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The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17
Dust on the Ocean.

"To talk of a dusty ocean highway
sounds absurd, but the expression is
perfectly accurate" states Il writer.
Everyone who is familiar with ships
knows that. no matter how carefully
the decks may be washed in the morn
ing, a great quantity of dust will col.
lect by nightfall. You say, But the
modern steamship, burning hundreds
Of tons Of coal a day, easily accounts
for such a deposit True. but the
records of sailing vessels show that
the latter collect more dust than a
steamer. On a recent voyage of a
sailing vessel-'a journey which last.
ed ninety-seven days-twenty.four
barrels of dust were swept from the
decks! The captain was a man Of
scientific tastes and made careful OBJ.
servations, but could not solve the
mystery. Some, no doubt, comes from
the Wear and tear on the sails and
riggi.ig, but that accounts for only a
small portion. To add to the mys.
terry, bits of cork, wood and vegetable
fiber are frequently found in this sea
dust Where does ii come FROM"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17

"'Oh. is that YOU. dear? What's
he matter with your voice? Have you
got a cold? You've no notion how un.
natural it sounded. But now | recog.
nize you
There was a little ripping laugh at
the other end of the phone, a doubt.
full little laugh. and SO very %good-na-
turcd as il might have been. And still
| couldn't catch On.
"'All right, Jimmy came the dulcet
answer The purling brook had frozen,
but the waters dripped unsteady over
the ice. OF course, | believe you. !
wanted to say that YOU must come up
to night. | have something very i'm.
pCrtant to tell YOU. You simply
mustn't make any excuse, for you've
got to be here
You bet I'll be there, sweetheart
| answered ~fervently.
And then she answered, Naughty,
naughty, to talk SO s~entimentally over
a phone, and rang off. Now the ques-
ton is. where am to be? There are
about six places that | can think Of
that might be right-and I've got to
get around TO every one. unless ! hap.
pen to hit the right place early in the
game
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17

A St. Petersburg correspondent
writes: But, after all, the thing
which sets the strike in motion is
speech. In Russia. perhaps more than
in other countries, we see the power
OF the creative word. A strain OF
peculiar idealism runs through all
Russian literature. and has led us
always to hope that when Russia's
hour came she would advance on finer
and higher lines than the more ma
terial and practical peoples Of Europe.
The hour has come and. as far as n
can judge from language, the hopes
nay be justified. After her centuries
OF suppression Russia is reveling in a
spiritual debauch of words. Meet
ings are held almost every night. En-
trance is by ticket, but still the
crowds fight at the door to hear first
principles. Without any practice or
tradition in speaking, it is suddenly
discovered that Russia is a nation of
orators.
II was present at an enormous
meeting to protest against the afro
Cious persecution Of the Jews by the
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17
RUSSIA HAS MANY ORA TORS

bolice and the reactionary black
bands That huge empty shed called
The Town of Salt vas crammed with
all intensely excited audience, only
few Of whom were Jews. Speaker
after speaker rose and not one failed
for a moment. In some cases, even
without understanding Il quarter of
what was said, one could tell how true
an orator the man was from the
hreathlessness of the hearers, from
that feeling of diffused unity in the
crowd, and from the deep gasp Of APP
plause which greeted the end. ,
1T is the game in the workmen's'
meetings OF the strikes committee, at
which | was again present one night.
One common workman after another
got up and made his point without
muddle or shyness or hesitating-no
barking back and beating for words.
And all the speeches are on that high
level of thought. What do | know
said Il workman quietly to me-'what
do ] know but the street, the factory
and the prison? But | will die in
prison for the movement No Won
uer he spoke WELL"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17
Four Bears in Two Minutes.

Samuel Kerstetter, while making a
call at the Democrat Office the other
day gave us an account of four 51ars
beir 9 shot by his Sol Samuel in the
a record worth noting.
Tie animals were killed in about
two minutes time. and it only took
five shots from Samuel's gun to do tAe
YORK.
The lot consisted of a she bear and
tire cubs. The mother bear weighed
PSI pounds, the cubs weighed, one 40,
one II and the other 81 pounds.
Tie old bear was sold for $35, = I'd
each of the cubs SO, making a teal
of SIS for the lot.-Center Hall Dem
oCra.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17
INSURANCE OF OLDEN TINE

At the October meeting of the In
surance Society of New York Morris
p. Stevens, lecturer on insurance in
the University Of New York. gave IN
interesting review of the earliest
forms of insurance. Life insurance
lays claim to perhaps greater an
tiquity than marine insurance.
In a paper written b. NJ. n. Adler
before the Institute Of Actuaries in
1864 he mentions a Latin inscription
or a marble slab found at Lanuvium,
an ancient town in Latium. a short
distance from Rome, bearing date dur.
ing the reign Of Emperor Hadrian,
A. D. 117-l2S, which inscription shows
that a club had been formed osten-
sibly for the worship of Diana, in real
ity it was to provide a sum at the
Ceath OF each member for his burial.
II required an entrance fee and month.
Is payments and whoever omitted pay.
ment for a certain number OF months
had no claim On the society for his
funeral rights.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17

A traveller in South Africa gives
some interesting incidents about the
women there. The mother gives her
infant four or five hot baths a day,
considering 1t necessary for the health
and growth Of the child. After the
bath the baby is rubbed with Il sort
Of paint prepared by mixing a soft
it is fed and placed on its mat by
the fire to sleep.
"A mother does not leave her young
child in her kraal when she goes out
to gather wood, fetch water or work
her farm, but carries it on her back
in a sling. which, by the way, is made
Ly the man of the household. The
babies principal food, as soon as
they have learned to drink from n
gourd, is the whey which their
mothers draw from the clabbered
milk prepared in great quantities for
the men of the household.
You must not fancy that the won.
cn think of themselves in preparing
The food for the family. A woman's
taste is of zoe little importance. In.
deed. | think such a thing is not
Known to exist. Food is prepared for
the husband and his friends accord.
ing to his orders, and If there should
be anything left over. then the WON
III and girls may eat it in another
part of their little hut. II not, they
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17
| UZZLE FOR JIMMY"
KNEW HE HAD ENGAGEMENT,
BUT WHERE7
Young Man Popular With the Fair Sex
Had Really Pathetic Tale to Tell,
but It Was Largely His Own Fault
Two Hours Of Hard Work.

"Awfully sorry. old man. cried Daw.
son hurrIedly. but | can't stop a min.
NE. In an awful rush Got six calls
TO make between eight and half-past
ten.
1T must be painful To be so popu.
lar, was the ironical reply.
Painful l''s "a downright shame,
That's what ] call g.. What? Well.
don't care If ! do, old man. Perhaps
Just one will help me see il through"
The two wandered "a uush the near.
est gl'd,d door. and Dawson told his
pathetic story.
say. did YOU ever notice the differ.
cnee In a womau's voice when she
talks over the telephone and when she
uses the same vocal chords in ordinary
conversation? 1t Seems they call up
all the %silyory notes the moment they
put their mouths to a transr2itter, and
what you hear al the other end is a
sweet cadence, a ripping of purlin2
waters. a dropping Of molten gold, a
signing OF soft hrceZos and all that
sort of thing. They seem TO realize
hat there is no vision Of their lovely
faces 10 charm YOU and all the fasci.
nation must be concentrated in their
voices-aud they nut it there. That's
why all feminine yoiccs-CXcept Cen.
tral's-suund alike over the wire. They
are all the essence OF concentrated
honey. Now YOU can recognize almost
any masculine voice the moment you
put the receiver to Your ear-but the
voice feminine-well, that's my trou.
bic anyway.
This afternoon my Office boy hap.
pencd to be on an errand, and when
the telephone rang | foolishly an.
swered it.. When | have an Office boy
to guard me | always make would-be
telephone takers reveal their identity
before | will evc 90 TO the phone.
"'Hello,' came in notes OF silver
over the wire.
"'Hello,' ! answered cautiously.
lis that YOU. Jimmy?
"'Ye-es, ! replied, this is Jimmy.
"'Well, don't you know me- came
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17

Marine insurance was a regular
business during the Roman empire,
Icing started in the form of loans on
cargoes for which a varied rate of in
terest was charged according to the
hazard. In explaining the origin of
the term underwriters" he said that
when a ship was about to set out
Upon Il voyage from England. it was
the custom to pass around at LloydsS
& paper upon which was written Il des-
cription Of the vessel and it's cargo,
with the name of the master and the
character Of the crew and the voyage
contemplated. Those Of the mer.
chants and others present desiring to
Eecome insurers would write there.
under their names. together with the
amount which each was willing to
take or be liable for as an insurer.
When the total amount of insur.
ance desired had been underwritten
the contract was complete. The term
underwriters as now applied to in.
surers arose by reason of this custom
OF Lloyds.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17

the answer in golden tones of sur.
prise.
"'Your voice sounds so~-different,'
| murmured non.committally
Why, Jimmy came the purling
waters reproachlully. I thought you
said ! was the only girl who ever
called you up at your Office. oh, Jim
my
Nov, as a matter OF fact, there are
several only Girls. YOU know. You
understand how it u.s., old man. You
We're unmarried ond-er. fairly good
looking nee yourself. thought for
the f.7l of a .acond, and thCn | an.
sNrIyd enthusiastic al,y:
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17

but fashion can work revolutions when
she sets about 1t.
One of the favoritc combinations of
stones is tu%rquoises and diamonds in a
cluster effect. Previously to going
into mourning a woman prominent so
cially wore such a pair, which were
fully one-haIf inch in diameter, out
were most becoming to her darnA
piquant l. auty.-Ncw York Sun.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17
Bio Earrings Now Worn.

Scraw earrings of m size are
the fad among fashionable women this
season, which only goes to show how
womeu's ideas change in the matter Of
what ~ modish.
Only a short time ago women viewed
with Gisdain these relics of barbarism,
as they were called, and would as
g o Saye worn rings in their noses:
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-17
Vitality Of Frogs Heart.

There is no living creature. acc, I'd.
ing % a Pennsylvania surgeon. tiat
has y heart with so much vitality as
that Of "A common frog. Late exI ,ri.
mcn's have shown that the heart
show ID "alvular motion for a full say
after it had been severed eptil ely
from 'ho body.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
TYPHOID SEASON.

Typhoid fever is disease
brought about by your own or
somebody else's uncleanliDess.
IL Is a disease of the Intestinal
canal. II is caused directly ny
the water or milk you drink or
the food you eat getting poison-
ed with the disease-and In no
other way. II is most easily ac-
quired by those who suffer from
constipation. Therefore, keep the
bowels open and regular.
Wafer and milk are the two
articles most frequently poison
ed by typhoid. Heat kills the ty-
phoid poison, therefore, boil all
drinking water ten minutes.
Scald all milk and cream, espe-
cialIy that intended for the
young. Dirty hands may also car
~ the typhoid poison, therefore
wash your hands carefully be-
fore handling any article Of
food or drink. Food gets poison
ed, especially green stuff. by be-
ing manured with night soil, by
flies, crawling over IL, or by
contaminated dust from the
street, or by being washed or
wafered with polluted water,
therefore wash all vegetables
and fruit intended TO be eaten
raw, with boiled water. Keep
Mes out of the house and shops.
Keep food supplies covered so
that flies cannot gain access 20
mem.
Clean up about your house
and premises. Clearly surround
ings means clearly people. Bad
odors, dirty yards. dirty houses,
bad ventilation. lower human re-
sistance. render you more liable
10 contract the disease. there
fore be clean In every detail OF
house keeping.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
MAHOGANY IN NEGRO CABIN.
Sw amps Of Georgia Hide Many valu-
able Pieces of Rare Furniture.

Several of the curio shops In Savan-
nah are kept by colored men. They
have attained considerable sagacity in
the purchase OF antiques. especially OF
old mahogany furniture. and they
talk as glibly as Sheraton, Chippen.
dale and colonial styles. inlay and We
neer, as their white competitors. says
a Savannah letter IN the New York
Sun.
Where do you reckon I find most
OF the old mahogany" asked one OF
these dealers. pausing In the work OF
preparing a Queen Apne hedstead for
the polish. ''Tn the negro cabins.
Not the shantics IN or near Savannah
nor those on the main Travelled roads
All that furniture was picked up Ions
ago.
1.-THE darkies know nothing of the
value Of mahogany. II came to them
from their friends or the plantatio,
owners, who put It away for newer
pieces of walnut and maple. II went
out of fashion and so into the attics
or the quarters. though the servants
came Into possession OF most of il
when the old homes were broken up
after the war.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
Today's Schedule.
Paducah at Cairo.
jacksonville at vincennes.
Nation at Danville.

Cairo, ILL.,. Aug. 25.--Calro looks
good to local fans for first place. she
is playing brilliant ball and while the
Hoosiers go down the slide the locals
are climbing up. Jacksonville will
get "hers" later and the pennant has
not been won by any means.
Yesterday the locals defeated the
Indians again by score OF 2 to 1.
II was a pretty game and was any
gody's game until Way hit out sin
gle which brought In the winning run.
The Indians scored first.
In the fourth inning Woodring
walked Perry. ouigley singled, Wetzel
struck out. PERI and Quig,ey at
tempted double steal. Qulesser
threw wild to second allowing Qudgley
to reach third and Perry to score.
Quigley was put out coming home on
Haas grounder. Cooper few out.
In their half the locals scored two
runs. Blausser walked. Quiesser sac
rifced, Dithridge hit safe, Bisse'l went
out to first. Brahic purposely walked
Myers, Way hit safe scoring Blausser
and Dithridge Dithridge's hitting was
the feature of the game.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
BoprEs WASHED FROM GRAVES
Remains of 200 Exposed by FLOOD
During Terrific storm.

Kansas City, Mo-. August 25. -
Scores Of graves were washed out
and at least two hundred bodies
were exposed at Elmwood cemetery
here today during a terrific rain
storm that caused serious damage In
many sections OF the citv. Within
three and half hours 5.93 inches
of water fell, setting a new record
here. This great down-pour flooded
practically the entire cemetery and
a strong current was formed in the
lower ground. Monuments were
wrecked and other damage was done
Many downtown Easements were
flooded and people were driven from
their homes on low ground. At Kan
sas City. Kan, and at Armourdale
and Argentine, Kan. great damage
was suffered by railroads, wholesale
houses and packing houses. Railroad
tracks in the bottoms were under
water fora time.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
ILLINOIS CENTRAL II. II. ENCCR-
SION BULLETIN.

Chattanooga. Tenn Reglmental
Reunion Anniversary Battle OF Chic
kamauga: Dates OF sale Sept. II. IS
and 10, 1906. limit Sept. 80. 1900
BY depositing ticket and paying fee
OF so cents tickets can be extended
to Oct. 81, 1906. Round trip rate
1926.
Colorado Springs, Colo Pixies
Peak Centennial Celebration. Dates Of
sale Sept. 10. 20 and 81, 1906. limit
Oct. IS 1906. Round trip rate
5000.
Guthrie. Ky-Dark Tobacco Grow
ers' Association Dates OF sale Sept
22, 1906, limit Sept. "a, 1906. Round
trip rate s4.95.
Lexington, KY Colored A. & NJ.
Fair. Dates of sale Sept. IL to Is.
1906, limit Sept. II. 1906. Round
trip rate $685..
Louisville, KY State Convention
Christian Church in Kentucky. Dates
OF sale Sept. 23 to 81 inclusive.
1906. limit Sept. 20, 1906. Round
trip rate $685..
Louisville, Ky.-Cheap Excursion.
Leaves Paducah 1880 p. m. August
es, returning leaves Louisville y.
m, August 80. Round trip rate
5000.
Memphis, Tenn National Bap-
list (Colored) Convention. Dates OF
sale Sept. 0 to ~. inclusive, 1906,
limit Sept. 20, 1906. Round trip
rate s5.25.
New York, y. Y.-Home- Coming
William Jennings Bryan. Dates OF
sale Aug. rs and 20. 1906. limit to
leave New York Sept. 4. Round trip
rate s26.75.
Los Angeles. Cal National Bap-
list Convention. Dates Of sale Sept.
3 to IA. 1906, limit Oct. 81, 1906.
Round trip rate s60.50.
Louisville, KY Annual State
Fair Dates of sale Sept. Is to 22. In
elusive. 1905. Round trip rate s6.s5.
For further particulars apply 10
J. T. DONOVAN. Agent. Paducah.
Ky.
n. NJ. PRATHER. T. A. Union De-
pot.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
MINK THIS TIME.
Whole Ncighborhood Aroused by
Four Shots In Night.

A mink. the death squawks or a
hen, and the excitement running
through the veins of Mr.. ]. II. Frit-
illus of 1880 South Fourth street,
book-keeper for the Hammond Pack
ing company, caused Mr.. Fritzlus to
shoot four times at a sound. This
was sufficient to arouse the entire
neighborhood at an early hour this
morning. Mr.. Fritzius was awakened
by hen squawklng. and thinking II
was his Mr.. Fritzius shot at the
sound. Il was only the night before
that Mr.. Charles Riddle in the same
neighborhood shot four times at a
chicken-thief, and everybody
thought the chieken-thief was back
A hen in-the backyard of Mr.. George
Crenshaw. at 100 South Fourth
street, lay with Its throat torn open.
The only plausible theory is that a
mink committed the deed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
Notice to Contractors.

Paducah, Ky, August %, 1906.
Bids will be received at the Office
Of the board OF public works. city
hall. Paducah, Ky. until 3 D. m. or
August 20. 1906. for the following
construction and reconstruction Of
streets and sidewalk as per plans
and specifications on Ole at the city
engineers office. under ordinances
providing for same;
First street from Broadway to
Washington street, with vltrihed
paving block. curb aud gutter,
Washington street from First to
Third streets with vitrlhed paving
block, curb and gutter.
Second street from Washington
street to kentucky avenue. with viii
rfied paving block, curb and gutter.
The following streets are TO be
Improved with granitold sidewalks.
First street from Broadway to
Washington street.
Second street from Kentucky ave
nue., to Washington street.
Washington street from Second ia
Third street
Sidewalks on Washington street
from First to Second street with W.T.
rlied paving brick.
Sidewalks and combined curb
and cutters on Jones street from
Ninth to Eleventh street.
l.. A. WASHINGTON, City Engl-
neer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
STORAGE COMPANY {
WAS In BAD WAY
1t Is Alleged in Petition of
The Florida Bank.
Globe Bank aud Trust Company Made
Defendant in Transaction Prior
"a Change.
SEVERAL NEW SUITS FLED.

The following suits were fled to-
day In circuit court:
Citizens Bank & Trust company OF
Florida, against the Globe Bank &
Trust company for SLIGO alleged to
have been drafter and paid in for the
use OF the Leigh Fruit and Storage
company. The petition states that
the drafts were paid by the plaintlff
and that the Leigh Fruit & Storage
company was "shaky" at the time.
and that the debt Is the result OF a
scheme entered into by one of the Of
ficers OF the bank to assist the storage
company to keep on its feet. This
was before the storage company be-
came bankrupt and before the Globe
Bank & Trust company changed Off
GERS.
Jim Bolen against Della Bolen for
divorce on the grounds Of abandon-
ment They were married January
81. 1897. and separated four years
ago
W. F. Bradshaw against John and
Frank Lee for $50 damages. The
plaintiff alleges the defendants fenced
in some ofhis property on the Clinton
road.
Henry Gallman against the Metro
politan Life Insurance company for
500 and interest The petition says
that the plaintiff held a debt against
David Heller for this amount. Heller
died and the plaintiff wants to make
the debt out OF the insurance.
Nathan Cruise against Henrietta
Cruise for divorce They we're mar
ried in January, 1905. and separated
in October, 1905. The husband al
leges statutory grounds.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
MOTHER TAKES POISON.
Sorrow Over Marriage Of Daughter
Causes Attempt nj Suicide.

Philadelphia, Aug. 25.-Grieving
over her daughters marriage which
took place last night. Mrs. Margaret
Fogarty swallowed creosote and will
die. The woman gave no intimation
that she contemplated such an act
and was in jovial spirits during the
ceremonies that attended the mar
riage. she babe all the guests good
night In a joyful mood. but this morn
ing when she arose she seemed morose
and out of spirits. This her relatives
attributed to the absence Of her daugh-
ter. OF whom she was very fond, and
attempted to cheer her up, but were
unsuccessful. and late this afternoon
she retired TO her room and drank
poison.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
THE Big LEAGUES
National League.

st. Louis. 6; Boston, 1. Batteries
Higgins and Marshall: Pfelfser and
O'Neill.
Pittsburg, O.; New Work. 3. Bat
teries-Lynch. Philippe, Gibson and
Phelps; McGinnity and Bowerman.
Chicago. 5; Philadelphia. o. Bat
teries-Ruelbach and Ling; Richie
and Donovan.
Second i;amc. 20 Is.
Chicago. Z; Philadelphia. 8. Bat
teries-Lundgren and Moran; Lush
and Donovan.
Cincinnati, 4; Brooklyn, 6. Batter
ies-iEwing and Schlei: Pastorius.
Stricklett. Ritter and Bergen.
Second Game.
Cincinnati. 1; Brooklyn. 0. Batter
-wcimer and Livingston; McIn-
tyre and Bergen.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25

pitcher for the l.. A. L. semi-prores-
slonal baseball team ana viii go to
tagging for the Illinois Central.
Woodbridge has pitched several ex-
cellent games this season and has
had some offers from out OF town
clubs.
The L. A. L. baseball team OF this
city viii go TO Metropolis tomorrow
to play the Metropolis team. The
battery viii be Urls Arnold and Ed
die Brahic Tor the Paducah team.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-25
ktlnaplng Nhargc.

Ernest Tanksley was arrested yes
terday on the charge OF kidnapping Mel
lie Rainey. who was with him. He T.
suspected Of numbering Miss Sarah
Schafer in Bedford, Ind. on January
81, 1904. the theory Of the prosecu
tion being that he mistook Miss
Schafer for the Rainey girl, with
whom he had an appointment at N,
spot where the murder was committed
The dead woman greatly reseembled
the Rainey girl.