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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
ANTi-sALooN WORKERS
MEET IN ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 14.-The nation
al conference Of the superintendents
and workers Of the anti-saioon league
OF America opened this morning In
the First Presbyterian church with do
votional exercises conducted by the
Rev. Samuel |. Lindsay OF this city.
The appointment of committees was
the chief business transacted ut tho
opening session.
Among the clergymen who viii de-
liver addresses today are the Rev. N.
A. Palmer, OF Minneapolis: the Rev.
]. II. Robbins, OF Concord, n. H.;
the Rev DIR. ri. II. Russell OF New
York, and the Rev. u. q. Humphrey Of
indianapolis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14

vs'te hearty appr0s nj ~ the plans oi
Mr.. Baddeeke, as pr..aid.nt of the
club. and Confidence In the admins,
tration of the prsseut officers and
. directors
Mr., i3uddecke's address follows
President auddeeke's Address
II gives me great pleasure Ia have
the honor of addressing you Az your
president: but whether You will feel
honoFed 10 have me as your presa.
deni, after get through talking tu
you tonight. remains Ia be seen.
propose to tell you few plain
faets.-facts that are uf vital inter,
est To this beautiful Meadow City OF
ours, and of vital interest TO every
citizen and taxpayer: and II you do
not approve Of my policy. then | viii
/ step dawn and out. as ! do not want
, to be connected with any argahiZa-
: tion that In not alive and up.to-date
will. therefore. kindly ask you to
listen to every word from beginning
i, 10 end.
Now. In the first place. Is a Com
merclal club Of value 90 a city? I
will say TO you very emphaticaliy. II
Ia Of value. provided II has good live
members will cite to you tho
Commercial club Of Kansas City, Mo-.
which last Tuesday night celebrated
Its eighteenth birthday. The Kan.
sas City Commercial club IL recog.
niged throughout the length and
breadth OF this country as being the
foremost organization Of It's kind I'm
America. BY Its progressive policy.
ambitious aims and never failing en-.
ergy II has. perhaps, done more to-
ward keeping Kansas City In the
public eye than any other individual
influence II takes advantage Of ev.
cry opportunity which presents Il.
self TO exhibit that true spirit"
which keeps something going on to
the end that the city may be benz
lifted.
Duty Of Members
Now. then. gentlemen. lot US have
that true spirit" so that our
Commercial club will also be recog.
nized as being among one OF the
foremost In this country. II can be
done; all we need is the true spir
1t" Of wanting to-" and then go and
do II,
Every member Of this club must
tContinued ON page six)
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baths under escort of sixteen soldiers,
whom they overpowered. killing one.
man. The convicts then donned civil.
ian clothes and disappeared. A strict
watch is being maintained along both
coasts of the Gulf of Finland. but only
one fugitive has been captured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
BIG COMPANY ORGANIZED
TO OPERATE ROCK ISLAND

New York, Nov, 1.-THE Tribune
says the North American Express
company, Incorporated in Maine, with
authorized capital of $4,000, 200, has
been organized by Rock Island inter
ests to operate the Rock Island sys-
TEN.
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TEN PER CENT RAISE GIVEN
TO PENNSYLVANIA EMPLOYEES

Philadelphia, Nov. 1.-THE board OF
directors of roads west OF Pittsburg,
operated and controlled by the Penn
sylvania, at meeting today voted a
ten per cent increase In wages to all
permanent employees of roads receiv-
ing less than 5000 a month.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
NOTED pHILANTHROpiST
DIES IN LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles. Nov. 14.-Major Hora,
tio Nelson Rust, a noted archaeologist
and Indian authority, philanthropist,
friend and companion of John Brown
and veteran of the civil war, died
in South Pasadena today. aged rs
years. He has been identified with
public interests in this section for
twenty years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
sRlGADIER GENERAL ELY
DIES FROM HEART TROUBLE

Norwich, Conn. Nov. 14.-General
William G. Ely died suddenly at his
home here last night from heart
trouble. He commanded the Eight
eenth Connecticut volunteers in the
civil war and was breveted Brigadier
General at its close.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
TAKING OF DISPOSITIONS
IN STANDARD OIL CASES

ST. Louis, Nov 14.-Hearing of d.
positions for the defense i'm the ous
ter case of the state of Missouri
against the Standard Oil. Waters
Pierce and Republican Oil compa
nies. set for today. was postponed
until tomorrow. because Attorney
General Hadley was unable to com
to St. Louis.
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CLERK sUFFocATED IN
FIRE IN BROOKLYN

New York, Nov 1t,-Frederic%
Rutrer was suffocated and Andrews
Erickson, also a clerk, was probably
fatally injured in n fire In three
story tenement in Smith street,
Brooklyn, today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
RUSS SAILORS =:
ESCAPE PRISON

Cronstadt, Russia, Nov. f4.--Twen-
ty-five sailors who were sentenced to
hard labor In the mines for life after
having been convicted of participa-
ton In the August mutiny escaped
last evening while awaiting deporta.
tion. They were allowed TO visit the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
CASTRO BEL|EV-
ED7O BE DEAD

Goa 1t was reported persistently and
generally believed that President Gas,
ira of Venezuela was dead and his
death was being concealed by the Ven
ezuelan government In order to main
tain itself in power.
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FATHER or FRENcH PRINCE
WANTS MARRIAGE ANNuLLEc

Paris. Nov IL Prince Amede de
Bgoglie. father of Prince Robert de-
Brnslie. has filed in the Paris courts
Il demand for the annullment Of his
sons marriage with Miss EsIelle Al
. xander Of California
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aATTLEsnsP wITt4 pREst.
pENT ARRIVES SAFELY
tRull lleGsn. }

Colon. Nav I4.-The halsleship
Louisiana. wHh President Roosevelt
on board. arrived nj 1 30 ., m ahead
of time. accompanied by the escort,
Ing waTShlps. The three ships an
chored "A mile from the docks A
heavy rain was falling when the pres
ldent reached port. President ANA
dor had net reached Colon when
President Roosevelt arrived here
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14

Port de France, Martinique, Nov.
1.-THE Dutch cruiser Kortenaer ar
rived here from Willemstad. Island of
Curacao, and reported today that at
the time of her departure from Cura
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INDIAN COMMISSION
TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS

vinita. I. r.. Nov 1.-THE senate
Indian committee will investigate the
claims of intermarried whites of the
Cherokee Nation. who ask the privi-
lege of selling the improvements
placed on their lands and certain 9th.
err rights. The United States su,
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FOUR BURNED TO DEATH
IN FIRE I'm FARMHOUSE

Coldwater. Mich, Nov. IA. --~ Mrs.
Charles Mowry and three children
were burned to death at q farm house
at Batavia station near here early to-
day. 1t is thought they were suffo-
Gated while asleen.
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pTeme court reeenaiy EeRdeEed a d.
eIsina adversely 90 the inieEmarTaed
white who sought 10 secure a Shara
u the lands aiaosted 10 the Indians.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08

ington and Fielding Lewis, of Fred
ericksburg, and nephew of the great
George Washington. The wife of Law
renee Lewis was Nellie Custis, grand
daughter Of Mrs. Martha Washington
and the adopted daughter of George
Washington. +,
The marriage Of Nellie Gusts and
young Lewis was the social event of the
year 1899. The marriage took place in
the mansion house at Mount Vernon
on the birthday of Washington, and in
the year of his death. Washington
gave to the couple a tract Of forest land
covering a range of hills on the Mount
Vernon property two miles southwest
of the mansion house. Lewis personal
ly saw that part of the woods were
cleared away, and in the clearing he
had erected the great house which he
called Woodlawn. The place passed to
Lorenzo Lewis at the death of his
mother, Nellie Gusts Lewis, and by
him was sold in 1S48 to two Quakers
from New Jersey, Chalkley Gillingham
and Jacob M. Troth. The sons of these
men live near the estate to-day, Jacob
M. Troth, the younger, living on an
adjoining farm and on land that was
a part of the original Woodlawn The
house passed through many hands and
in 1900 was bought by Paul Kester,
who now sells 1t to Miss Sharp.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08
HOUSE FOR FREE SEEDS.
CONTINUED from preceding page. }


Currier, Of New Hampshire, where 1t is
commonly understood one of the chief
industries is that Of raising rocks,
granite, and marble, protested against
his assertion that the farmers were not
in sympathy with the free-seed bust
ness. They declared the farmers of
their State demanded them anyhow.
Mr. Cocks read letters from the edl-
tors of practically every agricultural
paper in the country, denouncing free
seeds, and when he frankly admitted
he had written these editors asking
their opinion of the proposed action
of the committees he was attacked by
the advocates of free seeds as if he
had committed some crime.
ALL ABOUT SEED "ADS.'
Mr. Bartlett wanted to know if these
papers carried advertisements of the
seed dealers, to which Mr.. Cocks af-
firmed that he had no doubt of it, as
the business of selling seeds was a
legitimate one. Mr.. Fordney did not
believe the answers represented an
honest opinion, as the replies had been
sought.
Mr.. Cocks endeavored to proceed
with his argument, reinforcing it with
citations from a stack of letters, but
he spoke amid a confusion that marked
the day as the most unruly of the en-
tire session. Mr.. Gains shouted him"
self hoarse-and that is a difficult
thing, even for Mr.. Gaines to do; Mr..
Mann scOlded, as he often does when
he fails to approve; Mr.. Fordney, Mr..
French, Mr.. Sims, h Chandler, and
others asked questions simultaneously,
and the chairman of the committee all
but broke his gavel in vain endesvOr
to maintain order. At one time il
looked as if the mace, that symbol Of
the dignity and power of the House,
would have to be taken from it's perch
and waved over the heads of refrac-
tory and angry free-seed mutineers
who refused to take their seats when
so ordered.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08
Wanted All the Goodies.

Teddy was about to be ten years old.
In view of this interesting event Ted
dy's mother had ordered some ice
cream and cakes ond other dainties,
and Teddy was told to invite his little
friends to a birthday party. The even
ing of the celebration came around,
and all the goodies were waiting to be
enjoyed. Teddy and his mother were
also waiting.
Suddenly the youngster said
Mother, don't you think it's time to
eat the ice-cream and cake now?"
mo, indeed, my son." she replied,
I'VE must wait until your friends are
here"
well, to tell you the truth, mother"
began Teddy, Il just thought that for
once in my life I'd like to have enough
goodies, so l guess we better begin
now, cause l didn't invite anyone"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08

the civilized West. who would no
longer rest the wick upon the edge OF
the receptacle for the oil. to pass It
through the brass arrangement which
he called the burner, and to provide
it with a screw In order that Il might
be raised or lowered, and the essentials
Of the modern oil lamp were as
sembled.
While we have the sea-shell, the
lamp Of primitive man Of over 5000
years ago, 1t would be interesting 10
know what kind Of oil was burned.
The olive tree produces the illumlnat-
ing oil of the m0del Orient, and al
though In other parts Of the world
the fat of animals was used, the
unchanging customs of the East lead
us to infer that olive oil was also then
employed The wick was doubtless G
twist Of the cotton which grows wild
along the shores of le Tigris and the
MISUNDERSTANDING News.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08
NOW THE WATCH TRUST.
Representative VreeIand the Victim
of a Joke During Watch Monopoly
COnfrnYerSX.

When Representative Rainey Of Illi-
nois, few days ago, made a speech in
Congress on the alleged watch trust,
he opened up subject that has been
of decided interest in Congressional
circles ever since. He had a collection
of watches on his desk which he
showed as exhibits.
Representative Vreeland of New
York found another phase of the watch
question which he wanted to talk
about, and proceeded to stock up with
sample watches and watch cases. He
had the assortment nicely displayed on
his desk, when, by prearrangement
he was called out into the corridor.
AS soon as he was gone a joker in a
neighboring seat produced three mem
orandum spindles, two short and one
tall. He set them in a row on Vree-
lands desk. Then he produced three
oranges and carefully stuck one on
the point of each spindle, producing
the perfect effect of the three golden
balls of the pawn shop sign.
'Well, by gosh!" exclaimed Vree-
land, when he came back. The laugh
scared his intended speech out of him,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08
FARMER IHTGR1YTs.
Some Of Our Citizens Make Good
Farmers-But Poor City DwelIers.

Many Of our italian immigrants are
good farmers, after their fashion OF
laborious intensive cultivation. They
are wretchedly poor, but they are chill
dren of the soil and where they occa-
sionally do get into the same con-
genial occupation in this country they
make good farmers and eventually
good citizens.
The greater part of the immigrants,
In fact, now pouring into the country
are better qualified for agricultural
and horticultural pursuits than for
any others. These pursuits were theirs
In their European homes, and but for
certain difficulties they would natural
ly resort to them here. The trouble is,
there is nobody ready, as q general
thing, to offer them employment, in
groups, on the land; and transporta-
ton to the land Is more or less expen-
sive. On the other hand, there are al
ways contractors ready to engage them
for railroad, mining and similar en-
| Payments in the seaboard States, and
sometimes in other States; more often
they simply settle down in the big and
already congested cities. They take
what they can get; and, more esDe-
cially, what will be most likely to en-
able them TO enjoy the continued COM
partnership of their fellow immigrants.
The newcomer breads the isolation
which will usually be his lot If he ac-
cepts employment on a farm.
Under the far-sighted plan OF the
men who are colonizing some Western
areas, particularly in California and
New Mexico, all these difficulties are
avoided. Groups Of agriculturists OF
the same nationality are brought to-
gether, and invited to become owners
of small tracts, sold to them on easy
terms. Ten acres Of good land, so OBJ
tainable-and the price of which he
can usually pay in labor for others
is very attractive proposition to the
average immigrant, especially when,
in his new home, he may be sur
rounded by others of his own race.
The plan has been already demon
strated to be very profitable to the
promoters also.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08

After threatening to call members
by name If they did not obey, the band
or agriculturlsts, shouting and yelling
for the free-seeds loot" quieted down,
and Mr.. Cooks was enabled to proceed.
SEEDS VERSUS BATTLEsHIPS.
Free seeds found another doughty
champion in South Trimble. of Ken
lucky. Mr.. Trimble asserted that the
seed dealers Of the country were
instigating the newspapers to fight
free seeds. Real farmers wanted these
seeds, but kid-glove farmers who
run the oranges did not need them
and did not want them. If this was
graft, he said, 1t was the only kind
of which every one of the 70,000,0OO
people Of the country got piece.
Advocating economy in other direc-
lions, Mr.. Trimble suggested less ex-
penditure on battle ships IF we stay
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08

postage stamps, and cash. instead Of
the seeds he has been sending out
since he came to Congress. The read
ing of these letters again plunged the
House In disorder and confusion.
PITY THE POOR FARMER.
Mr.. Gaines, of Tennessee, endeav-
ored to be heard above the noise and
confusion. As he sat down. by com
mand of the Chair, he managed to say
that the bill was loaded with all kinds
of appropriations to take care Of and
suppress the mouth and foot disease,
hollow horn, and hollow TAIL" but took
away from the farmer the few seeds
that he every year looked forward
to receiving.
This new outburst Of eloquence on
the part of Mr.. Gaines threw the
House into convulsive laughter.
When the members had partially re-
covered their composure Mr.. Gainas
rushed down the aisle, carrying mass
of manuscript I'm both hands, holding II
aloft, shouting that he had hundre 3
of letters from farmers fayorlng free
seeds.
As chairman Wadsworth reached OUT
his hand for them. Mr.. Gaines laid
them on a desk and began pulling from
the bunch various documents. II
developed that among these hun.
dreds" of letters there were an unusu.
ally large portion of bills of various
sorts and other pub. docs" that had
no relevancy to the seed question.
Again the members shrieked and
gathered in the aisle, forcing the
chairman to resort t. every parlia'
mentary expedient to secure order.
When the bill came up for a vote
the free seeds were continued by q
vote of 1853 to so. A fight for the abol
ishment of the free seed practice will
continue, for 1t is believed that the
sending out Of the packages are Of nj
practical benefit to the farming classes
of the country, and it is safe to say
that next years bDI will find the ap
preparation for these seeds omitted
when it comes from the committee
and the probabilities are that by tina
time majority Of the members of th'
House will support the committee.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08
LAMPS OF LATE BABYLoNIAN AND PERSIAN PERIODS.

rams head, the lighted end of the wick
projecting from its mouth. After the
discovery of the hole for the wick, it
was an easy step to cover the entire
lamp, with the exception of an opening
in the center to receive the oil. Thus
the lamp of classical times originated.
Another interesting example from Bis
mya is an extremely large marble
lamp, oval in shape and with vertical
walls. The snout for it's wick is a
deep groove extending out about
inches, and with it's support from be-
meath it resembles the handle of a mod
ern dish. This lamp held about two
quarts of oil, and, as it was found in
the ruins of the temple, it's unusual
size suggests that in the BabylOnian
temple, as in the synagogues of later
era, and in some churches, even to the
present day, a light was kept perpet-
ually burning.
Previous to 1000 B. G. the lamps, as
well as most dishes and household eff
fects, were of stone; after that time
objects of burned clay began to ap-
pear. Before that date lamps were
found only in the ruins of the temple;
later clay lamps were found in the
dwelling houses of the people. OF the
latter a variety of shapes have APP
peared. Some are triangular, the shape
suggested by the conch; one is a min
iature boat; others of a later period
are identical in shape and size with
those OF Rome and Greece. Theslamp
Of these nations was undoubtedly bor-
rowed from the older civilization of
Babylonia. The common clay lamp
Of Persia and of the time of Haroun
er Raschid assumed a round form
with a dent in its rim for the wick,
resembling in every respect a minia-
ture frying pan, from which the handle
is missing. The lamp of modern Bag
dad differs from it only in being set
upon a pedestal and provided with a
handle.
1t remained for the lamp-maker Of
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08
Old Methods Sncceed.

It has been claimed that old methods
OF doing business cannot succeed In
this twentieth century of ours, but a
striking example of where old manners
have been and are yet successful may
be found in the busiest city of the world
New York. Right in the heart Of
the wholesale district may be found a
restaurant that Is feeding more people
every day of the year than any other
house in New York City, and doing IL
along the line of "old methods"
1t is claimed for this famous eating
house that every pound of food used
Is paid for in cash upon the day it Is
purchased and that the proprietors
have never yet given a check in pay
ment for supplies, nor owed one dollar
at the close of the day, and they keep
no books.
Each morning Che dealers supplying
this remarkable establishment deliver
the necessary goods at the receiving
department and then form in line
leading to the cashiers desk where
each one in turn receives his money In
good hard coin.
When evening comes whatever is
left in the cash drawer is profit, less
charges such as taxes, light, fuel &c.
A further boast of the owner Of this
restaurant is that its doors have never
been locked since first opened, way
back in wartime" and that no one
knows where the key now is.
An idea of the number of people fed
may be gained from the fact that table
salt, used exclusively by the patrons
at the tables and not including any
used for cooking, is purchased every
four months in ten barrel lots, each
barrel containing three hundred
pounds.