Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-11

WAS brought about by the iniorma'
sion she received during her first vis.
10 nj the office.-Santa re New Mex.
lean.
what do you do With your post
csrdss' IL q question that 10 often
asked this summer. for the post card
craze IN greater now than ever before
and each day brings several pretty
cards from friends who are enjoying
delightful vacations. These cards nre
attractive and worth saving for 4
time at least. 20 the question comes
m 10 the best way Of decorating with
them. One person has suggested n
post card album. and indeed, that u
the ideal way Of keeping the cards
In good condition for any length OF
time. Another novel way for using
the cards is 10 cover one side Of q
room with them. and stiii another II
10 make a screen by lacking them to
a foundation OF blue or some solid
color. The post cards are prcttier
than eyer before. and will move q
great fad. even though our postonices
c'slike IN handle hem. but 10 long
as they cause explanations of delight
from the young women Of the family.
their pnpn arity II assured.
In reply 10 the charge that women
are lacking In mechanical ingenuity.
writes Rene Bache In Technical
World magazine for August. Il Ia as
serted that many OF the most valua.
Bile inventions patented by men In
reality represent ideas conveyed In
the brains Of their wives. their sis.
ters and their daughters. Ell Whit.
ney's famous cotton gin Is said to
have been merely the application Of
. device first thought out by . WON.
an-the widow Of General Nathaniel
Greene.
The "Coston Light" which Is used
by our life saving service. and by
mariners all over the world. for sig.
mailing at night-it burns like red
fire-is . woman's invention. so like.
wise IL the paper bag with a satchel
bottom. which was the idea Of Miss
N. =. knight. The machine by which
"comb foundation" ~ II is called. for
beehives, IL made. was patented by
Francis A. Durham. IN 1881. II saves
bees half the labor Of honeycomb con.
struction by turning out wax sheets.
which, suspended In the hives. serves
~ q basis to build the combs upon.
But the most wonderful point about
The continuance Ii that, the cells out.
lined in relief on the wax being all
OF worker" size. those Of them that
are utilized by the insects for nurs.
cry purposes win produce only work.
er bees. thus avoiding the propaga-
tion Of idle drones.
A dance and banquet was given
last evening by members Of the Fra.
ternal Brotherhood to the "golds"
who had won the contest over the
reds in securing the most new
members Of the order. The two sides
had entered into the contest heartily
and with a determination to win.
| Mrs. Mary G. White was captain Of
the reds" and Miss Lydia Sullivan,
Of the COLDS" The function was a
happy one throughout. s. R. Dearth
was POSTMASTER ond several toasts
were responded to happily by mem
bers present.
Says Thursdays Santa Fe New
Mexican: Mrs. s. Neustadt Of Albu.
querque, who has been visiting her
brother at Corona and her sister,
Miss Minie Holman, who has been
visiting her father at Pasture for the
past ten days. passed through the
city last evening en- route To Las We.
gas for a visit with relatives In the
Meadow city.
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Mrs. A. b. Lewis Of Kansas City IL
hare IN Snend tho raoe,yrtsay ri fhe