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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-20

Newspaper men become hardened
to such things. But it seems that
even preachers often long for a word
of encouragement. The new rector of
the Episcopal church. Mr.. Lonberg,
said yesterday morning that he keenly
felt the lack of encouragement from
the men of his church The women
had given him a reception which was
attended by women, mainly. AS for
the men he mad hunted them up, met
them ON the streets, ETC., but since
he came here, some two months ago.
only three men have called upon him
socially at his Dom Only n of
these was a member of his church,
the Others being the Presbyterian
minister. Mr.. Davis, and a newspaper
man
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-20

The newspaper man can write in
the language of the most gifted poet,
the most enthusiastic eulogist, and
frame his words in the rhythmic
Measure of the lyTist and the fervid
eloquence of the orator to let the
world know how good and smart PEG
pie are, and not one in ten will eve
stop to thank him, but say anything
bad about a man and he will fall owe
himself and somebody else to get to
the office TO stop his paper and abuse
the editor.-Moore (Tex.) Model.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-20

"come on in; the waters fine"
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
HUMORS OF THE LAW.

Law and equity are two things
which God has joined together and
man has put asunder. When a pris-
oner in Justice Maule's court was ask
ed whether he had anything to say
why sentence should not be pronounc-
ed upon him, he replied, 81 wish God
may strike me dead if I stole the
ducks" Maule waited for about a min
ute and then said: Prisoner, as Prov
idence has not interfered l must
Three months hard labor"
A mayor on taking his seat on the
bench for the first time informed the
bar that during his year of Office he
would spare no effort to be neither par
tial nor impartial of Sir AL
bert Rollit in London.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
OLDEST PREACHER DEAD.
(By Publishers Press)

Little Rock, Ark.-The Rev. George
Brinsf1eld, said to be the Oldest preach
er in the world, died at the home of
his sOn-in-law, Thomas Cankey, near
Huron, lizard county, at the age of 10S.
Mr.. Brinsfeld was a local Metho-
dist preacher and a remarkable char
acter. He came to Arkansas eighty
four years ago from Alabama. He al
ways attended the conferences of his
church, and at the age of 100 walked
to Batesville, distance of fifty miles,
to attend the conference at that place.
He was born in GUiIfOrd county,
North Carolina, May 16, 1899. In 1918
he married Miss Charity Skipper and
of the union six children were born.
After her death he married again and
eight children were born to his second
wife. He had fifty grandchildren,
eighty-seven great grandchildren and
twelve great great grandchildren.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
PRIVATE POST CARDS.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, March.-An order has
been issued by the postmaster general
providing new regulations governing
the size, form and weight of private
post cards entering the mails. Such
post cards must be made of an un-
folded piece of cardboard, not exceed
ing three and nine-sixteenths by five
and nine-sixteenths inches, nor less
than two and three-fourths by four
inches.
They must in form and in quality and
weight Of paper be substantially like
the government post cards. They may
be Of any color not interfering with a
legible address and postmark Very
thin sheets Of paper may be attached
to them on condition that they COM
pletely adhere to the card. Cards
bearing particles of glass, metal, mica,
sand, tinsel or other similar sub
stances will not be accepted for mail
ing except when enclosed in envelope.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
THE AVERAGE MANS MAIL,

The American Magazine for March
presents all the facts about the middle
or mean American. Every statement
is backed by sufficient authority A
man named Raggers and his wife are
taken as the average. Here are the
facts about their mail:
"Of communications from and to the
outer world, Raggers and his wife re-
ceive and send a rather considerable
number during the year elf we
may take the average of the United
States given in the report of the post
Office department, 1904 They send
off 292 letters and 46 postal cards, and
receive printed matter (mainly circu-
lars) to the number of rs, as we'll as
155 newspapers and 26 government
publications and communications,
making a total in all of 594. They
only receive or send five telegraphic
messages a year.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
LOOKS LIKE JOHN D,
(The Chicago POst.)

In securing jury for the Standard
Oil trial in Chicago, persons in the
court room noticed a striking resem-
blance between G. A. Friedrich, one of
the veniremen, and John D. Rockefel-
Ter. AS the men were leaving the
court room friedrich was stopped and
asked to pose for a photograph.
II do not care to have my picture
taken especially in this case," said
friedrich. "I have heard so much of
my resemblance to Mr.. Rockefeller
that it bOres me. Everyone who knows
me speaks about it,
Attorney Eddy, for the oil company,
when he heard Of the remark of Fred
rick, said:
II wonder if he already is against
us? Maybe he had been bothered so
much about it that he will be affected
by it."
friedrich said he had no prejudice
against the man he resembles.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
A NEW USE FOR DETECTIVES.

"The shadow is one of the most po-
tent forces in the service of those who
deal in Millions" says David Fergu-
son, in "The Shadow in High Fin
ance," in March Everybody's. "This
shadow is no airy, fiimsy thing, but
hard-headed, cold-blooded, patient,
persistent, silent detective, highly
trained in all the tricks of his craft,
but especially developed along two or
three lines. He is uesd chiefly to
watch men and to get information.
That sounds simple and commonplace
enough, but it defines an occupation
that has caused numberless heart
breaks, has thwarted vast ambitions,
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
EXAMINE ALL TEXAS BOOKS.

Austin, Tex, March.-Gov. Campbell
has signed the bill passed by the legis-
lature authorizing the attorney gen.
eral to go into any business interest
in Texas and examine it's books to as
eral to go into any business interest
trusts interests are connected with it's
ownership or controlling way. The
law becomes effective at once.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
THE SLEEP OF HORSES.

When the horse sleeps, it is said that
one ear is directed forward, why is
not known. A writer in the English
Mechanic thinks this is to guard
against danger, being survival of it's
originally wild habits. He says:
Watch horse asleep through the
window of his stable and make a faint
noise at the front. That ear will be
all attention, and probably the other
will fly around sharply to assist. Now
let him go to asleep again and make
the same noise to the left. The for
ward ear will still keep guard, with
possibly lightning flick round, only
to resume its former position.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
THE DAM BILL PASSED.

Senator Frye, Of Maine, startled the
senate recently. He was on his feet
making a report from his committee
Suddenly raising his voice, Mr.. Frye
exclaimed: "If I can get immediate
consideration for that dam bill [ will
promise the senate not to report an
other dam bill this session"
Amid general laughter, the bill was
passed and dam will be built across
certain shoals on the Savannah river.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
ETERNAL VIGILANCE,
(Macaulay's History

AS we cannot, without the risk of
evils from which the imagination re-
coils, employ physical force as a check
on misgovernment, it is evidently our
wisdom to keep all of the constitution
al checks on misgovernment in the
highest state Of efficiency, to watch
with jealously the first beginnings of
encroachment, and never to suffer ir-
regularities, even when harmless in
themselves, to pass unchallenged, lest
they acquire the force of precedents."
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
AFTER RAILROADS.

Washington, March.-A hearing was
begun recently before the interstate
commerce commission in proceeding
brought by wholesale and manufacture
ing lumber associations against practi-
cally all of the railroads of the United
States for an order to compel the rail
roads to provide permanent stakes
and racking necessary to the use of
fiat cars for the hauling of lumber.
The proceeding is directed against
policy that has been in existence for
more than fifty years, under which the
lumbermen have been compelled to fur
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28

on the weight of such equipment.
They are now contending for the
adoption of permanent steel stakes.
The railroads are setting up the de-
tense that it has not yet been demon
strated that the steel stakes are prac-
tical, and their counsel announced that
they would ask for more time for ex-
periments.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
A GOOD CONGRESSMAN.
(By Associated Press.)


theodore Often, congressman from
Milwaukee, has earned large degree
of popularity in Washington by lead
ing the Sunday night sacred song serv-
ice in one of the Washington hotels.
few days ago he was presented with
gold watch and fob by number of
persons who nave enjoyed his work.
The presentation speech was made by
the wife of Congressman Crumpacker.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
JOE BLACKBURN'S JOB.
(The Evening Post.)

President Roosevelt has taken care
of Blackburn, of Kentucky When
the president needed help in the SEN
ate in the Brownsville case Mr.. Black
burn came to the front as an ally The
Kentuckian called at the White House
and probably assured Mr.. Roosevelt
that though a Democrat he was with
him heart and soul in the matter of
the discharge of the colored troops.
Then Mr. Blackburn introduced his
resolution which in effect declared
that the president did not exceed his
authority when he discharged the
black battalion. The retiring senator
has been named by Mr.. Roosevelt as
a member of the Panama canal COM
mission at $4,000 year.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
DUTY OF AN ATTORNEY GENERAL
(New York Appellate Court

wv" AOI II APPOIIdI6 OUUII.J
He may bring, and it is his duty to
bring, an action when he is satisfied
that the law has been violated and
person is exercising a public office or
public franchise without authority
or legal title to the office or franchise.
The question is one submitted to his
discretion, and he must exercise that
discretion upon the facts as they ap-
pear to him from time to time when
brought to his attention.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
OUR CONSTITUTION.

Uanning Coates, of Pennsylvania
The state of Pennsylvania alone has
natural resources in iron, coal and
other minerals, in addition to its gas
springs and oil wells, it's mountains
covered with the primeval forest,
which, when cleared, offer excellent
lands for the pasturing of sheep, to-
gether with it's vast extent of other
pastoral and agricultural lands, ex-
ceeding that of England There are
now forty-five states in the American
Union with a population approaching
a hundred million souls. An army
is perfect when all it's several
branches are so perfectly ordered that
their distinct parts are combined into
thorough cooperation so as to make
one whole, and the constitution of the
United States is so drafted as to COM
bine each Of these forty-five states into
an e Pluribus Unum But the fact
that each of these states is a sover-
eighty within itself is frequently lost
sight Of, and what has become so COM
mon for corporation to go to one
SCdLO W OUCdlu d 10 COuSITuCC
a railroad in another should be pro-
hibited as it takes away, in a large
measure, that absolute control of each
state over it's own internal affairs, Sc
cured to it by the constitution of the
United States.
By the constitution the United
States is compelled to guarantee to
each state a Republican form of govern
ment, and each state should be imme-
diately held responsible to the federal
government for all Irregularities, and
each corporation Immediately respon-
sible to the state government for any
abuse or violation of it's chartered
rights that should injure or disturb So
ciety
The American historian Motley, in
his history of the Rise and Fall of the
Dutch Republic" says that "a we'll
ordered local government is the only
safeguard to our individual freedom
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
ACCEPTS cHANcELLoRsHIP.

Jackson, Miss, March.-Prof. j. B.
Aswell, superintendent of the public
school of Louisiana, who was recently
elected chancellor of the University Of
Mississippi, has accepted the place,
and will begin his term as soon as his
successor has been named and has
qualified.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
THIS is "soME FARM"

Houston, Texas.-Ten million dol
lars, spot cash, is the neat little sum
that has been refused by the heirs of
the King estate for the great King
ranch in southeast Texas, two of
whose border lines are the gulf of
Mexico and the Rio Grande and whose
broad area embraces nearly all of
three counties and part of fourth.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
LOW STREET CAR FARES.
mayor Dunno of Chicago.)

Congress has passed a law giving
the city of Washington cent fares,
Detroit and Cleveland have cent
fares and Indianapolis cent fare
with universal transfers. Chicago? If
these pending ordinances are passed,
Chicago is bound hand and foot to a
5 cent fare for twenty ears.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28
CALIFORNIA; CAPITAL.

Sacramento, Cal.-The assembly has
passed a resolution providing for the
removal of the capital to Berkeley by
a vote of SO to 10. 1t has already
passed the senate. 1t will now be
voted on by the people.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-28

and brought about financial tragedies;
while on the other hand it has served
to multiply the great boards of the
masters of high finance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
WORLDS WINE SUPPLY.
France and It's Colonies Furnish
More Than one-Third.

From the New tork sun
A calculation of the wine production of
the entire world published in the ,Mpni-
teur- Vinicole. an organ of the vinegrow-
ers Of France, contains several surprises,
among which are the enormous suprem-
acy of France and the very unimportant
place that Germany occupies as wine
producing country. The output of all the
vineyards Of the world is estimated to be
1874 12S 9O6 hectoliters, or about 1854, AS
600 gallons.
OF this quantity France herself produces
IS, coo. 600 hectoliters, or considerably
more than one-third. Italy comes second
with 80. 500, 600 hectoliters, and Spain third
with 100000. 80
The fourth place is occupied by the
French province of Algiers with 6,9O6, I20
hectos. thus making the total output OF
the French republic nearly s5,O0O.0oO hec-
toliters. soo
Fifth comes Portugal. with 1900, 900
hectoliters; sixth, Austria. with 3,lOO,OS'
seventh, Hungary. with 2.S05.OoO eigntn
and ninth, Rumania and chile, with
1880, 900, and only in the tenth place do IS
Germany appear, with 215O,OOO hectoii-
ters-
Russia nearly overlook Germany last
wear with 100000. Belgium is twelfth
with 100000.
Countries producing between one and
two million hectoffters are Turkey, m
Guiding Cyprus; Argentina, the United
States and Switzerland. Greece with ITS
inlands supplies 100000 hectoliters and
Australia is credited with 265. coo. as are
Tunis and Brazil. There is 100000 hecto-
nters of cape wine produced every year;
Corsica Yields 10000 and Luxembourg
100 600 hectoliters. Peru, Uruguay, Bo-
livia and Mexico follow in this order with
small quantities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

America, Miss Peet in the sign language of
the deaf and dumb and Miss Merrilvocally.
The Lucy Holcombe Chapter, it was report
ed was prevented from having representa-
ton by illness in the family of the regent,
Mrs. E. B. Townsend. A musical num-
her was given, however, for this chap
ter by Mrs. George Chandlee, cornet; Mr..
Hoffman, violin; Mr.. Carl Mass, plano.
Capt. Polly Pitcher Chapter, Mrs Albert
]. Gore, regent, was represented on the
program BY Col. John Tweedale, who
read. Our Flag Chapter, Mrs. William
Van Zandt Cox, regent. Miss Flora Jack
son sang, and Miss Lee Moore, Miss Bes-
sic Tiffany and Miss Salie Tiffany gave
a mandolin trio number for this chapter.
The last chapter organized in this group
was the Emily Nelson, Mrs. George G.
Martin, regent. The historian of this
chapter, Mrs" Cora Bacon Foster, read
an original paper entitled 1.-THE Old Canal
at Great Falls"
with large flags and quantities of white
chrysanthemums. 1t was announced tina
the next social meeting will b, held the
second week in January, when sever
other chapters will entertain.
The chairmen of the subcommittee Of
the entertainment committee for 1907. o.
which Mrs. Mabel G. Swormstedt is chair.
man, are as follows: Literary. Mrs. Joh-
Paul Earnest; hall, Mrs. NJ. " Richards
refreshments. Mrs. Harry T. Guss; music
Mrs. 2. B. Townsend; decorations, Mrs
Albert j. Gore.
The members of the entertainment com
mittee representing the seven chapters
are Mrs. M St. Clair Blackburn. Miss
Florence r. Keene, Mrs. Albert c. Cav
Miss Elizabeth Peet, Mrs. Frank A
Wolff, jr, Miss Harriet Richardson, Miss
katherine E. Po!kinhorn and Mrs. Frani
Lewis. $500
Miss Mary Lee Goddard was in charg
of the program.
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Mysterious Women of Egypt.
From Leslie's Weekly.

There are seemingly more types of wom-
en- in Cairo, all of them natives Of Egypt,
than In any other city of like population
in the world Their variety is due largely
to the difference in costume, which Is
regulated by religious beliefs. All the
women Of Mohammedan faith wear wells.
Some wear queer little spools of brass or
gold, which are attached to the head
piece and which hang down to cover
the nose This signifies that the wearers
are married. Others wear wells without
either headpiece or nose covering The
| wells of the Turkish women are the hand
soonest, and they are also the most CO.
Bquettish. for occasionally they are thin
Ienough to show the outline of the features
beneath. Nearly all of the aristocratic
male Egyptians of Cairo are married to
kTurkiSh women, who are supposed to be
hyperion to the natives in both beauty
and intelligence. The majority of Turkish
Rirls of wealthy families are educated, q:
hre their European sisters, and many OF
Them are talented in music and painting
This enlightenment which allows thu
daughters to be educated applies only tC
hose families which have had the ad
'antages of English association. Bu
his class is very rarely seen by the tour
st, unless he gets just a flash of Their
geiled faces showing through the CLOSED
Windows of a carriage in which they en-
Joy their daily outing on the Fashionable
Gazera drive of Cairo. 1t is the midGl=
class which one will see on the streets
and in the baZaars In the NATIVE qua ter
Occasionally the aristocrat visits the jew
eler. but when she does she is ushereG
into private reception room and is 81
hedged in by ceremony and servants thai
tho European customer in the same shoI
c-ao"s his neck in vain to get glimpse
Of her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
FOR STOUT FIGURES
NEW STYLES CAN BE MADE
VERY BECOMING.

The fad for tailored suits in striped ma
terials is an innovation that must be ex-
tremely gratifying to stout women, for
this year they may be sure that their tot
let's are not only up-to-date, but becoming
and. fortunately, neither the latest models
nor the favorite fabrics will have to be
sacrificed because they are not suitable.
AS to materials. the varieties of stripes
and their colorings are SO large that a
becoming selection is quite easy. There
are contrasting stripes, invisible stripes,
and stripes created by hair line weave
much heavier than the background, while
the width of the stripes varies from one
eighth to an inch.
The most popular, because the most gen.
orally becoming. Is the stripe one-quarter
of an inch wide in two colors Two shades
or brown, or rather tan and dark seal
brown, is much worn. and golden tan
alternating with black is both smart and
servlceable. In fact, one can find almost
all the wanted colors combined with black
heliotrope. green, the new blues and dark
red.
Plain colors are quite as fashionable as
those contrasting. provided the goods are
on the stripe order, either through the
weave or the raised hair-line effect.
In all black goods. for instance. this is
the only way In which the stripe can be
made apparent. and there are many wom-
en- who prefer the invisible stripes in col
ors to those showing a contrast. Certain
ly for formal wear the solid color is the
more appropriate, the two toned being rec
commended for knockabout suits.
The favored materials just now are
tweeds serges, broadcloths and the
worsteds. The last-named will stand no
end Of wear and always look well. They
are a good choice for an all-around suit.
Broadcloth should be selected II the gown
is for afternoon, ETC., wear. while the
tweeds and the serges are admirable for
hard use.
AS to the styles for these tailored cos
tunes. the skirts are cut from two to
three inches of the ground, are pleated,
the most popular model being the kilt eff
feet. trimmed with one self-tuck or more
above the hem. This is becoming to the
average figure. Those stouter will prefer
the skirt smoothly fitting over the hips,
the pleats springing at each gore half way
down the skirt, and the length as long as
can comfortably be worn.
When this kind Of skirt Is trimmed, a
broken line (strappings) will be better than
the fold In one piece
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Long cutaway Goats Fashionable.

8, The long cutaway style is the most fash
fonab1e for handsome cloths, and these
may close with three buttons or with a
vest: When more elaborate effect Is
sought, the coat may close double breasted
just over the bust, with single or two
handsome buttons, the fronts slanted off
very sharply from the first closing. When
the buttons are released the fronts will
be thrown back, forming large point i re-
vers, and revealing at the same time a
handsome waistcoat. -, IS -..
Sleeves are almost invariably coat shape
and wrist length upon all suits for prac-
teal purposes. $500.
Braid trimming is used. IT -decorates
skirts, edges coats, and sometimes two
rows quite an inch wide will form border
all around such wraps, and many of the
smartest looking vests are braided.
Materials used for waistcoats are ere
tonne and tapestry. Self-strappings cut on
the bias trim the seams of the striped
suits and are far more effective than the
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cessfully.
The making of tailored suit at home IL
not ito be recommended, but an economy
possible to be practiced would b. to have
the skirt pleated and hire a tailor TO make
the coat. There are houses that will take
the material, cut. make and pleat the
skirt-a number of models to choose from
and return it ri dy for hemming the
bottom and sewing into the belt. The
price Is not high. and believe the work
is very satisfactory-much better, GER
tainly. than could be done by a cheap
dresSmaker.
Then if one feels equal to the task of
coat making, there are many devices and
aids to effective finishes, such as shoulder
forms, paddings, ETC., all up-to-date i'm
provements that may be bought ready for
use.