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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03
Cured %Lumbaao.

A. B. Canman, Chicago. writes
March 4, 1908: Having been tcoubled
with Lumbago at different times and
tired one physician after another
then different ointments AMI lima
ments, gave it up altogether. So |
tried once more, and got a bottle Of
Billiards. Snow Linament, which gave
me almost instant relief, | can cheer
fully recommend it, and viii add my
name Il your list Of former sufferers "
25c. SOC. and s1.00. For sale at o. Il.
Schaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

After all the public would think
more OF the protestations OF limo.
cence Of the aged Senator Mitchell Of
Oregon II he spent less time In abus'
ing s cretary Hitchcock who took the
initiative In unearthing the gigantic
land frauds In the northwest. Me
thinks Senator Mitchell doth protest
his Innocence too much,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

superior. especially In their ideas OF
religion and philosophy as well rs
moral excellence there would never
have been any race question in the
United states" lie observes also the
decline physical and mental OF the
white race. and declares that the
negro viii yet rule America. Mr..
Tobias took the ~precaution TO publish
this In Ia Revue, Paris.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Thousands Of people think them
selves u death" says a medical
journal. The statistics Of those who
talk themselves TO death win be sent
In at the close OF the congressional
session
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

The world Is glad Porl Arthur has
c~spltulated. The most gallant attack
and the most heroic defense In mill
tary history have cornc 10 m end,
and useless shedding OF brave blood
has ceased. There is repoIcing. too.
that gallant old StoesseI did not make
Port Arthur HIS tomb
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

David Beiasco has successfully de
fled the theater trust onc more by
converting convention hall. Washing.
ton. into a theater and producing the
play "Adrea~ with Mrs. Leslie Carter
In the title role, Everyone wishes
that The beef trust had lie Belasco.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Ir. Walter Richardson. Of Trout
vile, Va, had an attack of diarrhoea
that came near ending his life. His
physician had failed to relieve him
and the disease had become chronic
when he began using Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. 1t soon cured him and he now
recommends that preparation when
an opportunity offers. For sale
by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

The Revue Generate de Sciences OF
PaTis states that too rapid mental
development NJ the negro win ex
terminate the a People In this
country consider determination In this
way somewhat remote.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Governor Nardaman u. Mississlr
nj viii rot attend The inaugural cere
monies. President Roosevelt prob
ably regards the governors presence
as superflnous as vardaman consid
cred Roosevelt's opinion OF the st.
Louis exposition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Ring up No. s, either phone. for
baggage, express and all kinds Of dray
work. ONCE No. 521 1-2 Sixth street,
Mrs. NJ. ]. Woods news stand. Las
Vegas transfer. M. M. McSchooler.
manager. 6&3
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Uncle Sam IL hound 70 capture
Canada. but IL viii be by peaceful
means Last year the proportions OF
Americans who made homestead en-
tries Ia the northwest provinces wa
10 Canadians as ten 10 seven.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

A man brought before a police
judge said he went on a spree be.
cause be bad no one to whom he
could give Christmas presents.
Scarcely any man is too temperate 10
lei such an occasion for celebration
naxs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

The talk about the danger Of the
white race being swallowed up by the
yellow men, IL nonsense. II the Can.
caslan cannot keep pare In the march
of progress, 4 win be time for him 10
10 70 the wall.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Citizen Polenkowski OF Chicago
says the way 10 solve the run shop
question IL 10 have neither side door
nor e 3 door TO the saloon and TO
exclude women. Another precaution
might be To close the front door also
and 10 exclude men
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

The Ration Range believes the joint
statehood bill ought 10 pass becsuse
there may be some business for the
newspaper In printing ballots, the con
stEtution. etc. Really the most un.
answerab1e argument ever put for
ward.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Department clerks IN Washington
are excited over a rumor that their
working day IA To be heightened
hour. So far there have been no
designations.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Fame awaits the man who will
reorxani1e the democratic party"
says the Portland News. True, but
Fame knows how to walt patiently.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

New Mexico will at last have an op'
portnnity OF accepting statehood II
she cares 10. In a day or two II will
be up 10 her To say. There can be
no doubt but the joint statehood bill
win pass the senate and be signod by
the president.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Itching hemorrhoids were the
plague of my life. Was almost wild
Doan's Ointment cured me quickly
and permanently, after doctors had
failed" c. # Cornwell. Valley street,
Saugerties, n. \.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

~Patronize home merchants, help
home factories. use home products,
advertise In home newspapers. But.
don't knock" wisely says nm OK.
change.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Roswell Is arrogating TO itself the
title Of "the city that gets things
u Is we'll deserved Las Vegas ex,
poets TO get a few things herself some
OF these days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Some is engaged In inyenting
an automobile that will no on water.
and be especially 49, for
Ing the oceans. When II breaks down
ut least one won't have TO walk home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Scnstor Depew has told New York
whom II desires for a representative
In the senate. II Ia Governor odelPs
turn Ia talk now.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Mr.. Tobias. a negro writer of South
Carolina. says ~If the white ace
had been taught from their infancy
thar 50 far from being Inferior they
chs coiosed races are IN reality very
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

The new county Of Torrance was
organized yesterday with q complete
set of officers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are becoming a I ycrite for
stomach troubles and constipation.
For sale by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

That s450 a ton Cerrillos soft nut
coal is just the thing for the kitchen
stove. Delivered by o'Byrne to any
part Of the city. 1882
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

FOR RENT-Five-room cottage on
National avenue, furnished or uneqrR.
ished. Apply at Optic office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03
Your Investment Guaranteed

Did you know the Aetna Building
association pays 6 per cent on
special deposits? Before placing
your money elsewhere see US and
get best interest.
Geo. H. Hunker, Sec. veeder Blk.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03
TUESDAY EVENING. JAN. ., 1905.

Tomorrow tlle joint statehood bill,
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Secret Unhnown 5000 Years Ago.

The last important discovery was
made a short time ago, when Egypt
ologists uncovered a stele in front of
the great figure and learned that
there had been a Roman altar be-
tween the paws. This gave some
clue as to the age of the Sphinx. as
the stele showed that in 1923 3. c.
as little was known about it and its
origin as is now known.
The stele was erected by Pharaoh
Tahutmes W., son of Amenhotep H.,
and grandson of the great Queen
Hatshepsut. Upon the stele Tahut-
mes wrote a short story, or a legend
of one of his own adventures, which
has been translated as follows:
"He once went afield, pleasing his
countenance, On the desert of the
Memphite nome, upon it's borders
north and south, for shooting at a
target with copper tarrows). And
he hunted the lions and the gazelles
of the desert, riding in his chariot,
his horses swifter than the wind,
With two of his followers, and no
man knew of them.
"Once came an hour of giving
rest to his followers then
the Sphinx of Khepra, great and ex-
allied, rested in this place, great of
the spirits, most highly reyered, for
to him was given the temples of
Memphis and of every town ON both
sides. Their hands adored his pres
ence with great offerings for his Ka.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Mystery Has Puzzled for Ages.

The riddle OF the Sphinx may yet
be unraveled, and the riddle is
deeper and more unknowable than
the riddle that was propounded to
to Edipus by the Sphinx of Tbebes.
All that is known about the Sphinx
is that it has the head of a man, the
body of a lion. that it is sixty-five
feet long, carved with infinite skill,
probably from the face of a sheer
bluff. How old it is, why il was
built, who built it, what it is, no
one knows, and there is proof that it
was rs great mystery 1000 years
ago as it is today.
At a recent meeting of the Egyp-
tian institute at Cairo Corrington
announced his intention and secured
sanction for his plans. He will ex-
cavate at least 200. 900 cubic feet of
sand, possibly more, and viii begin
his labors in the fall.
Possibly the Sphinx was built as
the tomb of Khufu, or of Khafra, or
as an image of Menes or Horus, the
god kings. No one knows. A few
clue to the secret have been found.
One of these is a passageway dug
into the lion back of the man-headed
Sphinx, which appears to be pas
sageway TO an underground tomb,
where even now the mummy of the
greatest of old Egypt's rulers may
rest in green basalt
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Heard the Voice of the Sphinx.


- One of these times it came to
pass a journey was made by the
kings son Tahutmes, journeying
upon the time of noon. A rest he
made in the shadow of this god,
sleep fell upon him, dreaming in
slumber in the moment when the sun
was overhead. Found he the ma
jesty of this noble god talking to
MIN by his mouth, speaking like
the talk of father to his son. saw
ing:
Look thou at me. my son Ia
hutmes, | am thy father Hor-em-
akht, Khepra, Ra, and Tum. giving
to thee the kingdom. On thee shall
be placed its white crown and its
red crown, on the throne of Sch the
heir. There is given to thee the land
in its length and its breadth. which
is lightened by the bright eye of the
universal lord. Provision is before
thee in the two lands, and the great
gifts of all foreign lands, and the
duration of great space of years.
My face is toward thee, and my
heart is toward thee. The
sand of the desert on which | am
reaches to me, spelling me; perform
thou that which is IN my heart, for
know that thou art my son, who
reverences me; draw near, and be-
hold am with thee"
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Speouiations as to its Origin.

Beyond this only few fragments
of the stele were found. he name
of Khafra, who succeeded Khufu-
who was the great Cheops-has been
found on the Sphinx, but there is
nothing TO show why he came to call
there
The tomb in the back of the
Sphinx never has been thoroughly
explored, and it is in this direction
that Corrington will make his main
investigation. He expects confident
ly that somewhere on or in the huge
monument he will find scratched
upon the ancient stones the key to
the puzzle, and may solve the rid
die Of centuries.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

Eg8SW " taken to read the rid
44fXeM die of the Sphinx, and
WeAE American money may,
within the next year,
solve the riddle of 1000 years.
lCorrington, whose explorations of
the great pyramid of Cheops threw
light upon the most ancient people
OF the world. has undertaken to
raise money TO dig the tons of sand
from around the Sphinx of Gizeh.
the greatest monument of the world.
10 explore the inner cavities of the
monument, and see whether or not
the mystery that has puzzled the
world for ages can be solved.
Three times within the last CEN
tury efforts have been made to ex-
cavate the sand and uncover the an
cient monument, but each has been
abandoned before completion, and
the Sphinx never has been complete
ly uncovered. Now Corrington, with
$4,000 of American money SUBJ
scrlbed for the purpose, plans to dig
away all the sand; to uncover the
great Memphian highway that ran
before the ancient tomb; to restore
the great flight of steps that led from
the highway up to the Sphinx; and
finally, TO delve into the hidden
chambers that are known to exist
and there seek history-the history
of an unknown world that was for
gotten at least 1000 years ago.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Riddle 1hu1 III
-pu93le6 hR
uurl6 tnr
1001 yeurs
mnv be
QH51ugTP6
4 :

!SS%1E OW CORRINGTON, an
0H % American, has under
p8SyB ~ taken to read the rid
74fE@M ole of the Sphinx, and
NWeaE American money may,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-20

aghast.
about thirty-seven tons, was the
quiet reply.
No, it cannot be cheerful to live on
ia volcano" You remember this is a
metaphorical expression, but in the
case of Professor Mateucci it is literal
ly accurate. One of his principal du-
ties is TO give warning of dangerous
eruptions to the many towns and viii
lagos round about--not to mention the
proprietors of vineyards and farms.
He also reports by wire direct to Rome
and also has a special service for the
Societa deg.i Albergatori," or Asso-
citation of Italian Hotelkeepers. a body
recently formed of which Signor
Fiorni of the Hotel de Londres, in
Genoa, is the secretary.
This body is. charged with looking
after the interests of tourists through
out Italy, from Tuscany 70 Sicily. and
is always interested in big eruption
of Vesuvius, particularly if It is likely
to be long-continued In such an
event, which Professor Mateucci's long
and varied experience of the mountain
easily enables him to determine, trav-
elers flock into Italy from all paris
especially well-to-do Americans. who
will even come from as far as the
Italian Lakes, Switzerland, the Ri
viera, and even London.
1t is not too much to say that Ma
teucci is the physician" of this dan
gerous giant. He can diagnose every
rumble and symptom of his patient,
and knows exactly what warning to
send out if the volcano bids fair to be-
come violent His seismographic in
struments are almost incredibly SEN
sitiye; and he spends whole hours on
the very brink of the various craters,
listening and watching for signs. He
foresees which way the lava streams
will flow and whether there IS likely to
be any considerable emission Of rock
masses, some of which are hurled a
mile high.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-20
A BLACKLIST AND A PROTEST.

A thin, bent cd woman of 20
broiled fish over coal fire, her
wrinkled and withered cheeks flushed
with heat. Her bare arms looked
pitiably old and frail, like wornout
pipe-stems, and the hand that held the
broiler trembed. But her face, puck
cred up with anxious care, was reso-
Lutte and dauntless.
She was helping a suburban WON
ans COOK. The suburban woman her
self, peeping in at her, said to a guest:
This poor old soul is the victim of
the cruelist blacklist in the word. In
stead of Shaving in my hot kitchen,
she ought to be sitting in a rocking
chair under the trees on the wind
swept lawn of some home for aged
women But all homes for aged wom-
en- are barred to her. She is on their
blacklist
she is an old maid, and she lived
with her brother, an Old bachelor, all
her life. He died two years ago. He
bequeathed her $3.50, the admission
fee to a certain home, and in a pathet-
ic letter he told her from the grave
to pass in this institution the few
years left to her.
She entered the nome, she liked it
there. But one afternoon, calling on
an old friend, widow of he" own age.
she was induced to stay all night
though the matron had given her 10
permit to do this.
She was very Old, you see. She
did not understand the need of strict
discipline, almost military discipline,
among a group of old women. And
while the matron upbraided her in
public for staying away all night with
out permission, she answered tartly
Then pubic apology was demand
ed of her, and, when she refused, her
$3.50 vas returned, she was discharged
from the home, and her name was put
on the blacklist
THE blacklist circulates among all
the homes. 1t bars the doors of all
the homes. This decrepit and lonely
woman must work now for the rest of
her life-work, or spend her $3.50, and.
after that is gone, starve.
Il have taken her in out of pity.
and as a protest against these black
lists. The matron of a home is not
infallible necessarily; in quarrel
with an inmate she may sometimes
be to b.ame yet she has the power,
which she uses freely, of barring out
of homes forever any old woman with
whom she may have CHANGED to SQUAD
BILE
81 protest"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-20

of the basin fows-when me snow
melts or when the rare rain falls-the
waters of Salt River and Tonic Creek
These streams meet at the southern
edges Of the basin and emerge through
canon 700 feet deep. The canon is
the sole outlet to the basin, and this is
the reason why the attention of the
engineers was directed to the place.
Were the gorge closed to the river a
lake would be formed in the basin
That is what the engineers are doing
They are building across the canon
what will be the highest dam in the
world. They will convert the bas.n
into an inland sea twenty miles long
almost as wide and with a maximum
depta of 210 feet.
The dam and appurtenant canal and
power stations form so vast an enter
prise that it was readily a~nreciated
that the neighboring country must sup
port large population during the con
struction period. The nearest settle
ment is twenty-three miles away. so a
new town was justified. IT is situated
close to the dam site, upon the side
OF the mountain, where the land slopes
off toward the river. The town is
Roosevelt.
When the government engineers
first entered the valley. in the spring
Of 1901, the present own site was a dry
and dusty tract, supporting only few
stunted cacti and an occasional mes.
quite Near its centre were traces OF
one of the prehistoric ZINES, SO com
mon in the west. as a town side il
was not prepossessing, but it was the
logical one for the purpose, and was
selected
Soon the barren fiat became a hive
of industry. a strict set of rules were
laid down which settlers were compelt
ed to observe. Those granted permits,
sion to the uptown lots received them
only on condition that they prepare
Immediately to preside or to do bust.
ness thereon. Saloons and gambling
halls were vigorously kept out,
A rapid increase of population
brought up the problems of water sup
ply, drainage and lighting plants
Connection was made with a spring
three miles away. Engineers capable
of damming up mountain gorges are
competent to provide sewage systems
and did so for Roosevelt. A small
electric light plant was installed. So
the mushroom town created, to be
flooded, soon had "all the modern con
veniences," despite Its lonely location
Having outgrown it's swaddling
clothes. the town demanded a post of.
fee and il. Then it was decided
that the name of Roosevelt was decid-
ed upon. A telephone line was strung
up connecting the community with
Phoenix seventy-fve miles away
A daily mail service was establish
ed. A school was built and school
marin" engaged.
Thus this little temporary village,
whose population is to create an in
land sea, the waves of which will wash
over the houses of today, is in many
ways unique. No one owns any land.
No one holds property on permanent
basis. All have the same comforts
and are as well provided for as may be
in the heart of desert.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-20

they only confused me still more.
Bertha is staying long time, she
said"
! "Oh, Miss Clara, /, lam listening
20 the story of Red Ridinghood"
She looked puzzled as well as she
might. Bertha appeared at the cot
tage door, and we turned homeward.
Night was falling. At bend in the
river the last rays of the sun cleaned
through the trees; firefiies fitted
across Oh path. The two girls walk
ed together, hand in hand, singing in
low tones an old-fashioned love song.
followed them with despair in NJ
heart, cursing my own foolish timid-
ity.
Eight days later | wrote to her fa-
Their asking for her hand-one has
more courage on paper. Then came
the thought: How could I bear re-
fusal here in the midst of my family?
The iCea Mortified me; no, would
wait til / was on board ship again,
and l burned my letter. My leave
expired; hardly had | entered my
cabin than I sat down and wrote. The
answer soon came; it was refusal.
my demand was a flattering one for
the family, but sailors are exposed to
so many perils. Clara would always
feel tender affection for the sister,
and a kind remembrance of the
brother, who would soon forget in the
arduous duties of his noble profession,
an amidst the varied scenes of for
eign service, a youthful fancy"
All, my cursed timidity! Why had |
not spoken to Clara herself? Did her
father ever show her my letter?
have my doubts.
We never met again. She never
married | know that-nor did :. My
first love was my last and only one.
I am an old man now; | have fought
and bled, and carried my country's
flag in many waters; my life has been
an active one, and, l trust, not use
less one; but often still in fancy l see
a pair of soft dark eyes, and | hear a
soft voice saying: 4 am not angry
assure you. sir" and then my old eyes
filed with tears and by heart beats
faster.-J. Storment Lewis in The
Sunday Republican,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-20
WOMAN AT hER WORST.

In every sense the most objection
able dress worn by Englishwoman
was that of the early COS. defy any
lady to appear refined in the correct
fashions of that period. | was just
old enough to look at them in picture
books and gaze in my perambulator
at the common objects of fashion
with infantile establishment. The
hair stuck out at the back of the
bead, as chignon or bun (realTy re-
sembling a Loaf. surmounted by a
little black turban with a feather
stuck in 1t; tight-ftting purple Jacket
strapped and crossed With black or
red braid: PAINTERS Of gray color
bright yellow, say--on which were
worked startling patterns in red
braid; short full skirt-say of red
with wide upright stripes of purple
braid: a real parasol. yellow gloves
and violet boots completed costume
that our oldest gent. ewomen still
alive once wore! Harry Furniss in
the Gentleman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-20
SONG.

I have loved flowers that fade.
Within whose magic tents
Rich hues have marriage made
With sweet unmemoried scents
A honeymoon delight
A joy of love at sight,
That ages in an hour
My song be like a fever!
4 have loved airs that die
Before their charm is writ
Along liquid sky
Trembling to welcome IT,
Notes that. with pulse of fire,
Proclaim the spirits desire.
Then die and are nowhere
Ny song be like an air,
Die, song. die like a breath
and wither as a bloom:
Fear not a fowery death,
Fear not an empty tomb,
Fly with delight, fly hence,
T was thine loves tender sense
To feast, now on thy bier
Beauty shall shed q tear.
Robert Gridgel