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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

Beautiful Is an adjective applied
chiefly to brides, hcroines Of novels and
ladies In distress. 1t is employed prin.
cipally by society editors, novclists,
newspaper reporters and poets and
holds It's age and shape well IN spite Of
constant actlvity and overwork. The
only novelist who never used the word
was ,Ilhoda Broughton. Her heroine
Belinda was green eyed, freckled and
cantankerous and Is the only unbcauti.
fuI heroine on record, just az the count
in Wilkie Collins ''The Woman In
white is the only fat villain. The only
poet who has never used IL is Swim.
burne. He always compares his hero
ines to serpents. they are 50 wise and
sinuous. The society editor or newspa-
per reporter who has never worked II
TO a silvery edge does not live. contrary
TO the rules Of the Society For the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Inonfensive
Adjectivcs.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03
Nerve saa Nervous.

A celebrated English surgeon asserts
that the japanese have nc nervous
system" and that nerves." as west
ern nations know the term. IL untrans'
latable In Japan. This invites u refer
ence to the significant history OF the
words nerve" and nervous" a
nerve" by derivation from Greek md
Latin and by earlier English use, Is
really a sinew. When Pope speaks Of
nervous arms" he means exactly the
"brawny arms" Of the village black.
smith, and this nj survives meta
phorically In a nervous style Of writ
ing which Is very different from q
'%'neurotic' Shakespeare used
merry" in the same sense. But now
that nerves" no longer mean sinews
nervous" in the common use has al.
most reversed its old meaning. In DR.
Johnson's time nervous" In the mod.
ern sense was still only medical can't
Now men Of nerve are very different
from men Of nerves."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03
III. Great Salt Lake bridge.

The longest bridge In the world
stretches across Great Salt like. II
was constructed at an enormous cost
to save time and money. Before the
bridge was built the railroad skirted
the north end OF the lake. Now It cuts
of forty-three miles Of road and runs
directly from Ogden to Lucln. The
cost Of this remarkable bridge was
$5,O00.O00. The piles were brought
from the Oregon and Texas forests.
BY placing all the piles together they
would nearly 100000 feet.
There are more than eleven miles Of
permanent trestling. nearly the entire
length being under water, which 10
from thirty 10 thirty four feet deep.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03
nestnnlng u th. rro.hae.

"Yes," said Breezem, who happened
to be In n reminiscent mood, during
my younger days | sowed the wind. but
later
well, what happened later?' queried
Mrs. Breexem.
II married you" continued the al
legged head of the matrimonial combine.
Chicago News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03
sound Reason.

LEND me your umbrella. dear. It's
raining, and I've got TO 90 to the vestry
meeting again tonight"
But. John. why don't you take the
one you've been carrying for the last
week.
what, TO the vcstry meeting? Why.
that's where | got it."-Philadelphia
Press.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03
ssis ct ~ Charity.

Mrs. Hcnpeuuc--So you did an act Of
charity to commemorate the twentieth
anniversary OF our wedding? Mr.. Hen.
pcque--Yes. I refused a raise Of salary
TO onc Of my clerks who wanted to get
married.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

Old Lndy-what, you are sorry You
are getting 80 big? Why 80? Child
Cos ina says I'm gettin' old enough to
know better Brooklyn Life.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

The 0rnce 81 experience.
He-How well Miss Elderberry car
ries her age! Shc-But, then, she has
become 70 accustomed to Il, ron know.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

Rebekah Lodge, !. o. o. r, Meets
second and fourth Thursday evenings
OF each month at the l, 0. O. +. hall.
Mrs, Augusta O'Malley. noble grand;
Mrs. NJ, T.. Garlick. vice grand; Mrs.
Mary l.. Wertz. secretary: Mrs. Sarah
Roberts, treasurer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

Fraternal Union Of America, Meets
first and third Tuesday evenings Of
each month In the Fraternal Brother
hood hall, west Of Fountain Square, at
8 o'clock. N. P. Sund. F. NJ: w.
G. Koogler. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

Chapman Lodge. No. 2. A. =. 4 A. N.
Regular communications ist and 3rd
Thursdays In each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. c. d.
Boucher, w. NJ; Charles II. Spor-
leder. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

Knights Of Columbus meet every
second and fourth Tuesday OF the
month at the Fraternal Brotherhood
hall. Visitors welcomed. J. E. Nc
Mahan. G. X: Frank Strass. F. 8.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

The Fraternai Brotherhood, No. t02,
meets every Friday night at their
hall in the Schmidt building. west OF
Fountain square. at s o'clock. Visiting
members are always welcome.
JAMES N. COOK,
President.
Miss Katie Burchell. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03

3. p. o. E., Meets first and third
Monday evenings. each month. at
knights Of Pythias Hall. Visiting
brothers are cordially invited.
b. ID. BLA.K. Exalted Ruler,
T. e. BLAUVELT. Sec.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-03
Professional Directory
SOCIETIES.

!. o. o. r., Lac Vegas Lodge, No. 4,
meets every Monday evening at their
hall. Sixth street, All visiting breth-
rem cordially invited to attend. y. La
Due, N. G.; G. w, q. Ward,
v. g.; T. NJ. Elwood, secretary; W,
T.. Critics, treasurer; C, v. Hedgcock.
cemetery trustee.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18

@e4.ghCfll love letter from an unknown saE4aE.7
 ArS- Henshaw began 70 see The ssasa Eas silly. eHt after al # IL would please this somewhat difficult creature. xklat harm was there in it2 And Jack sualc only De bit astonished for the zsorReut
 Meanwhile Jack Henshaw. b.issfully -EEsorlnt Of what was in store for AlHs. proceeded quietly with his toilet
 Ms Plnkerton had got upon his Keryes. and he rather regretted that his sife had thought fl necessary to send her the invitation she had so Issrslstently "fshed' for ever since 2hey had returned from their honey Hzeaa.
 1ack Henshaw was by no means zan, and his foot had hardly crossed zie threshold Of his breakfast-room seaore he scented something decided 2 unusual in the manner of his wife and her guest.
 hat in the name of all that's sonderful is the matter this morn aIgs" he said.
 Al that his wife. who had never srosned upon him since their mar xiage, gave him a look which he found 1itscaIt 10 analyze. and which left eiFa even more bewildered than before. fhan she rose hurriedly from the eaale and went to the window. only presenting to her husbands aston zshei gaze the spectacle of a pair of shoulders heaving convulsiyely.
 It's about letter, she sobbed.
 Read il, exclaimed Miss Pinker- eoA.
 4 piece Of paper futtered to the soor. aud in choking voice came the sur5s.
 II can't
 ssThea must" Miss Fullerton picked up the paper and stood con fronting Jack with the air of q tragedy green She noted with some disap- 4soIntment that her victim was to all znseats and purposes quite calm She Aad pictured his face turning to a gresRish hue. but on the contrary it Sas quite bright and animated.
 Your wife opened one of your le. esss by accident" she began. unblush- ze2gly. and these are the wicked Fspnds which shattered her idol and siispelled all the dreams of her youth. :"
 MiSs Pinkerton then read the let esa. with dramatic earnestness very sSsea in contrast with the feminine aSsxry I tSe writer.
 ny ssrliag Jack (paussl If you
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
STRAY STATISTICS.

The average amount of sickness U human life is tea days per annun-
 Only one coupe .a over ll,ooo "' to celebrate their diamond weaails
 British South Africa has popas' tion of I.133.75 white people and '' 30S,355 negroes. ..
 While Europe has 107 people '0 - = square mile, Asia has but 5S' Alr'.a - and Australasia enc and one-haA
 During the lifetime of hea!la! ,', r., she will lay from 300 10 300 eggs n.. m best laying capacity is durns ns' 's' oud year.
 In France, out ot every l,oOV i1'.. ~ itants l23 are moce than Go yeals v, {, as against 75 in England and Y . Germany. ..,at
 It is stated ,Ga' there are a'S.. 'sl, 225. .Oo0 miles of oaaie il all al u, s.s, tom Of the sea. Each mile costs '' sl.000 to lay.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
Indian at West Pnint

Paul Knapp. half-hreed Pot,awato mic l9 years old. has been appointed tc West Point cadetship by President Roosevelt. Young Knapp was .horr near Hartford, Mich. but for years has lived With his parents in Benton liar. bor, where Ee received the greater part of his edueauion in the public schools. Later he went 70 The Haskell institute. school Tor lniians in Lawrence. Kan Last aasts. he returned 10 Baafor Harbor anl Las been doing such worl IS he could 2et Some tune ago 2, w-c-e ia Indian Commissioner Lern9 who became interested in him, and the result was his appointment by the president
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
SAYINGS OF THE TOTS.

Mamma, said little Ethel, who VI looking al the pictures in a Sunasg. school h.ok, how do the angels sg their night gowns on oyer 1st wings?'
 T think papa and mamma likes ihs baby better than they 60 me, said four-year-old floss.e to the yisit,. " cause he lets cn do just as theI please
 Tommy" said the teacher, "doil you know better than to talk aloud ], school?"
 But what is . feller to do'" qus' ried Tommy. You said the other dal l mustn't whisper
 IL was the roll of distant thuad'' that caused little Margie 10 observe "They must be cleaning house ' heaven to-day. mamma
 Why d. you thiHk 50, dearT ssss' her mother.
 T hear the arce}s movin the ia'a' ture around" repna8 Margie.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
LITERARY LITTER

Pereiva, Gibbon the wer.t,... author, began life as a csb,. " and is young yet. with a cbane. !, adding NJ. P. to his name
 Andrew Lang once wrote to I,.. Zangwill to ask him to take ns,. . an authors reading for the benss, :. charity and received in reDlv \, following laconic message: .Gf r,. ~ will. Zangwill."
 One hundred pounds was vivo, i. London for a first edition of n.,. Defoe's The Life ana surprisips |, ventures of Robinson Crusoea la, together with The Farther Aas., tures,' issued in the same year
 Thomas Hardy. the novelist va. little boy when his mother gave Ii, a copy of Dryden's Virgil" She ,o0, great pains with his education .,, had him taught Latin al F and ,, the age of 15 he received his s,r lesson in French from a governess
 Bliss Perry, editor of the Atla,s, monthly, has been appointed to i, professorship in English literature i, Harvard college. a chair which by remained vacant since 1866 aa which before that time was occvpls by George Ticknor. Henry Wsd, worth Lougfellow and James Russell Lowell
 Lafcadio Hearn is residing in yss Orleans and doing some work B, writes. T am living in a rutpa, creole house; damp brick walls gress with age. zigzag cracks running dow, the facade. a great yard with torcha plants and cacti ia il: qulyo,h horse. four cats. two rabbits. thrs dogs. five geese and a seragllo d hens-alI living together in hu. m0uyh
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
Khcdive $ Escort.

On a recent journey from Alexar. dria to the oasis of Siwa. the khediy, of Egypt was escorted by eight E.vn. tian officers -SS soldiers. one coaef1nan seven grooms. three cooks. four serv. ants. tTo tent pitchers. one farrie-. live eamelmen. ten camel drivers. four guides and G Bedouin camel drivers There were II horses. - dromedarie. and . camels for his highness pu sonal service and 246 eamels suppns ey Bedeains for transs.-t ser7lce.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
THEIR FIRST
 QUARREL
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bow,es)
ny gAkEs BkREISeTos


 Miss Pinksrt9n always made a point T being down early for breakfast shen she was q guest
 Oa this occasion. however. Mrs. Henshaw was close upon her heels. she had been described by felloE souan as @riiiculously pretty and alasardly in love with her husband"
 Good morning. Miss PinkeTtOn- Gu1ae and help me sort the letters. will yoa~
 Miss Pinkerton was only too de- lighted.
 They seem .o be nearly al for your ARshand." she said T don't want 10 as fnquisitive. my dear. but do you read all the letters your husband re- seiEss from his old sweeihearts 2"
 Young wives are proverBialIy sensi- t2re. and in the face of this question Ers. Henshaw was almost upset. But she showed smiling front. and eyened one Of her letters.
 This is from kate-HTs. Tracy eAe used to be my great ehum. She writes such nice letters. Just listen b xhis: My darling Grace. II you can tea. yourself away from the partner Of goaT joys and sorrows, who will. dare say. manage 10 exist without you for !. bit, I should like you 70 come and lunch with me tomorrow "Wednesday at 1.30. If you come I az prepared 10 overlook your com Saratiye neglec- Of me since your mar r1aEe. If you don't. beware, Yours .Ser. kata'"
 Miss Pinkerton's face softened.
 -I suppose you never have a game with Jack" she suggested, almost tim 2aly. ''get him into a little temper. snr instance. just for the pleasure of z.adereiving him the next moment Hs would think you quite clever If. 7sr instance. yon succeeded in fright ssziag him with that letter
 Frightening him, how? really sazsn ,f-'
 -Hhy. don't you see? Read the let esr alou3 again,"
 Mrs. Henshaw did so. but still 1zs4tai bewildered.
 Stupid, stupid, Just knock out ge word Grace and you have a most
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
TRAN SFORMATlONs'
Curious Results When Coffee D''-'
 inc Is Abandoned. :.

It is almost as hard for an oia ts '. ir- toper to quit the use of coffee as a.E as r o. !. whisky or tobacco fend 10 0.'g vi, eot except that the coffee user can g'i, ross fee and take up Postum foou of tss without any feeling Of ioS9 S.'trr, j morning beverage, for when fussg 'rasrl. | well boiled and served wi with s,Tor 2le'a. lll, , Is really better in point Of nasU- n',~,5sys most of the coffee served nJs s,sssur ! and to the taste Of the eoHA0 is like the flavor of fine Java. olacep
 A great transformation takes e,rp p'a Tssa the body within ten days ',1,1a or lry FF,ooi after coffee is left of and Pos.l+b ,. tbe pol Coffee used, for the reason ta-. t..a.-.ontlrsss son to the nerves has been oi,sid ,,onid ths and in it's place is taken a l,,ssr,eusa contains the most powerful
 nourishment. and pros
 It is easy to make this test arO sOa s these statements by chansll
 tee to Postum Food Cofes'
 There's a reason.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18

| previous article showed the ap- plicati0n of The working method. as so far followed to decorative draw ing- n tho same way the present article VII show hoR drawings by symbol forms may 3e taken out of doors and be used as the basis of an interpretatiYe working from nature.
 Success depending more upon m fers'andias the working method Of reducing and employing the symbol
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18

wasted away in bed for fen as After being given up, I bega, ssea Doan's Kidney Pills. In ~~ cn.. G'l's months l regained my ola 'ps q and now weigh 1sS pounds rsa
 boxes did it. and have b... .Ssh two years" 'ssa sa
 Sold by all dealers. 51 cent. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, Yy a'
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
Copyright. 0y ySs<..A 5 Bs.aas-l

T. is supposed te~c $ much clearer understandings q t&e po.G, of view has resulted fron study - the inter- Yeains the and thss sarSe amount of freedom and SKI. . drawing has resulted
 Now for Nature Work
 Heretofore the Grars1s has been al most wholly creative 0t.ec,s have after observation ben reduced to simple forms and combined into pic
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18
WASTED TO A span.,,
But Found Cure After F;s..
 of Sufferin, iesa

'A ouHering.
 A. Ii. stotts, messenger q, Capitol, Columbus, O.. says. 'as ss.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18

For fftee, ,..
 bles and niaIs, is,.,@ t,@| doetored taIts.saaH | could not sas cure I had b.,
 headaches and .Ss,,,l| ,,il ble urinary a'sa ders. One ssl cl'a. collapsed. fsa \ sensible sensible On the .is. \
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18

lures that freedom and beauty of ox. pfession might be acquired. Now the pupil goes cut To nature and accents her combination and sets forth his interpretation by that expression.
 The present article Is suggested Tor vacation or out Of door work in general. and is a step toward objee. -lYe drawing as related to the fore soing work. Let us suppose the ord. mary case of the pupil in the public school and hot deal with the excep-
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18

The British military force now ia South Africa costs s400.e00 3 week. ii is officially stated.
The Forrest City times., 1906-05-18

forms than upon particular skin in objective drawing it were well fo- the pupil CT teacher to review the earlier articles which suggested gong out Qf doors to find the tree. the rock. hill ur other forms to be reduced to working symbols for combining into pictures. All that was said on study. ing the character Of trees so that simple shape would suggest the par. tcuiar tree 10 be pictured should De heps in nina
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12
Bob Kennedy Dead.

News has been received in Flor
ida of the death of Mr.. Bob Kennedy,
better known as Roaring Bill Zen
nedy," which occurred as a result of
injuries recently sustained in a foot
ball game in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Kennedy was formerly men,
Der of the Jacksonville baseball team
and also of the Jacksonville football
team; prior to going to that city play
ed witch the Oak Halls, of Gainesville.
He was one of the best known base
ball players in the state and his
Florida friends will regret to learn of
his death.
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12
important Suit Instituted.

Attorney John P. Wall has insti-
tuted habeas corpus proceedings in
a case that may prove one of the
most important heard before Judge
]. B. Wall in recent years.
The proceedings are instituted for
tie purpose of securing the release
of John Critikos, a Greek, who is
held in Jail for selling whiskey with
out licenses. and will be heard be-
fore Judge Wall next week.
Should Judge Wall sustain the var
ious grounds on which Attorney Wall
bases his claim for the release of
Critikos, the case may result in the
sale of whiskey being prohibited in
Plant City, Tarpon Springs, ST. Pc
tersburg and other places in Hills
boro county.
The decision of the late Judge Bar
ron Phillis on the question of selling
whiskey. rendered several years ago,
and since brought up on a number
of occasions, is involved in the pro
ceedings referred to.-Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12
Dancer From the Plaque.

There's great danger from the
plague of coughs and colds that are
so prevalent, unless you take DR..
Kings New Discovery for consump-
tion, coughs and colds. Mrs. George
Wallis, of Forest City, Me-, writes:
Its a God send to people living in
climates where coughs and colds pre-
vail. l find it quickly ends them. 1t
prevents pneumonia, cures la grippe,
gives wonderful relief in asthma and
hay fever, and makes weak lungs
strong enough to ward off consump-
tion, coughs and colds. so cents and
$1.00. Guaranteed by Tydings &
Co., druggists. Trial bottle free. m
A Young Mother at 20.
my mother suddenly became young
at 20. Twenty years of intense suf-
fering from dyspepsia had entirely
disabled her. until six months ago,
when she began taking Electric Bit
ters, which have completely cured
her and restored thet strength she
had in the prime of life writes Mrs.
w. L. Gilpatrick, of Danforth, Me.
Greatest restorative medicine on the
globe. Sets stomach, liver, and kid
news right, puri1 IS the blood, and
cures malaria, iousness and weak
nesses. Wonderful nerve tonic. Price
so cents. Guaranteed by Tydings &
Co, druggists. M
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12

Mrs. Edd Jeffords, who with her
two daughters. Misses Charlie and
Edna Jeffords, have been spending
the summer at Greenville and othe,
places in South Carolina, have re-
turned home. Both the Misses JEFF
fords have excellent positions i'll
the Greenville high school and will
remain in that city this winter. These
two beautiful Ocala girls are max
ing themselves enivable regulations
as school teachers.
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12
Death of Mr.. c. c. Sanders.

After an illness of several weeks
of hemorragic fever Mr.. G. c. San
ders. of Crystal River, died at the
Knight house in this city at 2:30
o'clock Wednesday morning. He was
sick for some time at Crystal River
and then brought to Ocala to the hos
pital and several days before his
Heath he was moved to the Knight
house. His wife and his mother,
Mrs. Felshaw, of Leroy, were with
him when he died and everything pos
sihle was done to save his life but
to nc avail.
Mr.. Sanders was thirty-three years
Of age and for several years before
going to Crystal River was with the
Spoke and Rim company in this city
and made many friends here, who
were exceedingly panied at the news
of his death. He was native of
Chicago. but had made his home in
Florida for nearly twenty years.
Mr. Sanders was buried from the
Baptist church yesterday morning at
ten o'clock and his body was laid
to rest in Greenwood cemetery under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows. of
which organization he was a mem
ter in good standing.
This paper extends its sympathies
to the bereaved wife and mother.
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12
How to Cure a Cold.

The question Of how to cure a cold
without unnecessary loss of time is
one in which we are more or less in
terested, for the quicker a cold is
gotten rid of the less the danger of
pneumonia and otner serious dis
eases. Mr. B. W. L. Hall, of Waiver
ly, Va, has used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for years and says: Il firm
ly believe Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy to be absolutely the best prepa-
ration on the market for colds.
have recommended it to my friends
and they all agree with me-" For sale
by all druggists. m
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12
ON T. DOLLAR A YEAR,
A Mleanopy Marriage.

Information reached this city yes
terday of the marriage of Henry
Simpson, of this city. to Miss Kate
Mathers, daughter of Mr.. ]. C. Math-
ers, which occurred at the home Of
the brides mother in Micanopy Tues
day. The ceremony was performed
hy Rev. E. A. Gray. of the Methodist
churcn.
The bride is a popular young lady
og Micanopy, while the groom is well
known and popular here. He is an
employee and saleman in the store OF
Mccormick & Howe.-Gainesville
Sun.
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12

A serious misfortune happened to
DR.. Newsom's automobile late yes
terday afternoon. The gasolene tank
exploded and caught on fire, complete
ly destroying the canopy over the
machine ana partly destroying the
seat and other parts of the automo-
bile Fortunately the explosion took
place near the Marion Hardware COM
pany's store and Mr. Harry B.
Clarkson saw the flames and seized
a ire extinguisher and quickly ex-
tinguished them thus by his prompt
ness preventing the entire de-
strucJion of this handsome automo-
bile.
The Ocala banner., 1906-10-12
To JUDGE a Remedy

you must know it's father and moth
er, and so understand the reason for
its existence. Ramon's liver Pills and
Tonic Pellets, Treatment for Sick
Headache, Dizziness. Pains In the
Side, Constipation, and Biliousness.
is based on the formula of one OF the
greatest physicians ever known. All
druggists will guarantee Ramon's
Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets to cure
sick headache or refund your money.
Whole treatmnt 25 cents.