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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03
SPORTS

the Blues. The Clifton baseball team
came home from Albuquerque. pass
Inc through here Tuesday, feeling
sore al the way they had been treat.
ed. The club went to Albuquerque to
enter the tournament at the fair. The
other clubs entered were from Las
Vegas, Trinidad, I'll Paso and Albu-
querque. The boys from Clifton put
up a great game, winning everything
until they met the Las>Vegas team in
one OF the best and most exciting
games In the history Of the>territory,
playing thirteen innings. The Las
Vegans won this game, which made
the two clubs a tie for the first and
second money. II was here, accord
ing to the Cliftonians, that their
trouble commenced They were will.
ing 10 divide the two monies with the
Las Vegas club. or play to see which
club would have first none and
which second, or play for all the
money. For years 1t has been Gus.
tctnary for the clubs attending The
lair To strengthen their teams by get
ting outside players, one year Albu-
Gucrque going SO far as to import a
league team from the east. Chiffon
had added strength to the team by
taking a pitcher from Morenci. Wheel
II came TO a show down between Las
Vegas and Cliff on the Las Vegans
hired a lawyer. Colonel Ralph
Twitchell, and went to work to win
the championship. A protest was
prepared against the Clifton club for
having an outside player on the team.
A similar protest was prepared
against the Trinidad team, and the
officers were interviewed. If
these two protests were filed and al
1t would give third money to
the Albuquerque team, which had not
won a game. The fair officers were
to have the protests fled, but
not have the nerve to file them
Clifton was shown how
The matter stood, and the proposition
was made that the first and second
money be divided and Las Vegas take
he championship. They had to take
hat or nothing. and they needed the
Trinidad and Fl Paso had
o play for third money. An arrange
nent was made to play the games off
sunday-the gate money to be divid-
ID between the fair association and
he clubs that played. As Las Vegas
lad to win, the game was made GER
ain in the first two innings, and as
night be expected the game was
rotten" About this time the fair
~'fficials again concluded to try and
ave the prize money. The secretary
Il the fair went to the grand stand
md told the people they. being
'windled by such a game, and said
hat any person who wanted his mon |
" back could get It at the gate, and
he spectators made a rush to redeem
heir half dollars. Both clubs were
mad. at losing their share Of the gate
money and were about to quit when
'ome clear headed player observed
hat II they quit that both clubs would
,e ruled out, and II the FL Paso and
clubs did not play of their
lie they would be ruled out. and the |
albuquerque club, which had not won
game, would take f1rst. second and
bird money and all the cash would
tay in the town. The game was play.
d out. Las Vegas won the cham
and half of the first and
econd money. Clifton got a similar
mount Of money and FL Paso won
he third money.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03

Eastern Star, regular eontmunics
lion second and fort, Thursday even
ings OF each month. Al visiting broth
ers and sisters are cordially invited
Mrs. e. l.. Browne, worthy matron.
5. r. Dearth. w. p; Mrs. Emms
Benedict, Sec; Mrs. M. A. Howell
Treas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03
A WONDERFUL
BASEBALL STORY

There have been some original and
interesting things said about baseball
In the southwest this year. but II re-
mains for the Lordsburg Liberal to
scoop all the other papers a mile.
The following from that paper reflects
remarkable credit upon the imagin-
alive powers Of the Clifton baseball
player who stuffed the gullable Lib.
eral reporter. lust imagine hiring
Colonel Twitchell to get up a case for
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03

Fraternai Union Of America. Meet,
first and third Tuesday evenings O.
each month IN the Fraternal Brother
hood hall, west of Fountain Square. 1
8 o'clock N. P. SuDd, F. M: W
G koogler. Sec :etary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03
NIP " IN n BUD,


FIRST Appearance Of DaadvuR . Fere,
5saner Of Future Haldaess.
That such Is the case has been con,
clusively proven by scientific research,
lrof, unna. the noted European skin
specialist, declares that dandrun 10 the
burrowed-up cuticle OF the scalp, caused
by parasites destroying the vitality In
me hair bulb. The hair becomes ~lifeless,
and, In time. falls out. This can be pre-
vented.
Newbro's Herpicide kills this dandrun
germ, and restores the hair to its natural
softness and %abundancy.
Herpicide Is now used by thousands Of
people--al satisfied that II In the most
wonderful hair preparation on the mar
ket to-day.
Sold by leading druggists. Send loo. IN
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
Ed. G. MURPHY,
Special Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03

Miss Katie Burchell. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03

Redmcn meet In Fraternal Brother.
hood hall. every second ana fourth
Monday OF each moo al the eighth
run. Visiting chiefs always welcome
to the wigwam. William p. Mills.
sachem; Charles P. Jamerson. chief
of records.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03

Chapman Lodge. No. z. A. r. SAN
Regular communicat ions ,sl and 2r,
Thursdays In each month. Vlsitin,
brothers cordially invited. N. =
Williams. " w.; Charles n. Spor
leder. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-03

The F~raternal Brotherhood. re
102, Meets every Friday night at thei
ball In the Schmidt building, WEI
OF Fountain square. a 8 o'clock. VI.
iting members are always welcome
JAMES N. COOK,
Presider'
Miss Katie Burchell. Secretary.
The Press., 1905-11-15

THE AsTERIA.
Interesting Data About the Magic
 Star Gem of CeylOn.

Star Gem of CeylOn.
 Familiar to some of the ancient writers and credited with supernatural powers, the asterin. or star gem, was highly valued for the benefits sup posed to be conferred on the wearer. Its bright, six rayed star, ever chang ing and shifting with every play or light and especially shooting out its flames in the direct sunlight, would seem to be something more than an ordinary crystal, and to the supersd- tious mind it could readily be believed to embody some tutelar spirit. The particular virtue attributed to this gem was the conferring upon the wearer Of 'health and good fortune" when worn as an amulet, and to those fortunate to be born in the month of April, with which the stone was associated or rep resented, the wearer was insured from all evil. The star stone Is found prtn- cipalIy in Ceylon, invariably in soil peculiar to rubies and sapphires. h. deed it is composed of the same con- stituent "corundum," it's chatoyant, or star rays, being caused by the pres sure of what the natives call "stlk." It Is found in many different colors, from pale blue, pink and white to deep dark blue, ruby and purple. The blue are termed sapphire stars, the red ruby stars. It is always cue en cabochon, the star dividing into six rays at the apex. It is next in hard ness to the diamond.
 The "Moorman" of Colombo, with tools as rude and simple as his fore fathers used 1000 years before, with no training or instruction except the
 nwritten mysteries of the craft hand cd down from father to son, will pro duce the most wonderful results in cutting and polishing gems and in many instances rival the more edu- cated lapidary of Europe for judg- ment in cutting gems to the greatest advantage.-London Graphic.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Eternal gratitude is eternal slavery.
 No man knows enough to entitle him to eenceit,
 If you wish no man to suspect your secret, don't have one.
 When some people work they make so much fuss you are sorry they start ed.
 It Is a sign g sick man Is getting better when be begins to worry about his doctor bill.
 They are about even-if you are g boy, 1t Is the wood box; If you are a girl. it is the dishes.
 Every thief admits at the end of his life that he would have prospered bet. ter as an honest man.
 Of what use are friends? In pros perity a man has no use for them; in diversity they have no use for him. Atchison Globa
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dren! was determined never to ac- cept any office. place or employment from the government of Great Brit ain, or it's governors in Amarica-on the other hand, I knew there was nothing for me to derend upon but popular breath, which l knew to be as variable and uncertain as any one of the thir,y-two points on the com- pass.
 "In this situation 1 should have thought myself the happiest man in the world if 1 could have retired to my little hut and the forty acres which my father left me in Braintree, and lived on potatoes and sea-weed the rest of my life.
 "But I had taken a part, 1 had adopted a system. I had encouraged my fellow citizens, and I should not abandon them in conscience or in honor
 There is an excellent engraving of the early home of MT. Adams in the same volume of his works, which contains the notes of his trip to Staf- ford. This engraving exhibits both of the two famous Adams houses in Quincy, separated only hy a cart path. In each of the two a president of the United States was born. Both belonged to Deacon John Adams, the father of the first president. Both I,o an upright or two-sotry front, and a "lean to-, or one sotry in the rear. Both still remain, carefully preserved | by their deseendents, with s> rupulous veneratiQn for every trace of antiq uity belonging tp them, and to their surroundings,
 No trace remains of the pa sonage at the door of which John Adams greeted his old friend, John Willard, in l77l. A few years after this pe- riod the pastor built a new house On the site of the uid, of ample size, and in the best style of the times, It now belongs to Mr Chester Scripture, and though nearly ninety years old, it is still very pleasant residence. Dr. Willard had been settled in Stafford fourteen years, at the time of MT Adams visit, and he held his office afterwards, thirty-siK years, till his death. All his children had been born in the old cottage. Their moth. CT belonged to the Dwight family. al jOnOpod xoov0a ivo Noxu land. His three sons graduated, one at Yale and two at Harvard. The youngest, then five years of age. be- came thirty three years later the founder and popular landlord of the Stafford Springs House. All the fam fly of Pr; Willard lived until the time when John Adams became presi- dent of the United States.
 The entry of June 7th, the next day after his call on Dr. Willard, gives clear proof of home sickness. 'I begin to grow weary of this idle jaunt. I think it would have been as we'll to have staid in my own coun- try, and amused myself with my farm, and rode to Boston every day. I shall not suddenly take such a ram ble again, merely for my health. want to see my wife, my children, my farm, my horse, oxeu, COWS, walls, fences, workmeu, office, books and clerks. I want to hear the news and politics of the day.
 On this day, after going to the spring with the doctor, he started early and rade tQ someFs, on his trip to the river towns.
 tTe be continued next week
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A Remarkable Wager,

4a the Gentleman's Magazine, an old English publication, for 475o appears the following: "On Wed. 29 (Augusb at seven in the morning was decided at Newmarket remarkable wager for 1000 guineas ($5,oOO) laid by Theohald Paaf, Esq, against the Earl of March and Lord Eglinton, who were to pro vide wheel carriage with man in 1t to be drawn by horses 19 miles an hour; it was performed in B minutes and 27 seconds" Each of the horses was ridden by jockey and only har- messed to the carriage by loose straps. Between the hind wheels sat another jockey, who guided the carriage by moving handle like that of the mod @rn bicycle
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THE MOSLEM BIBLE.
How the Koran, According to Tradi
 tiOn, Was Given to Man.


 tiOn, Was Given to Man.
 In Arabic the word Koran means "that which ought to be read" The Koran is divided into IA chapters call ed suras, word meaning really row." order, series" In manuscripts ] these chapters are not numbered, but 1 bear titles, sometimes derived from the subject matter, but usually from the first important work. Some chap ters have two or more names because of differences i'll the manuscripts fol- 1 lowed. Each chapter is divided into smaller portions, called verses by non- Moslems, but in Arabic known as "ayat," signs or wonders. The entire book again is divided into sixty equal 1 portions, called "ahzab," each subdi- vided into four equal parts, or into l thirty parts called "ajza," each consist ing of two "ahzab," and again divided 1 into four. All the chapters except the ! ninth begin with the bismillah, "In the name of the most mercifuI God" Twenty-nine begin with certain letters of the alphabet, which are believed to be the peculiar marks of the Koran and to conceal several profound mys- teries, the understanding of which, the more intelligent confess, has not been communicated to any mortal, their prophet only excepted.
 According to Moslem tradition, the Archangel Gabriel paid 24,OOO visits to earth while revealing to Mohammed the wishes of the Creator. Some few chapters were delivered entire, but the greater part was revealed piecemeal and written down at the prophets die tation by zaid, his secretary. The first revelation, it is generally agreed, con- tained the first five verses of the nine ty-sixth sura, After the passages had been written down they were published to the prophets followers, several of whom took copies, while most learned them by heart, and the originals were then placed in chest in no particular order, For this reason 1t is uncertain when many of the passages were re- vealed,
 Abu Belkr, Mohammed's first success sor, collected the originals, which were on palm leaves and skins, and had copies made by Zaid from the dictation of those who had committed the pas sages to memory. He further placed the suras in the order still followed, putting the longest at the head of the list without regard to historical se- quence. Some time later Osman had the Koran copied in the QVraish dia- lect and suppressed the versions made by Abu Rekr.=Chicago News.
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QUEER THINGS IN POLAND.

Buperstition Plays Q Leading Role
 With Young Men and Matdens.
 It Is customary in Polish villages to strew straw over the Christmas eye supper tables and for the young people, blindfolded or in the dark. to pick out each a straw therefrom. Should the straw be green the lucky maiden eX- poets to wear a bridal wreath or the youth to lead a blushing bride to the altar during the approaching year, but dried straw foretellS to either long waiting, possibly even until death.
 In otLer rural Polish districts on the "Christ's eve" wine, beeP and water are placed by a girl between two can dies on a table. She then retires into a corner or an adjoining room to watch the result reflected in a mirror hung for this purpose. If as the clock strikes midnight a man enters and drinks the wine she is happy, for her wooer will be rich. Should he drink the beer, she may be content, for the wooer will be we'll to do. If the water be chosen, her husband will be very poor. But if as the clock strikes no man comes to her table the anxious maiden shiVers with more than midnight terror, believing that she is doomed to be early the bride of death.
 Poland is peculiarly rich in these observances, spreading themselves throughout the year. both sexes being equally superstitious in this respect. On New Years eve the young unmaF- ried men place themselves before fire and. bending down, look beneath their legs. Should a woman appear 1p the background 1t Is the one they will marry, but if they see shape as of q coffin it forebodes for them death dur ing the year close at hand.
The Press., 1905-11-15
RRI1m-

Bells have been employed in associa- ton with religious worship since the early days of Egypt. Cymbals and hand bells and small crotals served for the festival of Isis. Aaron and other Jewish high priests wore bells of gold upon their raiment. In camp and gar rison the Greeks employed bells. The Romans announced the hour of bathing by their melody. Copper and tin, the old composition, is still regarded as the best bell metal Steel has been tried, but does not make a successful bell. Glass bells are mellow and beau tiful in tone, but the material is too fragile, The one metal which is i'm possible is that which everybody i'm aGines makes the best bell-silver.
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MANtN0 SILK HATS,
"A W0rMM83n Explains Why His Fore.
 Anger Nail Is MaIformed.

AmgeE Nail Is Malformed,
 The nail of his right forefinger was long, yellow, horny, and the finger tir had so thickened and hardened that il seemed to be covered with pale leather He was silk hat maker, and it was from curling hat brims that his finger had changed so strangely. Describing the processes of a silk hats manufac- ture, he said:
 '"The belief that cardboard forms q silk hats foundation is an error. The hat is first built up of various thick nesses of Hnen-layers of linen, soaked in shellac, that by means of wooden molds and hot irons weighing twenty pounds apiece are welded one on the other till perfect shape, brim and all complete, is obtained.
 "The silk is next put on. This silk costs from $1O to $15 yard. It looks like plush in the piece. The hatmaker cuts it off on the bias and molds 1t round the stiff linen foundation. The strips must be very accurately cut, and great care is used In their ironing and cementing, so as to give perfect diag- onal joint. Look at your silk hats seam the next time you wear it. The joints perfection will, perhaps, amaze you.
 "The brim, up to this point, is flat. Now it's curling commences. That is where my queer forefnger comes in. The shaping of a hat brim is purely a matter of hand and eye and taste. The brim while being shaped is highly heated so as to give it pliability.
 "And of course working on this hot material, batting and prodding 1t, the forefnger thickens and the nail gets horny.
 Nevertheless hat curling is pleasant, artistic work. Hat curlers have repu- tations the same as artists. Their work is distinctive, An expert can tell 1t at a glance, ,"-New York Press.
The Press., 1905-11-15
THE UPPER LIP,
4 Theory About the Furrow Which
 Runs Below the Nose,

4 Theory About the Furrow Which
 Runs Below the Nose,
 Below the nose runs a furrQw part ing the upper lip. In the faces of babies and children this fnrrow is very noticeable: From the evolutionist'a point of view it Is one of the most remarkable characters of the face, It tends to become obsolete in old age, and 1t Is not seen among the catarrhine monkeys. Among the platyrhines 1t Is but feebly developed, but In lemurs 1t is in more pronounced state. There Is depressed septum, to which the two side pieces are joined. The upper lip, in fact, is nearly split in two, but held together in g depressed piece of flesh Tn the marsupialia and roden- tia the lip is practically in two pieces, and each piece Is capable of being moved separately. This is the hare fln," and it's method of use may well be noticed iH a hare or a rabbit when eating.
 The furrow, therefore, in the child'S lip points to this-that our ancestors possessed not single upper lip, as we do now, but two upper lips, one be- heath each nostril, both capable of Independent movement. In the course of time these two lips have, owing to the penreQuiremept of Independent movement, grown together to form the single lip we now possess, but the line of junction is not perfect. and so the furrow results, and sometimes there Is a distinct scar down the mid dle of the furrow.
 The possession of the furrowed up- per lip by children is one of the strong est pieces of evidence against the de scent of man from any catarrhine and in favor of bis descent from platy- rhines ar from lemqrs through the intervention of platyrhine-like ances- tors, of which there are no exact Hv- ing representatives.-Nineteenth Cen tury.
The Press., 1905-11-15
ParlOr Pride Stove Po1,sh

LIoUID-READY FOR INSTANT USE. A few drops of Parlor Pride Stove Polish gives the stove a brilliant lustre shine, making the stove fit for the parlor. No soiled hands easy to apply -a always ready. R'quires no water or mixing (water used in paste polish rusts the stove). No drled-up pas te remains after using awhile. PArior Pride good to the last drop. Sold by all dealers. narge sample bottle free (no expense or postage to pay). Give name of your dealer al d address PARLOR PRIDE MFG. CO, Boston, Mass. 4n52ja
The Press., 1905-11-15
LOn& Ldn@R.

Dumas pere, who was proud of the prices he received for his work, was once boasting of the fact.
 Beyond a doubt," he remarked, "I am the best paid of living men of let ters. receive 30 sous a line"
 Indeed, monsieurT said a bystand- CT. T have never worked for less than 95,OOO line. What do you think o4 that?"
 "You are joking" responded Dumas in irritation.
 "Not at all."
 ''For what do you receive such rates per line?"
 "For constructing railways" was the answer.-Harper's Weekly.
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white beds are women and girls who are awaiting or recovering from opera tions made necessary by neglect.
 Every one of these patients had plenty of warming in that bearing down feeling, pain at the left or right of the womb, nervous exhaustion. pain in the small of the back, leucorrhoea, dlzzl- ness, f1atulency, displacements ot the womb or irregularities. All of these symptoms are indications of an un- healthy condition of the ovaries or womb, and if not needed the trouble will make headway until the penalty has to be paid by dangerous opera tiop, and a lifetime of impaired useful ness at best, while in many cases the results are fatal.
 The following letter should bring hope to suffering women. Miss Luella Adams. of the ColOnnade Hotel, Seattle, Wash, writes:
 Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
 About two years ago was great suf- ferer from a severe female trouble, pains and headaches. The doctor prescribed for me and finally told me that had tumor on tne womb and must undergo an operation If 1 wanted to get we'll. felt that this was my death warrant, but spent hundreds of dol Lars for medical help, but the tumor kept growing Fortunately l correSponded with an aunt in the New England States, and she advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etabls Compound, as it was said to cure tu- mors. I did SO and immediately began to improve in health, and was entirely cured, the tumor disappearing entirely. without an operation. I wish every suffering woman would try this great preparation"
 Just as surely as Miss Adams was cured of the troubles enumerated in her letter, just so surely will Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure every woman in the land who suffers from womb troubles, inflammation of the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous excitability and nervous prostration.
 Mrs. Pinkham invites all young women who are ill to write her for free advice. Address, Lynn, Mass.