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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-19
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official os the institution with which
anglican. is connected. certifying that
applicant is q regular student ~
teacher connected with that institu.
ton. and is going home for a vaca-
ton Such president or other officer
Mr.. e E. Mcleod, chairman Western
Passenger association. Chicago. for
tie necessary number Of certificates.
For further information inquire at
ticket office between - noon and 8
p. m
1890 W J. LUCAS. Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-19
IC00rS Lumber Company
Sash. Doors, Builders Hardware. Wall Paper
Glass. Paints, Varnishes, Brushes
Coal and Wood
NO. IS ROTH PHONES 10. So
s0TH PHONES

l.. B. G~rimshsw. assistant 10 the
president apd general manager Of the
Santa Fe Central railway company,
announces that W. H. Andrews. pres
dent OF the company. some six months
age agreed with the officials OF tha
Eastern railway Of New Mexico to al
low them to cross the Central tracks
at Willard and that that company Is
now preparing the crossing which will
be put in at al early date. Harmoni.
GUS relations exist not only between
the Eastern railway OF New Mexico,
but all other roads with whom the
Central has Connexions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
THE PECULIAR LOON.
This Bird Has a Hide About as Tough
ns That of an OK.

The loon differs from other birds in
number OF ways. l have reason to
think that many people are unaware
of some at least Of these peculiarltieS.
The loon has a hide as tough as an OK,
and its feathers cannot be plucked
without first sCalding the bird as you
would hog This incident will give
some idea Of the toughness Of the hide:
About thirty-fve years ago, when /
was living in Michigan, loon was
shot at with Il shotgun industriouSly
all summer without apparently doing
him any harm. In the fall | killed him
with a rifle Just to convince the people
that a loon could be shot and killed.
He had many times been shot at with
a rifle by the same people who had
used the shotgun, and they had become
convinced that he dived SO quickly that
be lodged the shot In that way. l had
seen them shoot at him number OF
times. and I could see the splash of
bullet or shot In the water before the
loon dived. | ridiculed the idea OF the
lodging, and that led TO my shooting
him to support my contention. When
skinned the bird | found and counted
over hundred No. q shot, all OF them
stuck to the inside of the hide and SO
doing him no permanent harm. 1t Is
remarkable that he was never hit In
the eye nor sustained broken wing.
Another thing peculiar to the loon Is
that after the chicks are hatched, II the
mother wishes to move far, she Will
make a shallow dive and come up un-
der her babies and swim off with them
on her back. The person that succeeds
in photographing her under such condi-
tions may well claim the pennant. On
ly once have | seen loon shoulder her
young although for over twenty years
lived in the part Of Michigan where
then there was the best chance imagl-
nable to watch looms. Now the timber
has been cut off around most Of the
lakes, and such favorable conditions
for observation no longer exist
Although l have only once seen a
loon shoulder her babies, l have seen
her swimming with them on her back
many times. Once one swan within
twenty feet of me and never suspected
my presence.
One of their calls when sitting on the
water for volume beats that Of any
other bird or beast that l know Of. |
have heard them in the night when
they were more than five miles distant,
for they only make that kind Of call
from the water. and there was no lake
In that direction short Of that distance.
To say that the loon is very interest
Ing bird is as mild as ! can express IT.
Forest and Stream.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
A LINCOLN STORY.
When Lew Wallace First Met the
Third Rate Lawyer.


The few uneventful years Lew Wal
lace spent in Covington were distin-
guished by one important event 1t
was there that he saw Abraham Lin
coin for the first time. The Indiana
bar had even then some brilliant aud
notable men among It's members, and
case Of extraordinary interest had
called them together at the fall term
OF the circuit court. IN Selating the cir
cumstanCe General Wallace said: Dur
ing the session we were in the habit Of
gathering at the old tavern in the even
Ing after adjournment. 1t was bril-
liant company, whose talk was well
worth hearing One evening there ap-
peared suddenly in our midst a tall
ungainly man, homely Of visage and
rather shabbily dressed. He did not
lntrude himself, but sat on the out
skirts OF the company, neither proffer-
Ing opinions nor taking sides In the
controversies that occasionally became
pretty warm. No one seemed TO know
anything about him, and when | asked
q friend who he was no replied care
lessly, oh, that is some third rate law
yer. man named Lincoln from some
where in Illinois One evening, how
ever. after he had been there some
time General Wallace continued.
something moved him TO speak, and
then he began to talk We all sat spell
bound
Il have never" General Wallace said
heard anything that approached it
the logic, the wit, the pertinent anec-
dotc that poured out in an unceasing
stream He talked thus for three solid
hours. Some one said Whoever that
fellow is, we shall hear from him
again some day 1t was my first meet
ing with Abraham Lincoln" he said,
"and the prophecy that we should hear
from him again, It must be admitted
was abundantly verified. Mary H..
hrout IN Harper's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
Cure For Love.

why, how could you break your
engagement with jack"
we were seasick together life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
SOME ODD LEATHERS.
Prepared From the skins OF Various
Aquatic Animals.

Leather is prepared from the hides of
nearly all aquatic animals, principally
the seal. whale. pOrpoise, alligator and
walrus. The use of these hides is al
most as old as man himself, and they
have ever been most eagerly sonSht
after for the many uses TO which they
could be put after being prepared as
leather. At the time of the Russian
occupation OF Alaska they made great
use of walrus hides. FurS were Usual
ly wrapped up in these skins, and when
they reached Kiachta, China the great
Iaart of those days, the skin was sewed
over chests of tea. On arrival at Mos
COW the soundcst portions We're re-
moved. cut up and stamped into ko-
pecks and a variety Of small Change.
This formed the chief currency OF Alas
ka for time The Russians also made
harness Of walrus leather, while the
natives OF Alaska used the skin as a
covering for their boats.
A aueerer kind of leather, however,
comes from the bodies of fishes. An
extremely fine quality Of green leather
made in Turkey is manufactured from
the skin of an ugly fish called the angel
fish. The sword grips Of the German
army are made from shark leather,
which is beautiful in pattern. being
marked with dark diamond shaped fg-
ures. This skin comes from North
sea shark called the diamond shark.
Leather manufacturers have tried to
produce substitute from animal
hides, but in vain. Unlike animal leath-
or, fish leather is absolutely imperYious
to water and never gets soggy from
dampness. Therefore IT is ideal for
sword grips, as, no matter how much
the hand may perspire, the grip re-
mains hard and dry.
Leather is made from the skin OF the
Pacific coast and great lakes sturgeon
which is exceedingly tough and is used
in making laces for Joining leather
betting. In Canada the skin Of a spe'
cies Of siluroid Is used in making
gloves.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
some of the Delights of Camping Out
In the Rockies.


About dusk you straggle in with
trout or game The camp keeper lays
aside his mendmg or his repairing OF
his notebook and stirs up the cooking
Gre The smell OF broiling and frying
and boiling arises in the air. BY the
dancing flame OF the campfire you eat
your third dinner for the day-in the
mountains all meals are dinners, and
formidable ones at that. The curtain
of blackncSs is drawn down close
Through it shine stars loom mountains
cold and mistlike in the moon. You tell
stories; YOU smoke pipes. After Il time
the pleasant chill creeps down from the
eternal SHOWS. Some one throws an
other handful Of pine cones on the fire.
Slecpily you prepare kr bed. The pine
cones flare up throwing their light in
your eyes. You turn over and wrap the
soft WOODEN blanket close about your
chin. You wink drOwsily, and at once
you are asleep. Late In the night you
awaken to lind your nose as cold as a
dogs. You open one eye. 4 few Goals
mark where the fire has been. The mist
mountains have drawn nearer; they
seem to bend over you in silent con
| temptation. The moon is sailing high In
the heavens With a sigh you draw the
canvas tarpauIin over your head. In
stantly It IS morning - From THE
| Mountains" by S. f. White.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
GAMBLING is VULGAR
IL Is an Irrational and Ignorant
Struggle For Money.

All gambling Is vulgar. Call 1t what
you will, assign for 1t whatever mo-
tive you please, it is an irrational, an
ignoble struggle for money.
Money got for nothing on the turning
Of u card or the revolution Of wheel
bringeth good to no man, not even to
him who wins II. And 10 him that
loseth? Sometimes perdition, often,
very often that sinking sensation, that
tired feeling, even where the value loss
is immaterial, which follows futile eff
fort and says as plain us whisper In
the ear, The worlds against you"
Gambling, like everything else, is rel
ative. The sin lies In the everyday,
with its collateral vices, chief among
them improvidence. The reigning SOW
ereign, who has only his money to lose,
and plenty Of that, is not to be classed
with the banker or the bankers conf
Dental clerk or secretary, who has ev-
erythlng at stake, character Included,
though each plays for the same end
that Is, the diversion and excitement.
Asked what was the greatest pleasure
In life, Fox said, winning at cards,
and the next, Losing at cards" There
was a gambler for the love Of It, and
yet Fox played never for high stakes
after he was forty. If be played at all
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
whom the Gods Love

There are two standards Of measure
ment of human life-tbe one by years,
the other by achievement Measured by
years, Sidney Lanier's life Of less than
twoscore was a broken column; meas
ured by achievement. his life is not yet
ended he Is immortal Robert Burns
died at thirty-seyen, Byron at thirty
six, Poe at forty Raphael at thirty six,
Lanier at thirty 1t Is whom the
gods love die young. And yet who
shall say that the Scottish plow boy,
or the author Of "Childe Harold or he
who sang of the Raven" or the paint
er of the TRANSPORTATION" or the com
poser OF Centennial Cantata,' do not.
one and all. sull speak to us in voices
whose echoes will command enraptur-
ed listeners away down the centuries 7
-EppincOtt's.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
REVEALED THE TRUTH.
How the Facts In Will Forgery
Case Were brought Out.

'hSS y" ere oui
In his capacity as judge Lord Bramp-
ton always insisted on the imperative
demand that every case should be In
restigated in its minutest details. Up
on small points the great issue of n
case depends. As eXemplifying this
Lord Brampton cites a curious case
that came before him on the western
circuit:
"A solicitor was charged with forg
ing the will of a lady, which devised
to him considerable amount Of her
property, but as the case proceeded II
became clear to me that the will was
signed after the ladys death and then
with a dry pen held in the hand of the
deceased by the accused himself while
he guided 1t over signature which be
had craftily forged. a woman was
present when this was done, and as
she had attested the execution of the
will she was Il necessary witness for
the prisoner, and in examination IN
chief she was very clear indeed that It
was by the hand of the deceased that
lI' VIII ~ 40 ol-AA'i hiO Nii''N DIV ASA
self had seen the deceased sign II.
Suspicion only existed as to what the
real facts We're until this woman went
into the box. and then scene highly
dramatic occurred In her cross eXami.
nation. After getting an admission
that the will was signed in the bed,
with the prisoner near by, the woman
was asked
Ibid he put the pen into her handF
"Yes''
land assist her while she signed the
WIZ
Yes
"How did he assist herT
"'By raising her in the bed and sup
porting her when he had raised her.
Ibid he guide her handP
Ono
"Did he touch her hand at allE
81 think he did just touch her hand
"'When ne did touch her hand was
she dead
AT this last question the woman
turned terribly pale, was seen TO fal-
ter and fell in swoon on the ground
and So revealed the truth, which she
had come to dcny"-Lo London Mail
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18

New OTk.....s..'..hT on , w % U w
'Daily, fDaily except Sunday.
stops on signal or on notice TO conductor
stops on signal to take on passengers for
New York, BinghamtOn and points west
T. FCLARKE i. W. LEX
t+au Superinte ndent. Cen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18
THE PARIS CAFE.
IL Is the Frcnchman's Outdoor Home
Part of the Day.


For an hour OF two OF the day the
cafe is the purisian's outdoor home.
There he gets all the morning and aft
ernoon papers. There If he likes he
NAV write his business letters and prl-
vate correspondence. Many client
writes all or most of his correspond
ence at his little marble topped table.
The garcon brings him the black port
eolio stocked with letter paper and en-
yelopes and pens and ink NOtre client
may use up as much paper ana en-
velopcs as he pleases. These are pro
yided by the staff Of walters at their
own charge, not by NJ. 10 Patron. the
landlOrd-a curious custom. Nore
client is welcome to sit there all dag
long over his newspapers aRd CORE
spondence and his glass q bordeaux
or his "lait chaud" perhaps with nip
of rum in il when the weather IS cold.
The counter IS reserved for walters
and for VI. lc Patrons wife or daugh-
Ter or lady clerk, who sits behind ii re
cciving orders.
The .hahitues." nos clients or pass
ing customers are comfortably seated
at their neat. scrupulously clean little
tables. Outside the chairs and little
tables are arranged in rows, three,
four. five. six deep. There NOS clients
SIT Mt their ease underneath the broad
awning when the sun is ablaZe. Win
ter drives ''notre client Indoors,
,L.,,,,l ant ba viii came apain on the
slightest temptation from the weather,
for your PariSian loves fresh air, loves
TO gaze over his light bordeaux or his
book" at III" tide OF human life as 1t
sweeps by ON the inner half OF the
pavement beneath the awnings, behind
the trees, along the miles Of boulevard,
sit in their thousands In spring, sum
mer and autumn the customers OF the
Paris cafe. London News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18

EiSh Ont of Wnter.

Many people think that fish when
taken out of water die because air has
a fatal effect on them. The real rea-
son, however. is that their delicate gill
filameats or membranes become dry
and stick together, so that no air can
can pass between them. Thus they los
the power to imbibe necessary oxygen,
and the circulation OF their blood stops.
The painful gasping Of fish out OF wa.
ter Is natures effort to free the pas
sage through the filaments.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18

In Derby, England, there ls curl
Gus relic Of the great plague Of 1865.
1t stands in the arboretum gardens
and is commonly called the market
stone" To avoid infection the coun-
try folk from the surrounding villages
would leave their orders for anything
they might want with the watChman.
who used to go into the town, make
the necessary purchases and deposit
them OH the steps of the market
stOnen
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-18

Weekdays Daily. ( Flag station.
Pullman ParlOr and Sleeping Cars run OF
through trains between SG2bury, Willamsport
and Erie. between Sunbury ans Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West
For further information apply to Ticket Agent
W. W. ATTERBURY, j. k. WOOD
General Manager, Pass. Traihe hR
q EO. ". BOYD, Gen Passenger Agent,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-07-27
UNKNOWN WOMAN
FOUND MURDERED.
Girls Throat Was Cut and She Was
Evidently of a Wealthy
Family.

Muscatiuc, H., July 81. The body Of
young girl. about - years of age, has
been found in the river here. Her throat
Lad been cut The coroucr's jury brought
in a verdict Of murder 1ho victim has
hot been identified. but it is thought She
belonged TO wcll-to-do family, as she
wore diamonds and was handsomely
dressed.
Toledo, O., July 2i.-What was III all
probability a murder was brought 10
light wIcn the body Of woman about
10 years of age was found strapped to
the wall of an clubhouse back uf Il euun-
try schuolhouse. near Carey, o. The
body was in an advanced stage Of pu-
trofaction. SO much SO tAut all efforts
To establish its identity have proven flu
tile, Examination mt the uudortnkcr's
revealed the fact that the woman wore.
underneath fine dress skirt, a pair of
mons trousers, hut ths fact only serves
10 deepen the mystery. That the deed
was murder is beyond doubt owing to
The finding Of bar Of iron hammered
into chiSel near the outhousc, which
was covered with blood spots There
WAS also evidence Of a struggle near
whore the body was found.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-07-27
CONFEDERATION IN
TEXAS OIL FIELDS.
MANY PERSONS MAY HAVE PER-
ISHED IN FIRE AT
HUMBLE.
Bolt Strikes Tank and Flames Surround
Men Who Attempted to Check
the Awful Fire.

Humble, Tex. July 24.-Covering an
area of three-quarters of mile square,
with great canopy of smoke covering
two square miles. the oil tanks of the
Texas company continue to boil and
bubble under the great heat of the burn
ing OIL the fire having burned all night.
When it can be extinguished is prob
lematical. Certainly, not until it has
burned all of the oil in the eleven big
tanks, which held 100000 barrels when
lightning struck them Sunday afternoon.
1t is now known that five negro work
men persisted Rumors, however, piaco
the number Of dead as high as nifty,
though this cannot be confirmed.
There are hundreds of homeless pco-
pie. They We're living in tents and
shacks in the oil field and tied for their
lives TO the town. All their belongings
have been destroyed by hre.
During the night there was "A heavy
downpour of rain and this covered the
ground with sheet OF waller, coated
with Il thick film of oil.
Shortly after the big tank began to
blaze. POO Workmcn Nth >rypnty-uy"
mules were hurried to the place to throw
mp earthen embellishments to c1nilup tho
fire 70 the tank whore it originated. SUD
N'lt4A NV va EtlNt an ulltI-tt ttls l'hii'i''t
and lifted great mass of burning fluid
bodily from the tank and the lire WA,
communicated To three other tanks. Tho
burning oil caught the men ami mules
and hommed them in.
There was wild scramble for safety,
men dropping their Scrapers and rciuS.
some Of thcm mounted mules and got
out. hut at least forty of the mules
baked and were cremated. Five negroes
were seen to go down and it is not be-
hcvod possible they could have escaped.
While all of the men have not been ac-
counted for. these five are all that arc
known to have persisted.
Early today fire broke ont in the
steel tanks of the Texas company at the
pumping station, mile from the orig
inal fire. What damage was done can
not be asccrtained yet, because il is im-
possible to reach that part Of the tic}l
There was a tremendous thunder
storm yesterday afternoon ana a light
ming bolt struck an oil tank. I'm an in
slant the contlagration was started. riv-
rrs Of burning oil spreading Tie flames
in all directions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-07-27
OF SIN.
Nv Rep RuSSeu N CouweT ~ n

When Simon Peter saw the
great multitude of fishes lie fcl down
at Jesus knees, saying, Depart from
me, for | am a sinful man, O Lord -
Luke V. y.
Professor A%assiz told us, in his
Bible class in Cambridge, that he had
been converted to the Lord wnen he
had been long studying, deep into the
night, the wonders OF creation. He had
just received <rom Europe some of the
sandstones in which were the foot
prints Of the earliest birds that dwelt
upon the earth and he was studying
them and comparing them with Amerl-
can discoveries; and the great natural.
lst began TO mediate Oh the creation
of the world, he was thinking how
once it was gas, how It became solid,
how 1t was melted again; ii broke in
pieces, and how the earthquakes did
shake il; how It was melted again and
again in different places, and how It
lifted and wore into hills and noun
tGins; then how the vegetation appear
ed; and he asked himself, WAS there
first a seed or was there first a plaut?
Was there first plant? Was there
first the egg or the bird in the creation
of fowls? His mind went Of into the
mysterious grandeur Of the Almighty's
creation, until his soul scemd lost in
the contemplation Of its magnificence
and his soul retrcated from God. How
little | am" said AgasSiz. ANA how
great Thou art. Depart from me. O
God; | am a sinful man; | am I'M
worthy of the least of Thy care"
Agassiz said that when he thought
or the creations Of God his heart ar
cused itself Of sinful lack OF apnre-
citation and praise.
The Spirit comes in unexpected
quarters and often visits us.
If you know not the Lord, seek Him
while He may be found call yet upon
Him while He is near, because you can
find Him at home TO day, you can find
Him To night, YOU can find Him on tho
street, YOU can lind Him in your office.
You can find Him IN your house If ven
choose, YOU can find Him in the
church, YOU can find Him in conycrsa-
ton with Your friends, you can find
Him alone in your room. YOU can find
Him If you will; If You open the door
Of your heart. oh, for thy souls sake.
for Christ's sake, for heavens sake
for the worlds sake, do not shut thn
door. When at that hour you feel that
sense Of gloomy apprehension that
your sin is heavy upon you do not shut
the door. Swing it wide open, and let
all the light Of morning In and tay
soul shall be filled with glory and thy
heart with n song Of peace, and ioy
shall be IN thy heart with song IF
peace, and Joy shall be in thy life. ana
thy friends shall love thee, and God
shall favor thee, and heaven shall wei
come thy soul at last.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-07-27
RATES STILL MORE.
Michigan Central Announces Another Cut
in East bound Passenger Traffic
Others Follow

Clicaso h. July - Rates from
Chicago To Ncw York received IL double
slash Yesterday, and on all sides knives
aIc ont Whottcd for another cut The
Michigan Central announced that next
Monday it would reduce its rates 10 the
basis Of $40 first class and SO second
cluss, It cut Of 81 below The normal diff
fcrrutal rate, which meets Tic rates
now in effect by the other dficrcntal
lines.
Thcrcupon The Grand Trunk. Eric.
Wabash aud Nickel Plate roads an
rouuced that ueNt Tuesday they would
make another cu, of So The PAN
handle and Baltimore 4 Ohio roads like
Is will put in The Sli rate first class
Tuesday, instead If the SIG rate, which
they announced two days ago
The Michigan Central in the future
viii be as aggressive as its competitors
The day after they cut their rates 10
the $l4 New York basis, it will make
another cut of 81 The result probably
viii be drop of 81 in the rates every
day next week