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The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13
Are you comInu7"

So they agreed to separate in order
to save time-the hostess going down
stairs to the housekeeping department
and the visitor going up after some
sort OF fancy goods-and they prom
ised to meet again at the front door
as soon as they possibly could.
When the young lady went up by
elevator to the fourth story, she found
that the goods she sought we're away
over at the extreme end of that floor.
She fastened to the counter. AS soon
as she had made her purchase, she
hurried over to a nearby corner where
there was another elevator shaft ami
at 1t she pressed the button. AS the
car was coming up instead of going
down, she laid a little package, a glove
n her purse on one of the counters
and sat down on a stool to wait for 1t.
In its ascent 1t did not stop at that
floor. AS 1t began to come down again
after making a call at the fifth story,
the lady turned around and noticed
that she was the only customer to
go down. Even while she was pick.
ing up her belongings from the coun.
ter. the car stopped, the door was
nolsily opened, and the operator call.
&c out in a rude and. husky voice:
Are you coming?
With a nervous start the young lady
looked hastily around at him, and
there glaring at her from the half
opened doorway was the coarse red
face, with its close-cropped hair, it's
sandy moustache and its lost front
tooth.
Are you com!ng?' he repeated,
stretching his head half way out the
door, as she made no motion to get
on.
Aroused by his irritated call from
a sort OF terror, she cried: No, no.
not yet! Not yet! and sank back
on the chair in a semi-faint.
With a slam and a bang the door
was shut, and with a jerk of the
steel rope the car was started on its
way down. A second afterward there
was a rumble, followed by a rush and
a shrek in the shaft-the supports
had broken, the catches had failed to
work, and the heavy elevator had
fallen with a terrific crash to the sec.
ond basement, six stories below! The
a was badly smashed. When il
could be opened, 1t was found to
contain the bruised and broken body
OF the man with the coarse red face.
1T fell at precisely a quarter OF
two"
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Life has mysteries that science
cannot account for" observed the
doctor as he put down his scalpel,
land yesterday II of them startled
me. was summoned to attend a
young lady suffering from nervous
shock and I heard Of a startling ex-
perience of hers that is as strange as
one OF Poe's widest stories.
"A few days ago this young lady
was in a neighboring city, on a visit
TO a former schoolmate of hers who
is now happily married. On the night
OF her arrival, she retired shortly
after II o'clock and speedily fell into
a deep sleep.
After three hours OF dreamless
rest she had a dream that was as vivid
as a vision. 1t seemed to her that
she was in an immense room that was
~gorgeously upholstered like the par.
lor of a palace. She was all alone.
She was sitting in a Morris chair by
a window. She was dressed in a new
outdoor costume that was at that very
moment In her trunk and which she
expected to wear the next day when
she was to do ome shopping. To-
wards the back of the apartment,
surrounded with white flowers in set
designs and with many lights in huge
candelabra, was a casket covered with
purple velvet. 1t rested on two high
stools. In that magnificent coffin was
her own form, rigid and cold in death.
She turned her back to the window
as soon as she perceived the corpse
to which, as her own, she had no
repugnance--and she noticed with
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13
CONVINCING EVIDENCE
That Or. Williams Pink Pills VIII Cure
rheumatism.

"People can cure themselves OF q good
many common ailments at a very small
cost if they 20 about it the right way
said Mr.. Hoar, recently. For instance,
| have lust cured myself of IA very pain
full disease. l might have begun to treat
it sooner, that's all the mistake l made
in the matter. But l found the root OF
the difficulty and / picked out the right
remedy without the aid of o doctor.
cit was really all in my blood. l first
felt n twinge in my left foot and ankle
in the middle of last January, following
exposure to cold. / realized l had rheu-
matism and l knew that really comes
from bad blood. Gold simply develops
il. Then my hands and feet were cold
and clammy even in hot weather, and
numb a great part Of the time. / con-
cluded that my blood vas thin and poor
and the circulation sluggish.
"After a time my feet and ankles
swelled so badly that / could only tie
my shoes half way up. My legs swelled
terribly and l could walk only n short
distance before giving out completely.
"When / read Of the cures Of all kinds
Of blood diseases, that had been effected
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills, 1 was con-
WINGED that they were just the remedy
for my case, and so it proved. / could
see that they were benefiting me before
] had quite used up the first box. Tho
Improvement was decidedly marked af-
ter l had taken two boxes. Three more
boxes restored my hands and feet and
legs to natural size and feeling and
then I stopped taking medicine and have
since been perfectly we'll"
Mr.. +. lie Roy Hoar lives at No. 1879
Constitution street, Bristol. r. ]. ANY
one can get convincing evidence that
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have cured
anemia. rheumatism, erysipelas and
other serious diseases of the blood by
simply writing to the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady. NY.
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AOhG AAhO Vi ild6Cbs Cd6CIudLeu Nv
the funeral procession, she forgot all
about her dead self. in her eagerness
to watch 1t. With decorous slowness
1t approached the house where she
was, and, while the carriages drew I'D
along the sidewalk in a dismal row,
the hearse stopped at the very door.
turned part way round, and then back.
ed up to the curb.
Next, n OF the two men who
were on the drivers seat, jumped
down, ran around to the back of the
vehicle, and opened It's two glass
ends. Then, hurriedly mounting the
steps OF he mansion, he came into
the hallway without ringing, walked
with heavy footsteps towards the par.
Tor. pushed the door ajar, and, while
still standing on the mat outside OF
it, poked his head in and looking to-
wards the young lady and not to-
wards her lifeless double In the cas-
ket, called out In a rude and husky
manner Are you coming?'
THE tone of the voice struck her
with a benumbing chill, for she rec
ognized in its imperative summons
a call to her grave; In an agony OF
apprehension h gazed in fixed ter.
ror at the coarse red face. the close
cropped hair, the sandy moustache,
and she gasped out: No, no, not
yeti
Even In the midst OF her Mortified
stare at the homely countenance. she
took note that one of the two middle
teeth in the upper jaw was missing
In the mouth OF the man. Just as he
seemed about to press open the door
to take her, the whole scene vanished
utterly and she awoke with q start to
find herself partly sitting up in bed,
gazing fixedly towards a wardrobe in
the room!
There was no more sleep for her
that night. She arose, turned up the
gas, which had been left dimly burn.
ing. looked at the clock, saw that II
was exactly a quarter of two, and,
feeling nervous, went to the room
where her friends sister was, knock.
ed, and presently was admitted. I'm.
willing TO alarm the young girl. she
explained simply that she had had
a. unpleasant dream and requested
to be allowed to sit in a rockingham
beside the bed until morning.
The next day, at breakfast. the
hostess, who had heard from her
young sister that their guest had been
disturbed by a dream, rallied her
good-naturedly on being upset by such
an airy nothing and %entreated her to
| tell them about II. After the grue
some tale vas told. the husband quiet.
ed her with the assurance that the
dream must have come from some as.
ISOLATION of ideas with something that
she had read in the newspapers on
the train, joined with the exaltation
of her nervous system by the excite.
ment OF the journey, by the visit to
a strange city, and by the joyful meet.
ing with an old friend of her school
days.
That day, being indisposed by the
dream and her broken rest, the visitor
did not leave the house, and thai
night she had a tranquil slumber.
The next morning my patient and
her friend went down town to do some
shopping. They visited four Of the
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great department stores and several
shops before they entered the estab.
lishment that is famous for supply.
ing almost all the wants of man at
bargain prices. The hour was APP
preaching for luncheon, which the two
ladies had made an engagement to
take at a celebrated restaurant with
the husband of the hostess, who was
to meet them there and who had
wagered a box of bon-bons against a
good cigar that they would not be
on time. They each had still one
purchase to make, the one in the base.
ment, the other on the fourth floor.
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European Breakfasts.

Mark Twain, in speaking of the typ
ical European breakfasts, said. DO
you know what I'll do? III nail q
piece of cuttle-fsh bone TO the CHM
ney, and every morning I'll hop up on
the mantel and take a pick at It with
a tin bill. 1t will be just as filing and
much cheaper than a European break
fast"
1t Is evident that Mr.. Clemens pre-
fers the typical American breakfast
dish Of Pillsbury's vitos with good
cream and sugar.
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Ask Your Druggist for Aliens Foot.Ease.

ly and have just bought another supply. 1t
has cured my corns, M the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and l would not be with.
out it now.'-Mrs. w. J.. Walker, Camden,
n. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
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ATTRACTIVE YOUNG LADY
agents wanted in every Town and
City.-Complete outfit furnished free.
We guarantee that you can make
from s1.00 to $500 per day. Address
P. o. Drawer No. 999, Buffalo, N. Y.
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TEA

The cost of tea is all in
the tea; the cost of coffee is
by no means all in the coffee.
Your grocer returns your money II you dou't
ike schilung's Best.
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Do not bore people by telling them
long, tedious stories, or by continually
dilating on your own affairs. --Srccess
Magazine.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds N. w. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove. n. j.. Feb. IL. 1900.
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"Popa, what is the meaning ~ SUI.
plussaget My dear, with an Unmarried
woman II means everything above
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

Many a man has been true to his
trust and made millions out of a COM
bine.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

Resignation is a mighty thin butter
to spread on bread.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

Uneasy lies the lad who sklps from
school,.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

Many a fellow feels that he holds
the key to the situation and then can't
find the keyhole.
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Isn't II strange that n woman wbo
wants a house with seventeen closets
can get along with u dress that has no
pockets? "
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a easket covered with purple velvet.
complacent vanity how rich was its
embroidered shroud and how peaceful
was the expression on the pallid face.
THE arrangement of the hair at the
right side of the forehead did not
please her. however, and she resolved
to go across 10 the bier and comb the
tresses in a way to suit her. Just
as she was about to rise, she hap
pened 10 look out of the window and
saw. coming around the corner Of the
street. a white henrse followed by a
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
A virQinian in New York.

A recent issue of the Iron Age, y
has the following reference to well
known gentleman.
The most important announcement
in the trade this week is that w. w.
Gibbs, $50 Nassau street, New York, is
now ready to buy machinery for the
large wire mill to be erected at Buffalo,
N. T., by the Shenandoah Steel Wire
Company. An idea as to the amount
of the machinery that will be purchas.
ed can be gained from the statement
that the buildings will cover 8 acres
of ground. One of the important
features of this mill will he
it's operation, which will be by cleo
tricitv. each machine to be operated by
an Independent motor. As large
number of wife drawing machines will
be installed great many motors will
be required, some of them of large
horsepower. This project is 80 extern
sive that purchases are likely to con
tinue for some time to come, and will
cover various classes of mechanical
equipment.
Mr.. Gibbs, is vice president, d.
rector and largest individual stock
holder of the Kidder Press Co.,
manufacturers of printing presses
and paper MACHINERY, whose
large factory is at Dover, New Hamp
shire He is vice president, general
manager and director, also largest
stakeholder of the Iroquois Machine
Co, whose factory is at Providence,
R. L., and runs day and night manu-
featuring wire drawing, metal grind
ing and other similar machines, the
product of the IrOQuois, as well as the
Kiddel Co, going to all parts of the
world. He is senior member and prin-
cipal of Brewer Co $50 Nassau
street, New York. who are dealers in
European and american machinery,
DUNG Il large exporting and importing
business IN this line. Lately be has
I'M crested with him some of the gr at
tst financiers and capitalists OF New
Y ork, Providence, Buffalo. Boston and
Cleveland aud organized the "Shenan.
dOad 5 eel Wire Co."
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M0Hdtt'S Creek Items.

Moffatt's Greek, Sept. 1.-THE DIS
trict Sunday School convention and the
s s pic mic will take place at New
Providence on Thursday next Rev.
Mr.. Southall of Lexington, will be
among the speakers All preparations
are being made for large crowd.
Miss Cornelia Brooks, who has been
in Philadelphia for some time past, is
visiting her parents near here
Miss Mary Winfree of Petersburg, is
visiting the family of MIR. j. Alex.
Turk here.
M ISIS Grace Wilson has gone to Lynch
burg. where she hes secured position
to teach for the coming session.
Mrs. E. W. Strain is visiting friends
and relatives on Buffalo.
Mr.. David Beard and family of But
talo Forge, spent II few days with his
brother, Mr. J. w. Beard, near here
and then left for LOudoun county.
where he has recently purchased a
farm.
j. Rud Wright of Covington, spent
a short time at his old home here.
Miss De Lacey of Alabama, is the
guest OF Miss Jean Whipple.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter OF
DIR. II A. Wilson, pastor of New Pro
fever at Lynchburg.
New Providence Academy will re
open Sept. II, under the management
of Miss Cora V. Beard.
NJ ISIS Ella Berry, who has been spend
ing some time with her sister, Mrs.
Bratton, in Bath county, is at home.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
An Actress Shot.

Mrs. J. T. Clark, trapeze performer
with the. Cole Bros. Show, was shot
and dangerously wounded just before
the end of the performance here last
Thursday light. 1t appears that the
woman received the wound at the hand
of her husband who was trying to
shoot man named Richardson, also a
p rformer with The circus. The shoot
ing occurred in the dressing tent,.a and
was kept so quiet by the show people
that it was some time before the police
knew what had happened. The wo-
man was taken to the train. but was
later removed to the Kings Daughters
Hospital, where sne has since been in
a serious condition..
Police Justice Wayt went with the
| police to the train where the circus
was being loaded, in an attempt to ind
the men who are charged with the
shooting, and held the train until a
late hour, but the man has not been
arrested as vet.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
Local Notes of interest.

Il G. Hartman, the jeweler, will
open bis store in the New County
Building tomorrow saturday The
person spending the largest amount in
the store that day will be giveu a
handsome watch. 1t will either be de.
livered in person or sent the one en-
titled 10 it.
An Augusta county farm is for sale
at Churchville, owned by Mr. F G.
Keller Its contains 10 acres. a good
new orchard, 20 acres in timber, and
has valuable buildings
J. A Kennedy invites your atten-
tion to the Superior Drill. which he
as superior"
light deserts, keep house aud take di-
rection of servants for small family,
where she will be received and
treated as one of the family, may Sc
cure such position by addressing ii.
G. b care of SPECTATOR office, this
city.
The Is months old son of Mr.. M. B..
Harlow of Clifton Forge, was 30 badly
burned Monday evening while playing
in an clubhouse with his five year old
brother, that be died on Wednesday.
The floor of the building was covered
with straw and the older child set fire
to it, and before the baby could be re.
scued it received the fatal burns.
The Earnest Workers Society of
Lock Willow Presbyterian Church of
Churchville will hold moon fete Sep
TENDER 26, from o'clock to eleven at
"Riverview" the home of Mr.. T. R
Steele. There will be tableaux, vocal
and instrumental music, box lunches.
ice cream and cake. A hay wagon will
make two trips from Churchvllle and
there will be no charges except for
lunch and refreshments. 1t will be
great and none within miles around
can afford to miss it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
GREGORY FOR CONGRESS-.
Republicans of Tenth District Meet In
Staunt0n.

The Republicans of the 10th Con.
gressiOnal district met here Saturday
to nominate candidate for Congress
There was not a large number present.
and it looked like everything had been
arranged beforehand. The G. u D.
train from the west was late. and Col.
James A. Frazier of Rock bridge, did
not arrive until after the committees
had been appointed, and the fight ex
pected did not materiallze.
| r. A Fulwiler, district chairman,
called the meeting to order, and Sam
uel A. Dunlap of Churchville, was
elected temporary chairman, and John
A. Noon. secretav.
| The committees selected we're: Com
mittee on Credentials-W. b. CARRIER.
of Augusta county; 8. q. Allen, of
Amherst; A. e. McCuiluck, of Bote
| tOurt; 8. F. Chapman, of Alleghany;
II. |. Bryant, of Highland.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
! tiOn-G. W. Talley, Stanton; W H.
Shaw, Rockbridge; q. II. May, Clifton
/ Forge.
Committee on Resolutions-L. b.
Lessuer, Buckingham; j. b. Flippin,
Cumberland; r. A FarriS, Bath.
At this point Col. Frazier appeared
and in a burst of explosive eloquence
demanded to know who had made out
The roll, and lit into Mr.. Fulwiler on
the irregularity of its being made out
He then asked to be allowed to vote a
regular proxy. but this the chairman
said was contrary to the party rules.
The colonel admitted that he was be
ing kicked out, but he promised some
fun and said he was giving them thun-
der. 1t seems that the Shewey fac
tion has control in Rockbridge. The
Committee on Credentials endorsed
the roll as prepared by the district
chairman, Mr.. Fulwiler. and it's report
was accepted with only three votes
from Clifton Forge dissenting.
The chairman of the committee on
resolutions read the resolution prepar-
ed by bis committee. expressing their
faith and confidence IN the Republican
administration and pleading their
unanimous support of the Republican
nominees. Mr.. W. G. Hamilton, of
Clifton Forge, introduced a resolution
to the fleet that the control of party
affairs should rest in the voters and
not ir the officehOldeIs, saying that the
people should rule their servants, and
the Office holders obey. This, he ask
ed to be incorporated in the commit
tees regort, but bis motion was laid
On the table by the vote of eighty
three to three.
William Jennings, of Ockbridge.
was elected district chairman for next
year, and Messrs John A. Noon, Il
d. Haden, s. F. Chapman, E. J. Nc
Outlook and w. Hanks Shaw memb ers
of the State Committee.
The most important business was
the nomination for Congress of Mr..
Emmett d Gregory, of Buckingham.
His name was put b-fore the conven-
ton by Mr.. l. b. Lessuer, and was
strongly seconded by Colonel = Brown
Allen and Abrams, colored, of Lexing
ton. There were no other nominations,
and Mr.. Gregory was unanimously
chosen by a standing vote.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
Bride with No. II Foot IN a Fix.

A bride at Roe Heights, near Miller,
S. D., whose name is withheld by the
shoe dealers, will have to postpone her
wedding or be married without the
bridal slippers she has set her heart
upon. She requires number II. double
E, and there is not pair in town.
Rush orders have been sent to manu-
facturers in st. Paul, but they wired
back that it will requite 80 days
to fill the order, as the slippers will
have to be made over mans last and
special patterns will have to be cut.
It is considered likely the bride will
wear her old shoes or borrow pair of
her fathers boots for the festive Occa
sion. Roe Heights is tremendously
proud OF the fact that it has develop
ed a girl with the largest feet in the
cOuDtry.-Ex.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
MRS. ISABELLE GILKEsON.

Mrs. Isabelle Sterrett GilkesOn die
Friday at MOOrefeld. W. Va. at tn.
home of h.r son, Rev G. ID GlIkesop
in her 765h year The mains wei,
brought to Augusta county accompa
nj, q by her son -, Il hin emily, irriv-
ing at Basic City Sunday morning
whence it was conveyed to Thinking
| Spring Presbyterian church, and the
| funeral held there at IL O'Clock con
ducied by Rev DR. A VI. Fraser, pA.-
tor of the First church Of Stanton. 1t
was one of the most largely attended
| funerals held at Thinking Spring for
many years, Mrs. GiIkesOn having d
| wide circle of friends who were deeply
| attached To her. 1he int~rIn-nt was
also at Thinking Spring, the pail bear
ers were Messrs }. I. Black. j. Il
Patterson. J III. Mcclure. 5 +. Gilke-
son, Samuel M. Gilkeson aud 8. M
DOuald.
Mrs. Gilk"Oon was the widow of the
late John A GilkesOn and is Survived
BY one son, Rev. T.. ID. GilkesOn, who
has one son, and by granddaughter.
Miss Margaret & llkeson. Two sisters
also survive her, Mrs. VIM Cochran
of GreenviIle and Mrs. Thomas Will
SUI vi the N0W TOFluCbCC ocCoiob'
She spent her married life at Barter
brook, Augusta county She was ole
of Augustus noble women. deeply re
igious, and having kind thought and
word for everybody.
MRS. JANE ADAMS.
Mrs Jane Adams, wife OF Mr.. George
Adams, died suddenly at her home in
Wheeling. w. Va Saturday morning,
of heart trouble. She was on the
porch at the time she was stricken,
and died before a phyician could be
summoned. Sue was about IS years of
age, and before marriage was d Miss
Mcclellan of that city, and was wo-
man of lovely Christian character.
Mrs Adams was the mother of Mrs. q.
r. Caldwell of this city. who with her
husband and children went to Wheel
ing to attend the funeral.
MR. JAMES E BEARD.
Mr.. James E. Beard. an old and es-
teemed citizen of the Greenville neigh
DOrhood, died about noon on Tuesday
at the home of his son, Mr.. VIM. II.
Beard. aged IS years. The funeral took
place ye terday morning at Bethel
church. the services were conducted by
the pastor.