Il IL a good subject, and Mr., White
Is the IA To tell the tale. Tie Is an
optimist, and yet mis- eye Is clear ana
his nature without fear. lie takes
his start from history, when the
great mass Of the people had no
rights; they had only wrongs tie
comes down to Jul day. when enough
evil remains to make him exclaim
with bitterness, "All the world knows
that II Is no crime to choat Il poor
man." whether of opportunity, money,
or his vote. The brilliant and genial
Kansas ~essayist sees tnat too fire.
quently the contest with greed has
been waged by Jealousy, and In such
a contest greed will win. But there
are other contestants, namely justice
and truth, and their cause Is not on
the ebb. 'The party system Is less
| rigid than II has ever been; one
great gain. 1.-THE people are ccasine
, to envy riches: II true. q far deeper
gain. And n anything could teach
men not to envy gold, that rebirtf
should come from observing what IL
going on In the money center OF th'
| United States today, where, once hon
ored names are becoming q synonym
for shame, and that for n sol'
%causc--that they cared 100 much fo'
gold and too little for that sermon OF
a hill by which most OF them profess
to live.-CoIller's for November 4.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
SUCCESS IN QUAY COUNTY.

After reproducing an article from
The Optic on the Campbell system.
the Tucumcari News speaks as fol-
lows Of The crops that have been
grown in Quay county without irri.
CATION:
We judge from the foregoing that
the Campbell method consists chiefly
In the frequent stirring OF the soil
and deep blowing. which applies not
only in fallow lands, but In all sorts
Of soil. Careful cultivation is neces-
sary to successful farming anywhere,
and II applied in all northern New
Nj xic0 must necessarily bring results
that will surprise those who have be-
gun farming and homemaking on
what has heretofore been termed arid
lands.
II we had been told In a hotel lobby
by an enthusiast that crops have been
raised in Quay county 10 the extent
we have seen since coming to Tucum-
carl we would necessarily have re-
ceiyed the story with a measure OF
doubt: seeing Is knowing. and we
have had our eyes opened to posi-
bilities OF agriculture that we did not
know existed In the bounds OF the
territory Of New Mexico. The conn-
tr around Tncumcari is dotted over
with homesteaders who are opening
farms and building comfortable
houses.
Postmaster A. A. Carter Is a very
enthusiastic advertiser Of the u
try's agricultural He has
gone to considerable trouble to col
lect an exhibit and arrange an excel
lent display In the lobby at the post
office. In the exhibit We notice fine
specimens Of Indian corn. Kaffir corn.
Milo Maize, Johnston grass, alfalfa,
oats, millet, wheat, barley, sorghum.
sugar cane. broom corn, cotton, stock
peas. peanuts, sweet potatoes, pump
kins, Quashes, tomatoes cabbage, all
sorts Of fruit and melons; n canta-
loupe, equal to the famous Rocky Ford
melon. are here In abundance. we
notice among the exhibit. sugar cane
127 inches high. brought In by James
Harvey, three and one-hah miles out
Of town: a twenty-five pound water
melon by Captain J. P. G. Langston,
Joining the townsite. and a pumpkin
tipping the scales at one hundred
pounds.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Homestead Entry No. SIT.

Homestead Entry No. 517t.
Department Of the Interior, Land OF
flee at Santa Fe. n. NJ, October
IL, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing-named settler has filed notice
Of his intention to make final proof II
support OF his claim, and that sale
proof will be made before United
States court commissioner at Las We
gas, N. NJ, on November 16, 1907
viz: Jesus Ma. Aragon for the s l.:
n. r. IA N 10 s. +. IA, Sec. 2, T
IA NJ, r. 90 f.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation Of said land viz
Matias Duran, of Sanchez, n. M.
Ciriaco Gonzales. Of Trementina, N
M; Dionicio Arazon, of Trementina
N. NJ; Jose l.. Gonzales, Of Tremen
tina. n. NJ.
MANUEL r. OTERO.
1862 Register.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06

Baron Rosen, the new ambassador
fetm Russia, wn) succeeded Coun'
Cassini, has declared taa. he could
~ N,lraln one day In the house va
ca,ed IS his predecessor. The con6i-
,ir IN which n, i"ualI '"'h'r
embassy he describes as n OF filth
and dilapidation and the once
beau,ified by the presence OF the
exquisite countess. the daughter OF
the ambassador are reported to have
been used as kennels for her many
beloved dogs. All Of which sounds
lust like the things Mrs. Smith says
Of the flat formerly occupied by the
Joneses.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Homestead Entry No. 6154.

Department Of the Interior, Land OF
flee at Santa Fe, \, NJ, October
II, 1905.
Notice Is hereby given that the TO.
~lowing,named settler has filed notice
OF his intention TO make final proof In
support OF his claim, and that sale
proof will be made before United
States court commissioner at Las We
gas, n. NJ. on November l6. 1908 viz
Matias Duran for the W. u N. r. u
s. T.. Ii n. Il. Ia n, u, II s, II IA
Sec. 22. r. Is ~, r. "a Il.
He names the following witnesses
TO prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation OF said land. viz:
Jesus Ma Aragon, OF Trementina N
NJ; Dlonicio Aragon, OF Trementina
N. NJ; David Sandoval. OF Las We
gas, n. NJ: jose DariO Gutierrez, Of
Las Vegas, N. NJ.
MANUEL II. OTERO.
1868 Register.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06

The year 1905 has proved to be one
of unexampled abundance. Never be
fore have the farms yielded such rich
harvests and never before have the
factories shown such an enormous u
put. Property is universal. No sec
ton Is without it. The cotton and
tobacco planters of the south n east
and the grain growers of the west
| are rewarded as they have never
| been before. The country banks are
heavy with deposits and capital Is
! ready to promote legitimate enter.
| prises. Smiling prosperity Is abroad
| in the land and whether right or not
or logical or not ii will inure in some
| wax to the benefit OF the party In
| power.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06

II Is admitted that the president In
his annual message to congress VIII
recommend the establishment OF an
other government department TO be
called the department OF insular al
fairs, and that Colonel Edmunds, who
recently accompanied Secretary Taft
TO the Philippines will be the cabinet
officer in charge of the new depart
ments. With over twelve hundred Is
lands in the Philippine group Hawaii,
Guam and Porto Rico to say nothing
Of the Aleutian archipelago stretch
ing more than half way from Alaska
to Japan we have a not inconsideraDle
island empire and the secretary OF
war should be relieved OF It's manage
ment.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
n. E. No. 5463.
Department Of the interior.

SSHe' s''Snh " 49,
Department of the Interior, Land Of
flee at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Oc-
tober 23, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before U. s. Court
Commissioner, at Wagon Mound, N.
NJ, on December 6, 1905, viz: Martina
Casaus de Lopez, of San Miguel coun.
ty for the s. IL N. f. IA, Sec. "a, s,
IL, N. w. IA, Sec. 35, T. Is N, r.
Il E.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz.
josef. Gonzales, Leandro lrujillo
Marcelino Segura and Francisco Her
| rera, all of Gonzales p. o., N. NJ.
MANUEL r. OTERO,
1d-12S Register
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-06

The best definition Of friend that
has yet been produced Is the work OF
a Missouri school boy. "a friend Is
a person who know all about you and
likes you just the same Every body
recognizes the truth OF the definition
and happy the man who has friends
that come up to It. Lincoln's defini
ton. "A friend Is a person who would
rather do you good than have you
like him." has to take second place
In the presence Of this school boys
flash OF wisdom.