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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

The car returning from the Sani.
tarinm reaches the Castaneda at
n:l5 and goes direct 10 the barn.
This schedule Il so complete and
takes In 50 many hours Of the day
that citizens desiring to attend parties
or functions in the evening may do 90
and be sure Of a car home. II is
hoped the people win take advantage
OF this effort to serve them.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Children under six years Of age may be car
ried free when accompanied by parents or
guardian Children between the ages of six
and twelve will be charged half fare
Passengers from Las Vegas who do not pur
chase tickets at the depot, will be charged ten
cents extra by the conductor
ID. l.. BATCHEIIoR, Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
Hot Springs Branch.
DAN L. BATcHEIOR,
Agent.

train will leave the A T& s. DEPOT, at 4
m for tn" Post Ofiic" Hot springs Canyon
returning AZ soon as n'N'trsSary work II com,
pl"isai at that point. Rates a. follows;
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
FIVE CONVICTIONS

OF the six criminal cases tried at
@the recent special term of the district
court at Alamogordo. five of them re-
\ snhs N convictions. Serrieo Moreno
\pd guilty Of murder In the
gree and was sentenced to
3 imprisbxnent by Judge
mn. The prisoner was given
m punishment under the
kceount of his youth. 9th
and sentenced to the
be-: Nicanor. one year
assault with dead
hes Nevins. one year
Iro Romo. one year
s wife and Manuel
FOR burglary
TES-
Myers & Co. L.
ass & Co. and
& Eakin. all
). will leave
where they
be Santa Fe
conference
to and
ior men
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

The street car company mas nOw tn-
sugarafed q schedule that aims %
meet the demands a Las Vegas peo
PIE % the fullest extent Trains leave
points named every flfteen minates
In fact a car can Be found a. any
given paint On the track every fifteen
minutes-
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Plaza ..... .s:37ls am
Casfaneda %. ....G:45 am
81 Anthony's ....s:37ts am
These cars c0ntinne every fis.
teen minutes all day until
evening. when the last car
can he had ut
Plaza ..... 80. ...i0:374p.m
Castaneda -. ...ll:OA pm
e. Anth0nyis ....ll:0fh pm
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

Sixth District" that self-important
defender of shiftlessness, again breaks
forth ir the columns of the Wing last
week, and so anxious is he to appear in
public print for the qualification of his
personal vanity and to vent his spleen,
that he entirely loses sight of the subject
he at first attempted to write upon-the
defense of the County Commissioners in
their Neglect of the public highways and
the road machinery.
And yet, at the imminent risk of in
curing the displeasure of this egotist,
we will state for the benefit of our readers
that the steam roller, which we protested
against being left exposed to the weather,
is not now, nor has it been for mouths,
under cover, but may be seen standing in
the open on the Institute grounds at Port
Deposit at the present time, or at least
was so standing as late as the fore part of
this week, and we have not a doubt but
that it is still where it then stood, a silent
witness to the careful (?) attention given
by our Commissioners to the taxpayers
interests. And. we might further add,
that each spring the expenditure of a
considerable sum has been required for
repairs upon the machine. before it could
be used, owing to lack OF proper care
given through the winter. water on one
occasion freezing in it and bursting some
of the pipes.
The neglect of the public highways of
our county, and the road machinery as
well. is fact so patent to all, with the
possible exception of Sixth District, :"
as to admit of no discussion, and while
our Commissioners may be unable to
comply with the many insistent demands
from all quarters of the county for much
needed repair to the roads. there is not
the slightest excuse for their failure to
provide proper storage for the machin-
cry while not in use, which, in the case
of the roller, has not been done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
Marriage Licenses.

William T. Harris, of Port De.
post, and Florence E. Snyder, Of
Huntsville.
Leroy P. Baker, of Perryville
and Fannie P. Whiteman, o.
Honeybrook Pa.
Charles +. Weibley, of Harris
burg Pa, and Aimee j. Drouil'
lard, of Cincinnati.
James L. Crouch and Irene r
Phillips, both of North East.
Charles V. Murray and Naomi
Durgin, both of Port Deposit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

of affairs there in one reliable person,
though by reason of the exacting work
of the construction of the Canal the Chief
Engineer would be compelled to turn
over many of the duties of the Governor
ship to an assistant who would be APP
pointed by the President. The desire of
the President in this matter, it is said, is
to diminish the Importance of the Gov
ernorship there and to increase the i'm,
portance of that of the United States
Minister to Panama. At this writing it
seems probable that Mr.. Squires, late
Minister to Cuba, will receive the Pana-
ma appointment.
~
Secretary Taft since his return from
Cuba is as good humoredly nonchalent as
though he had not been engaged in put
ting down revolutions, deposing Presi-
dents, reducing generals and establishing
Government in the Island. He is ap.
parently satisfied with his trip there and
contented to leave affairs in the hands of
Governor Magoon. General Funston
accompanied the Secretary's party to
Washington and will return at once to St.
Louis to take command of the South
Western division of the army. Mr.. Taft
declares that the Brigadier General is not
in any way discredited and that his with
drawal from the command there is not
reflection upon his merits but simply in
accordance with the original plan that
General Bell should be put in charge.
The Secretary is of the opinion that the
Government may be safely turned over to
the Cubans in about eighteen months.
The elections will not take place until
the Island is in peaceful condition and
until there is reasonable assurance that
there can be fair election of President.
ce-President and members of Congress.
The sending of troops has been stopped
already and the battleships will be with
drawn soon, with the exception of two or
three smaller vessels which will be re.
tanned for transferring troops to different
parts of the Island. General Bell will
remain in Cuba until the natives are
fairly familiar with the idea that they are
under American control and tolerant of
it. 1t is believed that this suggestion will
be fully accepted by them in about six
weeks or two months. According to
Secretary Taft there is practically no
manifest objection to it even now and
little likelihood of further outbreak.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

Elsewhere in this issue will be found
an installment of ga Short Catechism on
Local Option" prepared by the Com
mittee which is waging vigorous cam
paign in the interest of our present anti
license law. Every voter should read
carefully the Catechism as it refutes
numerous of the absurd and misleading
statements being made by the whiskey
advocates in their efforts to discredit the
present Local Option law.
The question again comes before the
voters of the county on the 9th of Novem-
Der for an expression of their will, and it
is every voters duty to record his honest
conviction by the ballot.
While the law may not be all that is
desired in the way of Punishment of in
toxicating liquors from our county, it
outlaws the traffic and refuses to sanction
the evil by legalizing its sale, thereby
placing it beyond the reach of many
men and boys, who, if it was allowed to
be dispensed openly in public places in
our midst would avail the opportunity
presented to cultivate habit that breeds
depravity and infamy.
The liquor advocates look to license,
the legalizing of the traffic in intoxicants,
to give the business an artificial respec-
liability by placing it on a footing with
other commercial transactions, and per-
nit them to carry on openly that, which,
from its earliest history, has been one
of the most infamous businesses ever
conducted.
Legalizing the evil does not lessen its
demoralizing effect, but cloaks it with a
false responsibility which proves the
nndoing of numerous victims, who under
Local Option would never come under its
influence.
Nor does the violation of the Local
Option law stamp it a failure, as its
enemies would have us belive. All laws
are violated, even though the penalty in
numerous cases is death, but a plea to
1egalize, because of violation, what these
statutes prohibit, would be too absurd to
ever consider, and yet would have as
much force as has this so-called argument
against the Local Option law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
Mudd is bitterly OPP

Congressman Mudd is bitterly opposed
in his District for reelection by the labor
leaders. owing to his hostility to legisla.
tive measures looking to the interests Of
the laboriug classes.
A number prominent in the affairs Of
the democratic and republican parties in
the State have been marked for slaugh
ter by the Federation of Labor whenever
they again come before the public asking
support for the furtherauce of their polit-
ical ambitions. Governor War6eld is
said to be among these. The bitterness
was eugendered by the introduction oil
the Dawkins Labor Exclusion bill in the
last Legislature aud its defeat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
A Badly Burned Girl

or boy, man or woman, is quickly
out of pain if Bucklen's Arnica
Salve is applied promptly. G. j.
WEIGH, of Tekonsha, Mich, says:
81 use it in my family for cuts,
sores and all skin injuries, and find
it perfect Quickest Pile cure
known. Best healing salve made.
25c at Eli T. Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

The President has had several confer
ences with Secretary Taft since the return
of the latter from Cuba and he has an
nounced to the reporters that he is Sc
we'll satisfied with the status of Cubar
affairs that he will not postpone his wish
to Panama but will leave early in Novem
Der, probably the eighth, for the Isthmus
1t was first stated that Secretary Taft
would accompany the President but since
the big Secretary is not empowered with
ubiquity though he is needed everywhere
at once, he will be left behind to keeI
down the lid at Washington during the
PRESIDENTS absence. The President will
go unaccompanied by any Cabinet Office,
and will make the voyage with the big
ship Louisiana and the two new armored
cruisers, the Tennessee and the Wash.
ington. which are being prepared for the
trip. Making the journey in this way
the President will technically not be of
of American soil and will therefore not
violate the tradition to that effect. He
will probably start soon after the election
which will give him three weeks on the
Isthmus and time to return to Washing
ton before the converting of Congress.
This visit to Panama is one of the start.
ling and characteristic things that the
President is always doing. Not satisfied
with any ones report of affairs there he
will make tour of inspection for him
self and officials there will not be able to
put on enough whitewash to cover any.
thing from his peuetreting eye. With
his wonderful energy the country may be
assured that he will not spare any pains
to make complete investigation.
There are reports that two men will b.
appointed to fill the vacancy made by
Judge Magoon's departure from the
Isthmus and it is not improbable that
Chief Engineer Stevens will be made
Governor of the Zone in addition to his
position he now holds as head of the
engineering work of the Canal. This
would in way centre the responsibility
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

All political news, NO matter from what
source it may come, finds an echo in
Washington and political guild nuncs are
just now interested in the reported for
nation of new party by Mr.. Bryan,
Senator La Toilette, Governor Folk of
Missouri and Governor Cummins of Iowa,
with President Roosevelt as a fifth wheel
but by no means as useless as the pro-
verbal fifth wheel is said to be. Fifth
wheels are almost indispensable on auto
mobiles and in this pentumvirate Presi-
dent Roosevelt would be likely to be the
whole thing. The President has been
much besought of late by Senator Elkins
of West Virginia, Congressman Grosve-
nor of Ohio, Senator Beveridge and 9th
of third term. The President evidently
thinks the time for consideration may be
deferred and shows his political tact and
shrewdness in non-committal silence.
There are SO many things that may hap
pen in eighteen months. The President
is patriotic and will either consent to
remain at the helm or name helmsman
competent to guide the craft or some
name like that.
The President has resumed his regular
Washington habit of strenuous work and
strenuous play. No other President has
ever done half so much of either. He
sees more people, and says more pleasant
things to delegations and individuals,
male and female, wise, simple and other
wise that come to see him than did any
of his predecessors. Then he goes into
the back of his Office and throws himself
into all sorts of positions in his efforts to
stop tennis balls with Commissioner
Garfield or other members of his tennis
Cabinet. This evening Washington is in
the tail end of the wet hurricane that did
such damage in Havana and Florida, but
only an hour ago saw the President
with Mrs. Roosevelt and the orderly that
always follows hundred and fifty feet
behind them, riding in spite of the
weather through Rock Creek Park. The
Presidents carriage brings him to the
edge of the Park and waits until he and
Mrs. Roosevelt finish their ride on horse
back, usually about two hours, and then
returns with them to the White House.
Their horses are led back by the orderly
who has accompanied them. was
amused at the impudence of an up to date
school girl who got off the street car near
where the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
leave their carriage to mount their horses.
She was approached by schoolmate who
asked her to accompany her but seeing
the Presidents horses awaiting she de-
clined saying, ''No, ] guess I will stay
here awhile. Ted and have not seen
much of each other lately"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-26

In a proclamation issued on Tuesday
President Roosevelt desiguates Thursday,
November 80, for observance as Thanks
giving Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

with the retired sage. Coffee, bacon and corn bread generally formed his break fast and for dinner game always to be had. He was fond of dress, and even in the forest generally wore costly clothes Much has been said of Randolphs attire, and it was often odd enough. When he was in England his strange, tall figure and generally grotesque appearance at tracted universal attention in the streets, and all the more when it became known that he was the famous MT. Randolph of Virginia, whose fame as an orator and publcst had become almost world wide.
 In summer MT. Randolph was accus- toned to dress in white trousers, white flannel coat, white vest, and around his tall hat he wore white paper. He was slender and of unusual stature, and the strange appearance he presented may be conceived Generally he rode on horse- back. He the last gentleman in the state who drove a coach-and-four.
 It is interesting to look back upon those quaint old times Randolph, although a patriot. was yet very much of an aristo- crat. He held to his coach-and-four long after they were out of date, because they signified something of state and splendor. The coach was clumsy and hard-riding vehicle, which he had imported from Eng land, and a journey in it over the bad Virginia roads must have been far from
  everything old-his old books, the old family china and plate and everything that had been in his family long.
 He was fond of horses and dogs, and was good master to his slaves, although he belived in strictness of discipline.
 The negroes stood in great awe of him, probably on account of his explosive tenn per and peremptory manner A peculiarity of his was to invariably take off his hat in speaking to the overseers. His thin sharp features and pallid complexion made him an object of notice wherever he went.
 He had brilliant eyes and clear, dis tinct high and sweet voice. which, when he spoke, could be heard afar. His elo- quence was fiery and mpassioned, and he possessed the magnetism of the nat ural orator. His faculty of enchanting the attention of an audience has been ascrlbed as marvellous He had taste for musie-almost a passion. indeed-and loved flowers And this man who appeared so devoid of feeling and who trampled so ruthlessly on the feelings of others was yet fond of children.
 story is told of some children pre- sentng him with bouquet. He showed a surprising qualification, and the next time he visited the place where the chill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

ties still more minute. The general prin- ciple of the method is electric touch. This explanation is given: ''If two sur faces. clean and polished. come in con tact the current can at once be made to pass through them and excite telephone or other sensitive recorder. Previously, 1t has been impossible to measure the sparkling gap of an electric current of less than 3S volts. but with Dr. Shaw's appa- ratus a sparkling gap of half a volt can be measured. If physicists desire to un- derstand and explain natures happenings
 1t is imperative that there should be ex- act measurements of very small lengths, and of extremely minute particles. See ing that nature deals in such small quan- titles it is useless to attempt to unravel her secrets without the finest instruments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

his letters and conversations was often before him in his hours of loneliness. or pleadngs with him at those darker times when he plunged into unworthy excesses All that was good and true in his nature this hapless passion of his youth repre- scented. Evidence that ne was the victim of secret grief afterwards constantly broke forth--there were agitated hints and smothered exclamations. Sometimes in his disturbed sleep he uttered stifled cries, and his near friends have heard him in bursts of torture speak of the one so loved and lost as his angel: but these dis plays were wrung from. He was not a man to parade a sorrow, but like the ln- dian whose blood he had Ill his veins would rather hide 1t under stocal ex- terior. In one of his letters. written after Maria Wards death, there Is a sentence which contains a world of meaning: 'I loved aye, and was loved again, not wisely, but too we'll"
 This disappointment is the only cir cumstances in. Randolph's life which fur nlshes an explanation of his eccentric life in the forests of Roanoke, whither he re- tired after his political experiences It was about 1S10 that he left the habitations of men and took up his residence in the log cabin on the Staunton, where he passed several years in almost utter soli- tude, so far as his own race was con- cerned. A number Of negroes he had about him. and favorite dogs and horns. and like another melancholy Jaques and with gleams of the fierce humor of that philosopher, he lounged and read and re- flected.
 There were two buildings of one-story each, and both made of logs. picturesque only in their primitiveness. In the larger house single door opened into the sit ting room, which communicated with the bed room. The smaller house was of rather better material, and the windows glazed, and in this he dwelt in winter. There was not much furniture in either. and such as he had was plain and sub stantlal. On the walls there were fouing pieces and pistols, and on the table and over the floor were scattered books and papers. And there were book cases also. which, 1t is said held about thousand books-pollties. science. philosophy, poetry and here and there nailed up rudely and carelessy prints and engravings. and there was one large portrait of himself. Now and then some friend. drawn by curiosity or admiration. came to pass a few days with him. and notwithstanding his pecularities and his fits of moodiness. he was a hospitable and entertaining host.
 It was plain living and high thinking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
A Walking Cane Wireless.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 Wireless telegraphy seems to be gaining efficiency steadily. A new ship of the French line, La Provence. reached New York last week on her first voyage She was kept in communication with the Mar conf station in Cornwall, England, from the time she left Havre until 1900 miles at sea from Cornwall she picked up' connection with the station at Cape Cod and held it till she entered New York bay, getting news from San Francisco as soon as we oid on shore Some of the boys now in school may live to see the day when they can point a walking cane upward wheresoever they may happen to be and talk with anybody they please within q thousand or two miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
NEARLY THE LIMIT.
Apparatus to Measure One Seventy
 Millionth Part of Inch.

Washington Correspondence New York
 Post.
 Dr. P E. Shaw of the University Col lege. Nottingham, England, after five years labor, has completed an apparatus making it possible to measure the one seventy mllionth part of an inch. Consul Mahin writes that the invention consists of very fine micrometer screw and se- ries of six levers acting in conjunction with it which must be suspended by rub ber bands from a specially made frame and enclosed in a box The frame is placed in vault under the university and surrounded with every safeguard against friction and vibration. but even them" says Dr. Shaw. it is Impossible to carry out experiments to be successful while there is traffic in the streets Ev cry factory. too. where motive power is employed. must be closed. even If it is some distance away Even draught is said to be fatal to the successful meas urement of such minute quantities as one seventy-milionth part of an inch. Dust must also be kept from the vault. and it is said that even the buzZing of an ordi- nary fly has made 1t necessary to sus- pend experiments till the insect has been disposed of.
 The apparatus, 1t is claimed. could be made specially serVlceable Tn measuring engineering gauges. II is broadly as- serted that all scientists recognize that Dr. Shaw has succeeded in surpassing every other form of measurement on gauges In delicacy and accuracy. There are said to be many other uses for it: for instance. that it will act as most delicate coherer for wireless telegraphy, and will promote the study of nature and possibly of the movements of the mole- cules of matter.
 Dr. Shaw is still improving his appa- ratus in the hope of measuring quanti-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
LOW RATES TO SAVANNAH.
r. p. A. GaIs Week Via Atlantic Coast
 Line.

On account of the above occasion the Atlanta Coast Line will sell tickets to Savannah, Ga, from all points on it's line in Georgia, Alabama. and from points in Florida north of and including Jackson vile, Lake City Live Oak and River Junction, on May IS. IA, 15, and from points south thereof May IA and 15, 1906 at rate of one fare plus 25 cents for round trip; (minimum rate fifty C0) cents). Final limit of all tickets May 19 1906, (prior to midnight of which passengers must reach original starting point.
 For further information see your ticket agent. 5-3-13t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

dren were he signifed he had not for gotten the little attention. He bought them some fruit, saying: Flowers pro- duce fruit" A little later a person who visited the home of the recluse saw the withered flowers on his table.
 Had not such man. in spite of the severity of his critics, his sentimental and romantic side?