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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-24
Attitude of senaIt tors.

THE d dpocatcs OF RAJ slegislat Ion a this
session gof Congress have y ma de a poll
OF tha$ Senate for tho pur pose 9 @ ascer--
tanning the strength OF their side IN AZ nat
BODY, whose v pro abroad sen timent is
generally known TO 4 be very stron
has been developed tlia Democr tic
isena tor Is for gislation, providin thai;
the 1ra te.naking power be q 9 ken. over. abys
the government, wi til one exc the
Views Of Senator Gorma mare not XII VI.
He is the kinsrnan OF Henry 6 m Davis,
whose large fortune3is princlpal " invest
ed III rairoads .es It is believed however,
that Il Senator German isS for leg isla ton
along the lines proposed by the Quarles-.
Cooper Bill, but that, owing AtP his posi-
ltion%a chairman 70 + the Der tic ca u
Gus ana the leader OF 4 his party in the
Senate, lie does not care to make KIN own
his views until the eau Gus NEE ats. sSS
gs Only eighteen ~ RI publi can senators
have q been found Sc who are i Il u favor
of rate regula ton egislation. at
least at this session. That TACT
5luctance with hich@g Republic will
vote for the It'll, and also as Indicative
OF the fact that consi dera bly, more than.
hall. OF the Republi lean SCI tors are $op-
posed to inlmcdi late act ion son 4 the ques-
ton n 5}ss 33
It n Is stated on reliable authority that
It Is the programme OF the Democrats
to have q caucus meeting his3week,8a I
which IAN effort will he mad Il to 4 have
adopted a resolution demanding that the
Committee on Commerce report a rate.
regulation measure. $$ The vote on II this;
resolution. when presented IN lie Senate;
Will DO a test OF the strength OF the
sentiment insthe5 sena te.
Prospect for egislatio1. i5
II. IS said opponents OF the rate regula-ii
ton have figured out hat there will be;
vote Q the subject a Il this session The.
remaining time IL they say, will \ be- 6 lvenS
'to8the appropriation bills and the ISwayne
trial. They would give much to know
whether or not the President Will call
an extra session In case there is mo rate
regulation legislation at this session, but
President Roosevelt has not n indicated
certainly what he will do. tiyf S8ss
fs Representative II Hepburn. chairman OF
the Committee on Interstatesan and Foreign
Commerce. was the first Republican to
come to the belief that rate legislation
could be accomplished this session. II II g
which will DO got through, the II ouse.
INT The Committee on Interstate and For
lolgn Commerce u clded to-day that the
hearings on the rate regulation question
should close ION Thursday. It & Is 81 be-
tlieVed the committee Will report n bill by!
the first Of February. i t will be got
through the House In n short time as
possible, say, ten days or two weeks
The Senate would be breaking records I e
1t acted on such an important measure
IN two weeks, but IT may do 50. x 5ss g
"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-24
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snecoad ;to Tho Times Dispatch.
IA CIlTF~rO &F ORGE, Y A,,s II an %. IS
tain J. w Collida lie G. & o. freight
conductor, who s was Injured while
performing his duties at G Gladstone some
days ago, died at "a h early hour this morn
Ing from the gef fleet $ OF his injuries He
leaves q wif eS and X NO children. a So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-24

since lie could mot DO 4 bail ed on g count
Of the seriousness OF tho cl,arg
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-20

seat in the tsmple OF fame. If they were
TO wait till they were invited in they
would never get past the bouncer at
the door.
1t happened that after time the peo-
pie in Thomas Jefferson's. Congressional
district became weary and i'll at ease
with their (mis) Representative in Con-
gress. 1t was currently believed that
he was in the employ Of the wrong
trust, which Is almost as great a mis-
take as not to be in the employ Of any.
Constituents will stand for good deal,
but they insist on seeing the deal. So IL
fell out that when Thomas Jefferson
blew down among them and announced
that he had been foreordained by fate
and his professor of political economy
to lay violent hands on the helm and
steer the old ship through the storms OF
corruption and past the dangerous
reefs of a treasury surplus they rose as
one man and decided to give him { try
The American people are noted for theii
willingness to give any man II run for
his money; what they dislike is to siv /.
him run for theirs
The campaign was a snort but tur-
bulent one Thomas Jefferson had his
opponent travelling in general south
erly direction from the first tap of the
bell. and when the votes were counted
there wasn't enough left of the other fell
low to write a decent obituary about
Thomas strong point in the campaign
was his hatred of the dread octopus.
which he feelingly declared was gnawing
the vitals OF American institutions, to
say nothing of sapping their life-blood,
undermining their foundations, violating
their traditions, and doing sundry other
unpleasant things to them not contem-
plated by the fathers OF the constitution,
or the mothers, either, for the matter of
that. 1t may be seen from this that
American institutions were in bad way
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-20
Fables for the Foolish

when Thomas Jefferson broke into the
game. 1t was his intention as soon as his
feet were safely within the sacred por-
tals of the legislative halls of the nation
to institute proceedings against the octo-
pus that would not halt nor siacken tili
lie had the beasts hide on the nearest
bush. This was fun for the voters, put
overworked octopus.
True to his pledge to his constituents.
Thomas Jefferson signalized his entry
into the legislative arena by reeling off a
collection of more or less related words
that took up twenty-five pages In the
Congressional Record and caused about
ninety-eight per cent OF the members 10
remember engagements outside the house
which they must connect with at the ear
liest possible moment. Undismayed by the
effect of his first effort, he pressed on
and on almost daily, bedewing the House
with his oratory,. which resembled the
quality of mercy, save and except that 1t
was strained -badly-did not drop from
heaven and so far as could be discov-
cred, blessed neither him who gave nor
him who received. With these trif1ing
exceptions it was a dead ringer for the
quality of mercy.
OF course Thomas jefferson Indignantly
repelled every attempt to corrupt his
stainless soul. When, he was approached
by the Gentleman from Bitter Creek.
Iowa, with an offer to vote for Thomas
bill for the amelioration of the condition
of retired army mules II Thomas would
support the measure for the dredging of
Bitter Creek, which was at least two feet
and half deep when 1t rained often
enough, Thomas at once donned his most
effective aspect Of virtuous wrath and
turned away with an expression of
scorn and contumely on his fade
that could be heard for two blocks.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-20

The outlook was as bright and fair for
our budding statesman as though he had
been an army surgeon with only four
hundred and seventeen numbers between
him and the head of the list, when one
sad day he was asked to lend the weight
of his influence to an insignificant little
bill introduced by a man who confessed
to hailing from Chicago. 1t was very
unassuming measure and purported to be
a BILL to allow the construction of a
switch. side-track, switch-points, target,
switch-light, frog, and other appurten-
ances, appliances. furniture, fixtures and
goodwill from the H. o. G. Railroad to
the I. o. G. T. brewery" Thomas
couldn't see anything about the general
get-up of the bill to arouse alarm. and
he. therefore, voted aye and let it go at
that. Imagine his surprise when 1t was
disclosed to an outraged public that this
innocent measure contained a joker stuck
away down in the southeast corner Civ
ing the Moregain- n-Hairyman-Gold COM
bination the power to build or acquire
railroads. steamship lines. canals. electric
light plants. golf courses, and other allied
industries from Maine 10 California in
Guiding Missouri. without let or hindrance
or undue rent.
Thomas Jefferson began to hear from
his constituents that night. and he would
be hearing from them still in all proba-
bility If he had rot suddenly bethought
him of town in the interior of China
that he had never visited. He may re-
turn in time. but It is doubtful IL he will
ever be able to look a brewery or a
switch in the face again without, the feel
ing that they are laughing in their
sleeves.
The abrupt end of Thomas Jefferson
Jones Congressional career teaches US
that the proper carrying out of the recipe
for roasted octopus presupposes the
ability to distinguish that genus of ferae
naturae from the harmless orders OF In
dustrial reptilia; we learn also that while
1t undoubtedly pays to be honest. IL is
often the honest man who pays.-Copy-
right, 1903, by Albert Britt.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-20

@ HoMAs JEFFERSON JONES was
a statesman that is to say, he
had never held Office When
man has once been elected to any
thing he is bound to become
either a politician or a martyr 1t
might be possible for a man to be right
and President and popular all at the
same time, but in the lower strata of
the political formations the effort is not
likely to meet with either success or
general approval. If this were not the
case there would be so many honest
men in office that they would put In all
their time throwing bouquets at them
selves and keeping an eye on each
other so that they would never get any
thing done Rascals come high. but
they have to make a bluff at earning
their salaries and they provide work
for grand juries and keep the deputy
nnarshals from going to sleep on their
beats.
But to get back to Thomas Jefferson
before he escapes. AS we said above.
he was a statesman What he didn't
know about the science of government
wouldn't have been enough to furnish a
working equipment for woman's club
and his knowledge was never allowed
to grow stiff in the knees from lack of
exercise. Every time there was fair
chance he would bring out his voice
and spray language around over every
thing in sight AS a result of this prac-
tice he succeeded in convincing a num-
Der of people that the world had been
putting In most of its time hitherto Sit
ting around on it's heels and waiting for
him TO come along and tell 1t what was
what and why. It's a well-known psy-
Geological fact that you can make peo-
pie believe almost anything If you keep
telling them long enough; that's the
way a great many men acquire q front
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-20

, HOMAS JEFFERSON JONES was
n statesman; that is to say, he
had never held Office. When
man has once been elected to any
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

Just off the street, in q narrow alley
tha. rocked with the scent Of garbage,
rec;ed a large dry goods box, and in
the box croucled the figure of a MAJ:
trying TO shield himself from the fall
ing rain. The faint lights of the street
glimmered in front of him, but none
of the rays penetrated to his place OF
refuge. The man had been sitting
there for some time in silence and mo-
tion,css. AT last he nuttCrcd.
There's nothing to it, why Keep 1t
app"
Then &c ~relapsed into silence again
for another half hour. At the end OF
this time he muttcred again:
No; there's nothing 20 it-and why
keep it up?"
Silence again for Il moment, then:
What's to gain anyhow by keeping
up the fight? Nothing. Who's to care
if ! drop it? No one. There'l be an
end to everything. All will be blank,
no feeling either good or bad, no more
misery, no cold or hunger, nothing, abb
solutely nothing - it's pleasant to
think that there will be nothing 10
feel. Maybe there's a soul. If so. 1t
will go darling here and there through
space like the pollen sheath Of a grass
stalks in a varying breeze"
He fell into silence once more and
listened to the patter of the rain on
the top of his box while his thoughts
ran over and over the same line OF
reasoning.
Yes, III do it," He caught the
edge of the box to pull himself up
from his crouching position. 1T will
be a very easy thing to do, much
easier than to hold on another twenty.
four hours. Yet there's something
that tugs at my determination some
how. But it is off declare it TO be
off now"
He crept out of the box and turned
in the direction of the North river.
The rain beat upon his head, but he
seemed to cara no longer for that. He
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
This Is the Approved Method.

She suns to the gate as he comes, there
to meet him;
The joy that She feels in her smile Is
expressed.
With wifely embraces she lovingly grects
him:
She knows he is weary and needs a
good rest.
But first, it is certain he ought to have
dinner.
He'll feel a deal better, she's sure, after
that,
The lady Is what We would all call a
She knows what to do when she wants
a new hat.
She wears his pet gown and she's mighty
good looking;
She has, which is lucky, his favori-c
The coffee is worthy the rest of tho
cooking; 0 ' =" '''
He seems to have all a mere mortal
could wish.
She talks to him gayly, her slivery laugh
Rings out at his joking so ready ana
pat,
lie has his suspicious Of what She is
after. "
But then it is cheap at the price Of a
She brings his old jacket when dinner IS
HIS s,,inpgrs ana pipe, not forgetting
And wnga on the lounge he is fairly ex-
She r,l< 2"r her basket to darn and {,
oh. ssaioIs mDv saoar at the marriage
But VIA. aa,r So sweet as that nice.
And "na1 ao. j, matter if soon .u..,s.
h.,o..u. uln. 60. new ur,.r. l.., ,
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

dampness from below and the sun.
shine Of the day from above. Oc-
c~asionally a weak board gave way
just a little beneath his feet, and in
voluntarily he sprang forward to a
sounder part Of the flooring. Reach
ing the edge he leaned against a piece
Of piling which extended above the
wharf, and looked down toward the
waters. He could not see the line
where they played against the tim.
hers of the wharf, but he knew that
!t vas just four feet down at this
roint. No sound came to his ears
above the tapping of the waves
against the timbers for some time,
for the rain had almost ceased,
though no stars were visible over.
head.
NO, there's nothing to It, and III
not keep it up; though | shall just
stand here a little while longer, Just
While ! an feeling no particular in.
disposition, either mentally or physic.
ally"
He continued to gaze toward the
Va NiC llNtl. ~ lldll lOul pass
ed. Then a sound came to the mans
ear that was not from the river. Foot.
steps, light, hesitating footsteps,
sounded from behind him, coming in
his direction across the foorins of the
wharf. Throwing his arm about the
post he half turned to listen more
~irtently.
The footsteps came on directly
toward him 1t seemed and he started
TO move way to escape detection,
for soon he was going to put into exc,
cution the thing he had come there
to do, But presently the course o.
the intruder swerved a little and
led toward the edge Of the wharf soy.
cral feet away from the man. The
footsteps were far too light for those
Of a man-they were evidently being
made b. a woman or a child. Blu,
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
Facts and Proof.

Bulett, Wyo., Dec. 4th Especially
An ounce of fact is worth a ton Of
theory and it is evidence founded on
facts that backs up every box Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills. The evidence Of
people who know what they do. Mrs.
May Taber, highly esteemed resident
Of Hulett, says:
Il know Dodd's Kidney Pills are a
valuable medicine because l have
used them. I took seven boxes and
they cured me of a severe attack Of
Kidney Trouble. They relieved me
from the first dose, and when | had
finished the last box | had no pain
and my Kidneys are now acting prop
erly."
Dodd's Kidney Pills are now recog-
niZed all over the world as the great.
est Kidney Remedy science has ever
produced. They cure Rheumatism,
Dropsy. Gout, Lumbago, Diabetes,
Urinary and Bladder Troubles,
Bright's Disease, and all disorders
arising from any form of Kidney Dis.
ease.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
Officers Must Learn to Cook.

Under a now policy decided by the
War Department officers of the
commissary department are to be
taught 10 bake bread and will
be given practical instructions In
cooking. Officers of the com
missary department will accord
ingly be sent to the school Of applica-
ton for cavalry and field artillery at
Fort Riley, Kansas, for a course in the
school for cooks and bakers.
1t is the belief of the army officers
that with the requirement Of practical
and technical knowledge by the Off
GERS OF the baking of bread and cook
ing food a great reform will be brought
about in the preparation of food in the
army.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
Deadly Flood of Ammonia.

In New York City recently COM
pressed ammonia escaping from a leak
in a refrigerating plant the size Of a
leadpencil threw West Washington
market in Tenth avenue and CAM
WORT street into a panic, asphyxiated
about $500 chickens, killed fifteen
cats and five dogs and gave the crew
of the fire boat Mcclellan a two
hours struggle. Trailing from the re.
frIgerator in the stall of Brown &
Bingham, beef dealers, the ammonia
spread itself along the a~lleyways on
the market, penetrating every nook
and Granny, driving stall owners.
clerks and typewriters before It.
It spread over the floor to a height
Of five feet and rolled down the alleys
until every living thing which 1t en-.
veloped was either dead or had fed or
been carried to the outer atmosphere.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
BeIoium's Colonial Area.

Though Belgium has an area Of only
1873 square miles, which is less than
one-fourth the size Of the state OF
New York, and a population OF only
$500. 600. it has accomplished within
twenty years a mighty task. opening
up to the world a vast territory In Az
RIGA covering 100000 square miles,
with a native and white population OF
about 10000, 600.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

why should a woman or q child come
here at this hour? The footsteps
halted at the edge of the planklng,
and silence again reigned for q few
moments. Then a sob broke from the
form that had stopped there, and a
woman's voice murmured;
God have mercy on my soul! II |
nm doing that which | should not, but
IL seems that ! have endured all that
| can endure. There is no use to try
longer. 1t is hopeless. If only
there will be nothing beyond this, alb
solutely nothing-just an eternal
blank and void
The voice broke off q~uiveringly,
and the man, still clinging to the post
leaned outward toward the woman.
His free, outstretched hand might
almost have touched her. Thoughts
of his own situation had for the pres
ent vanished.
But why hesitate longer" the
voice continued soon, only to prolong
the misery? I wish | were Drawer
and yet | am brave enough for this
thing. There is no II to miss me,
there is hardly one that would know
my dead face. But it is strange that
| hurried so to get here, and am now
no longer in haste to do what | came
for. But : shall not wait another mo.
ment. God forgive mel"
She c%rouched a little to make o
spring. But the mar had crept away
from the post and he now laid a hand
upon the woman's arm. She turned
quickly but made no cutlery.
Who are you that you lay your
hand upon me?" she asked in a low
but steady tone.
II am. one who came here for the
same purpose which brought you"
Then why do you restrain me?"
Because something has suddenly
taken a grip upon my heart that had
not existed before. | have been list.
ening at your talk. You have drunk
at the thick and murky fountain-you
could be something to me, and | be.
lieve | could be something to you. /
have just learned hat sympathy ia
the half Of bread in this world. Let
us go back together and take up the
struggle again-already | feel new
life in my soul. We should belong to
each other. You have saved MY life
and | shall save yours. In a single
instant love has been born in my
heart. And you will love mel shall
make you"
The woman did not answer. But
she allowed his arms to steal about
her and to lead her away from the
brink of the river. They crossed the
wharf back toward the city. Stop
ping at the inner edge of the plank.
ing he drew her to him closely and
kissed her lips timidly; and a nom.
entary trembling as of virgin confu-
sion passed through her body. Then
hand in hand they walked back to-
ward the ~pavements and the lights
and the sounds of the city; every.
thing seemed beautiful and fair, and
in their hearts was a wonderful hope.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

sought, an abandoned portion of a
rotting old wharf. There were no
nearby lights, and the place va
murky and dismal. The surroundings
suited the mood of the man and en-
couraged his determination. He con.
tinued on across the planking which
was curled and followed and twisted
from the contending forces of the
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
MILK CRUST ON BABY.
Lost All His Hair-Scratched TIL
Blood Ran Grateful Mother
Tells of His Cure by Cuti.
cura for 75c.

when our baby boy vas three
months old he had the milk crust very
badly on his head, so that all the hair
came out, and it itched so bad he
would scratch until the blood IAN. |
got a cake Of Cuticura Soap and a box
OF Cuticura Ointment. | applied the
Iu'lcnra and put a thin cap on his
mead, and before | had USED half OF
the box II was entirely cured, his hair
10 grow out nicely again
ana he has had no return OF the trou-
bic. (Signed) Mrs. II. p. Holmes.
Ashland, Or"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

had thrust his hands into his pockets
and his shoulders had dropped forward
as II he carried a weight on his back,
He walked slowly, sometimes stop.
ping still for an instant, as though
he still argued with himself,
It was more than half a mile to the
North river at the point which he
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30
Naval College Clock.

The clock in the tower of the new
NaNoI LuIlcse at Dartmouth, which is
to be opened shortly, will mark time
as kept onboard ship, striking eight,
six, -four bells, etc, and will be the only
clock of its kind in England.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

Lives Of great men all remind us
no" easy IL is 10 be a small man.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-07
A p,m,eult Ree,.,,slen.

One afternoon Harry came home
from school in a frightfui condition.
His clothes were torn and covered
with mud; his face was bruised and
bloody, and tears flowed down his
cheeks.
Harry. you have been flghting." ex.
claimed the small boys. mother" -
he stumbled Into the house. NJ;
Eddie did III" sobbed Harry. 4.
Eddie! You don't mean to say
that your little brother did all THAR"
mo. ma'am--he-he-it was his
fault. He told all the boys that could
lick them and they-they ali waited-
waited for me after school. / could.
MT lick them ALL didn't say I could
Eddie said IT."
Just then Eddie came into the
room and his mother asked: what
did you mean by getting Harry Into
all this trouble?"
well. he wouldn't give me any OF
his candy this morning"
The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-07
TIME TABLE
GOING WEST.

|. GOING WEST.
No. I, local passenger, l:As a. m
No. 5f-Desvcr express. l2:3N n. IN
No. s3-Way frcight...... 7:a0 y. m
No. 7-paSseng.r ....... 5:l5 a. m.
GOING EAST.
Nn. 2-passenger. 49,. f2:J5 H. m.
Nh. 6-KanSaS City and
Chicago Express Il 3:37 q. m.
No. 8-Mcxico and Cali
fOrnia Express ....s log a. M.
No. lO--ChicagO Fast pail ll:.i0 p. m
No. Sa-Way freight ...... 3:05 p. m.
All passenger trains except Nos.
and 10 carry tourist and Pullman
Eleep"rs. Nos. 8 and ~ carry dav
coaches ard Pullman sleepers.
No. q carries through S.ceperS to
St Louis via Kansas City and the
Wabash.
An. information concerning train
s,Servicc, tickets. rates, ETC., cheerfully
given. J. II. SNYDER,
Agent.