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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

the world over; thou hast 40 hspo-
critics In Thy temple. no false heart
at thy altar; king and country bow b..
fore thee. and all nations adore thee
o Almighty Dollar. be with us. we
beseech thee: attend BY an inexpress-
ible number OF thy mintstering an
gels made In thy image even though
they be bu; quarters or dimes. whose
gladdening light shall illuminate the
vale Of penury and want with heaven.
ly radiance. which shall cause III"
awakening soul to break forth In az.
clanaNbns Of JOY. Almighty Dollar
guided by thy silvery light. w. hop"
to reach the golden gate and triumph:
antly enter whit" hands harmonious
lv sweep tn" golden harp> A. ", en-
ter 'h.. golden streets
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

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~~%ew Mexae&m-
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Judge Richardson "f Roswell Is
likely to hear applause when he says
that the proposition Ia hold constl
tutionaI convention is ii JOKE tn"
worst of 1t IL that It Is likrl, :" prove
costly tok"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Tn" contest az Esquipula Baca for
the seat In th" Legislative assembly
claimed by Attorney T. e. Abbott, Will
bring out some interesting legal
points. There IL. OF course, no Ques-
ton hut Mr.. Abbott would make a
better legislator. but II Mr.. Baca has
the right on his side he should be
seated
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Already the holiday trade In Las
Vegas Is opening up we'll. and the
Christmas stocks are even larger
than usual There Is no need for any
Las Negan 10 send outside the city
for Christmas gifts
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

In southern Egypt thefe Is no
dewfall and often not more than On
minutes OF rain during the entire
year That's the kind 81 tale they
used 10 tell about New Mexico
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Miss Shonts has reason enough IN
b.. indignant at the report ot her en.
gagem"ns 20 a French nob.eman. but
how much worse II would be for the
young lady II the report were true.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

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demanded Thoma. Rot', '!ncs the n!d
party stand for?
Well YOU for on" 'h,n< r"rII"t
a ressimistIr voice, from tn. hack OF
III" hal
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

With "a ne@ a4ttonaa hank, tels-
phoue e. stem and Al artes4An weil
underway. Est&ncaA Is acquiring city
airs tkeHs. days
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Talking ah0a' reducing the nam.
l,py Of rich men In the cOHntry. hos
= ould 10 do TO devise some scheme
for decreasing the number u poo:
ncs
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

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slnoegat$. the eloau~bee. Of SsRatoT
Tu1uaAn. bat he larAs on% VERY essen.
ual equipment balance wheel.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

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~Ts bomg essoaeh aud y<sa f8n1 aat u y
aai.y whss they are sore alGsaa-
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

hav%ns Las EeEaAs already bs~n
" eli p@Ad fssr the Ea0me9 ~Kpsn4e~1 IN
owalaing eEu>s walks"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

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TA~ sstlow pres. has boahihe ao waK
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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
CHICAGO Livestock
NEW YORK STOCKS

The following quotations received
from + J Graaf & Co. Albuquerque
y NJ. correspondent FOR Logan 4
Brvan. long distance phone:
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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Kansas City Livestock

Kansas City. EA~c l-CaGtb~ r.
eetpls .eHa9 head. no sogtAeTas
MaFkaf SteaAy
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

tassEses Afaosneg Ha4aey Is ese4ns
ssasansa 10y Eossgns1r af MiAs&sast-
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01
TaE WORLDS PRAYER.

Optic waat ads bring results
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-01

Optic ads bring results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03

barons propose to pour out money like water to elect a republican House next November. As they practically domi- nate and tax the country they will, if possible, pay out millions to elect re- publican standpatters to the House, and at once proceed to reimburse themselves by advancing prices on their products within the wall. This should be called taxation or robbery, but it has been so cunningly contriyed that 1t Is called trade" If the demo- erats are defeated at the polls next fall 1t will throw the entire issue into the campaign of 1908, and that is a contamination deyoutly to be wished, even if it leads to a republican slush fund as big as that of 1896, which stands at present as the record of cor ruption and bribery at the polls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
The Glorious Fourth.

July the Fourth will arrive tomor- row on time, and the great, teeming American public will proceed to cele- brate. What though reformers cry for safe and sane" observance, what though surgeons speak in terrifying terms of tetanus poison and statisti- cians alright us with long lists of killed and injured resulting from pre- vious celebrations, the chances are that we will go right ahead and give a performance differing little from it's predecessors. The general acceptance of Independence Day as a time for noise and license seems to be far too deeply rooted for any sporadic efforts of reform to affect. Boys will be boys the old saying goes, and young sters are responsible for Fourth of July fatalities. They are the prime movers and they pay the penalty in hospitals and on beds of pain.
 It was once suggested that the best way to celebrate the Fourth would be to give general fireworks exhibitions in all of the towns, to which the small boy would be invited strictly as spec tator. Chicago, we believe, tried this scheme last year. Such a plan is, of course, safe and sane enough to suit the most conservative, especially when the pyrotechnics are put in charge of experienced men, but 1t is easy to see the difficulty of making such practice general
 Down south the observance of the Fourth is largely confined to baseball games, barbecues, picnics, watermelon banquets and similar affairs. While fireworks figure to large extent, open air frolics are most popular and the percentage of youngsters hurt Is com paratively small. Incidentally, of all the hot days that fall to the lot of Dixie in the good old summer time. l none of them seems half so warm as the Glorious Fourth" Whether there is psychological explanation for this or whether it is merely the effect of an overwrought imagination is a ques- tion left to the consideration of phi losophers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
POPULAR ENGLISH SONGS.
"Waitng at the Church" Has as Big
 Sale as Annie Rooney"
From the Washington Post

From the Washington Post. At the present time one of the most popular songs on the market comes from England" said music publisher. !" Wait ing at the Church. originally introduced in America by vesta Victoria, has been as popular as anything that has come from the other side since the days of Comrades Annie Rooney and Daisy Bell
 About dozen years ago the songs of Felix McGlennon, an English composer, had a great vogue here. Mir. McGlennon composed 'Comrades.' That Is Love- Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back, oh, Uncle John,' 'Arrah, Go On Yer Only Fooln.' One Touch of Ma ture Makes the Whole World Kin, The Ship I Love- etc. All of these songs had great sale. MT. McGlennon, who was formerly newspaper man, had the knack of being able to turn out songs that were acceptable to audiences in all the English speaking countries.
 Another English song that caught on here was T Wonder Where She Sits at Night. It was comic ditty. somewhat on the OTueT or W altlilS dl tne CuuTcH,
 but was not so popular.
 "'Annie Rooney had tremendous sale in America, but unfortunately, it's com poser, music hall singer, failed to re- peat, so to speak, with another equally clever song called I Whistle and Wait for Katie
 " Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow
 Wow, and "A Little Bit Off the Top songs that first saw the light in England, made hits here. but their sale was limit cd. 'violets' was on the shelf for years before the public took it up. A strange thing about this song was that 1t got it's first real indorsement in America, and through an accident, too. An American singer in search of a song to suit his voice came across the ballad in an ob- scure music shop in London, it is said, and brought it to this country.
 "'Daisy Bell received its boom when the bicycle fad was at it's height in Amer ica The melody was of German origin and set to words by an Englishman.
 Albert Chevalier contributed toward the popularity of a number of English coster songs. notably My Dear Old Dutch and Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road. Both of these songs, written and com posed by himself, were whistled all over the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
Business Prosperity.

This country has enjoyed long term of good times. For eight years prosperity has been almost uninter- rupted and everything now points to continuance of commercial and indus trial activity. Reports from the grow ing crops are favorable and with abundant harvests money will be in free circulation next fall, the railroads will be overtaxed to move the traffic and manufacturers will be rushed with new orders. Building operations and railroad construction especially will be pushed with great energy.
 Six months ago it was generally pre- dicted that our era of prosperity would halt this year. but at the beginning of the second half of 1906 the enormous dividends paid out in New York nearly $1S0, LOO 000-show that there has been no Tagging in the business world. And in every town in the United States dividend money was in evidence yesterday. Every business firm and every manufacturing and mining con- cern in the Birmingham district has thriven and will continue to thrive to the end of the year. Bank deposits in Birmingham are increasing steadily and it is only question of time when this city will be known as the financial center of the south.
 In former years summer was known as the dull season. but last sum- mer was an exception to the old rule, and this summer will be another ex- ception. Merchants and manufacturers will be busy right along. Here in Bir- mingham there is no room for pessim- ists. In these prosperous days the normal man is an optimist. In view of present trade conditions every man has heart and purpose in his work, and the year 1906 will make a splendid record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
Complaints About Garbage.

Complaints are often heard from resi- dents of the Idlewild neighborhood con- corning the garbage pile just back of the city stables" said citizen. Tn this dumping ground for refuse of all kinds. the bodies of dead dogs have lain un- buried for weeks. People of that vicinity say that what breezes that blow, few and far between as they are. are not made any more refreshing and certainly not rose-scented by passing over this particular spot. They are opposed to hav- ing their too small stock of summer zephyrs tainted with putrifaction. The commingled odor of dead fish and dog, was never yet. they say. known to pos sess tonic properties for good health. Nor is the manner in which the stray dogs are put to death pleasant matter to be reminded of While the spirit of reform concerning matters of sanitation is sweep ing over the country. it is argued, it might be well in this respect to localize the agitation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
PIeases Horsemen.

Very few people in the world but are attracted by pretty horsefiesh,' said d
 horseman at the Bijou last night "and I venture to say that before the end of the
 week the people of Birmingham will flock
 to the Bijou to see the equestrian act
 presented there
 .I have rarely seen two prettier horses
 than the pair of whites which Mime. Renz exhibits, and rarely have l seen an ex- hibition of horsemanshlp superior to that she displays. She is natural horsewoman and she has certainly trained her two ani- mals to perfection.
 "The animals are almost human in
 their work, and the climax is the horse jumping rope. This Is no easy task and
 Mime. Renz must have spent months in training this animal
 "The striking feature of her act is the small space she uses. She has a ring that is very much smaller than the average circus ring but she makes her horses per
 form as many and much more difficult tricks than the best horses in the best circus.
 "I always enjoy watching well trained animals, and Mime. Renz has certainly
 risen to the top notch as a trainer of
 horses. l was glad to see that the people appreciated her act for 1t is one of the star vaudeville acts of the stage now, an imported European novelty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
Everything lies level to our wish; Only we want a little personal strength
 -2 Henry w.
Birminuham's Curse.

The pistol toter is Birmingham chief curse. Notwithstanding recent numerous arrests and heavy fines for carrying concealed weapons, appar- ently as many as ever defy the law by going about the streets armed. This evil practice accounts for the majority of homicides that disgrace Birming- ham and the Birmingham district.
 When the judge of the police court increased the amount of fine imposed on pistol toters brought before him it was hoped that the habit of carrying concealed weapons would go out of vogue, but the man who thinks it is a sign of being game to have gun in his hip pocket evidently does not mind the $90 or $100 mulct. When the pistol toters draws his revolver and opens fire on his enemy he does it re- gardless of the fact that the lives of innocent by-standers are often in jeop- ardy. Within the past few months sev- eral persons have been shot by stray bullets.
 In order to put a stop to this pistol toting practice public sentiment should be aroused. The legislature should pass law making it a fele~y for priv ate citizens to carry a conce V d deadly weapon. If every man found with a pistol hidden away on his person were sent to the penitentiary for a year there were would be fewer shooting scrapes and fewer innocent persons killed or maimed. The cheap price put upon human life in this community is bringing about appalling conditions, and it behooves every law-abiding citi zen to act and act promptly in the matter of starting a concerted move ment for the suppression of the pistol toter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
Confessional Campaiun.

Tariff revision is becoming increas- lngly more pressing every day, and the tariff beneficiaries are becoming alarmed. They are piling up great funds to be used in the contested con- gressional districts, for they know that a democratic House in the Six tieth Congress would present scheme of revision that would be embarrass Ing to the Aldriches and Forakers in the Senate. It would accentuate the situation. including the fact that Amer can goods are sold within the Dingley wall far above what they are offered Tor without the wall. Similar goods, In other words. are offered by our esteemed tariff barons at one price in this country and at a materially lower price in other countries. This is Ding ley taxation pure and simple-the rob- bery of the many for the benefit of the lew.
 To defeat any undue discussion of he situation the republican tariff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
SPAIN NEEDS GOOD HOTELS.

Eleanor Franklin, Spanish Letter in Les
 He's Weekly.
 Why the big hotels in Spain do not employ proper chefs, when they are so close to the doorway of the cooking school of the world, 1t is impossible to conjecture. In France one lives to eat Whatever laudable purpose for visiting this nation of chefs one may have had originally, 1t soon becomes secondary. and the hour for dejeuner assumes first i'm portance in the daily programme. But in Spain this is function which soon ceases to be a pleasure. In fact, 1t be- comes an ordeal to properly consti- tuted epicure that soon renders life more or less of a burden. Eggs and roast chicken, roast chicken and eggs. will prolong life indefinitely. but there is no sort of monotony more trying to an i'm aginative soul. and its principal variation in Spain comes in the way of little hard, dry, saltless rolls. the like of which were never baked outside of Spain. Butter Is minus quantity altogether. and no foreigner ever indulges more than once in the luxury of coffee and rolls in his room in the morning. After one experience he always hies him down to the dining-room and gets an omelet of sorts. Could anybody ever forget that awful slab of wet, finser-marked, greasy looking strong, streaky. white butter that came up with the little hard roll that memorable first morning? And in the best hotel in town, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
Ostrich Lays Egg.

Arthur Williams, manager of the Max Hoffman company, which recently ap- peared in Birmingham, is now managing the Bijou amusements in Atlanta said M. L. Semon. manager of the Bijou thea tre, last evening. Jake Wells telegraphed me to take charge of this park on &C., count of the illness of the manager but that duty finally devolved upon Mir. Will Hams.
 While In Atlanta" continued MT. &c., mon. 'T saw strange sight. I doubt If any other resident of this city has seen a similar one I saw an ostrich lay an egg. The big bird was setting as a hen, and when 1t arose there was the egg. It was as large as my head. That Is a strange sight when you think of 1t. Few people in Birmingham have even seen an ostrich egg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
Session lmportant.

''The session of Congress which came to a close Saturday night was possibly the most important for quarter of d century," said Congressman John L. Bur nett, who reached the city last night to attend the meeting of the democratic executive committee of the Seventh con- gressional district, which will be held at the Metropolitan hotel at noon today
 ''The last Congress accomplished a vast amount of work, and work that is very important. It passed five bills that will distinguish the session. The rate bill, meat bill, pure food bill. naturalization bill and quarantine bill are all important and had Congress done no more the session would have been memorable.
 "Gadsden is specially proud of the ap- propriation for federal building. secured an appropriation of S60,OOO but asked for $7O,OOO.
 'Gadsden Is growing rapidly and will soon need larger building than the appropriation will provide"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
SODA FOR CONNECTS.
om the Columbus Dispatch.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 These words, spoken in a whisper, may be heard in the halls of the penitentiary in the evening nowadays. Warden Gould has given permission to sell soda water behind the walls to the convicts, who eagerly look forward to the evening when, during hall permit, they are able to get this delicious refreshment.
 Old prisoners. who served behind the walls for many years and know what 1t is to be held so strictly to rules that they almost forgot how to talk, look with wonder on the development of the ele- ments of humanity.
 The soda, however. is ''the goods with the convicts, and many a man who laughed at the person who drank soda on the outside likes his little ice cream now as well as he liked his whisky be- fore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
WATERMELON WEATHER.

From the New York World.
 Mark Twain, philosopher and physician, once wrote a story to tell how a king was cured of certain illness by eating a large, ripe, juicy watermelon. As usual, his story had two morals It is too hot to remember the other moral one was the watermelon.
 Pussy dietists who argue that every thing good to eat and drink must be in furious have long tried to give the wa termelon a bad name The safe and sane instinct of plain people Is wiser. and melons come by carloads. Water is a mocker-unless typhoid germs can be kept out of it better than In Philadelphia Milk Is raging-until Mir Roosevelt gets his federal cow-barn inspectors at work. But the good old watermelon is incorruptible.
 It is pure water. distilled and put up by nature herself, who needs no govern ment label to certify to the cleanliness of her methods and the innocence of her sun-kissed chemistry. It Is the tlniest trace of earth salts It is delicate aroma. It is slightly food. generously drink and altogether poetry.
 Georgia has deserved we'll of the na- ton in presenting the watermelon to its July need. New York should express thanks to the New York of the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
Remove the Jail.

Public sentiment may be divided on some questions, but there is remark able unanimity among the property owners and residents in the neighbor- hood of the county jail In favor of re- moving that institution to some out lying site. The jail is an eyesore and a nuisance where 1t now stands. It is just across the street from the First Presbyterian church and is only a few hundred yards from St. Paul's church. The jail standing as it does on an i'm portant thoroughfare large numbers of people pass by 1t every day, and there fore the entire community is practi- down and erected in a section of town little frequented.
 The Rev. Dr. J. w. Stagg, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has charge of the movement for ridding Fourth avenue of the jail. He is giv- ing much thought and time to the mat ter and many prominent citizens are cooperating with him. Thousands of signatures have been attached to pe- tition asking the Board of Revenue to move the jail and the authorities should lose no time in acting. When the work is accomplished the people of Birmingham will be ready to give Dr. Stagg a rising vote of thanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-03
JIM BLUDSO.

By John Hay.
 Wall mol can't tell whar he lives, Because he don't live, you see; Leastways, he's got out of the habit Of Twin like you and me. Whar have you been for the last three
 year
 That you haven't heard folks tell How Jimmy Bludso passed In his checks The night of the Prairie Belle? He werent no saint-them engineers Is all pretty much alike One wife in atchez-under-the-Hill And another one here, in Pike; A keerless man in his talk was Jfm' And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had To treat his engine we'll; Never be passed on the river: To mind the pilots bell; And if the Prairie Belle took fire A thousand times he swore He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip, And her day came at last The Movastar was a better boat, But the Belle she wouldn't be passed. And so she came tearin along that
 night
 The oldest craft on the line With a nigger squat on her safety valve, And her furnace crammed, rosin and
 pine.
 The fire burst out as she clared the bar. And burnt a hole in the night, And quick as a flash she turned. and
 made
 For that wller bank on the right. There was runnin' and cursin', but Jim
 yelled out.
 Over all the internal roar, "Ill hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoot's ashore. Through the hot. black breath of the
 burning boat
 Jim Bludso's voice was heard, And they all had trust in his cussedness, And knowed he would keep his word. And. sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell And Bludso's ghost went up alone In the smoke of the Prairie Belle. He weren't no saint-but at jedgment I'd run my chance with Jim. 'Longside of some pious gentlemen That wouldn't shook hands with him. He seen his duty. dead-sure thing And went for it thar and then; And Christ ain't a-going to be too hard 6ir r~sr that died for men,