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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-10-19
Business Men
on the Fair
Continued from page II

gotten up In the united states.
The pumpkins, melons, corn and
cotton were equal to any | ever
saw in any country. believe the
Campbell dry farming system is
the thing for growing Indian corn,
cotton, broom corn, pumpkins
melons and maize. The leading
money crop in its present rough
state, | should say is cotton. Peas
are also a good crop for this coun-
try. Those with fine quality Of
pod are good for stock and Tor the
human family. Alfalfa is going
to be a great crop also. | have
evidence OF the fact that it will
grow on land not irrigated. To a
farmer new to the country, who eX-
poets to take a claim and make his
living from it, | would say, plant
milo maize, Indian corn, broom
corn, sorghum, for feed, peas and
last, but not least, cotton; for a
side crop pumpkins, melons, Irish
and sweet potatoes, in fact, every
thing needed on a farm. | think a
man with a family, say a wife and
four children, with q capital of
$1,000 on which to start, should
not only make his claim furnish a
living, but something beyond. |
have known some to start on less
than halt that amount and succeed.
In conclusion | will say that this is
one Of the best counties | have
ever seen."--B. c. HANCOCK.
II was we'll pleased with Quay
County's First Annual Fair, and
don't know how it could have been
better. 1t is the greatest adver-
Using boost we could have insti-
tuted and in my opinion it should
be continued from year to year"
y. X. MOORE.
1t could hardly be estimated in
dollars and cents what the little
Quay county fair was worth to this
section Of New Mexico for the
short time we had to prepare it.
1t was a grand success.
+. H. F~ULLwOOD.
Well, Quay County's First An
nual Fair ended last Friday, ex-
cept the races, which were con-
tinued all day Saturday. The ver-
dict is universal, that the entire
program from beginning to end
was a grand success. In our last
issue, which went to press Friday
afternoon, it was impossible for us
to do more than merely open the
Fair. We had no time for details,
but we will mention the three days
programme in this issue as briefly
as possible, simply covering the
exhibit, parade, races, base ball,
etc. The testimonials OF the ar
ious citizens and business men of
Tucumcari and Quay county that
you have read, give a correct idea
OF what the people think of the
Fair generally.
1t is estimated that we had about
5000 visitors from the outside.
They were all pleased and agree
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our agricultural and stock re-
sources, and went away prepared
to advertise Quay county in every
section OF the country, The Sec
ond day of the Fair opened with
the Trades Display Parade at ten
o'clock in the morning. The line
OF march Of the parade was as fol-
lows Starting at the east end OF
Railroad Avenue it proceeded west
to Main street, thence east on Main
street to Adams street; south on
Adams street to Center street;
west on Center street to Third
street; south to High street, and
east on High street to Adams
street and thence to Fair Grounds.
Our representative counted about
forty floats and turnouts in the pa
rade. The expression heard on
every side among the people who
looked at it was ut is equal to
anything | have ever seen in a
County Fair" The floats repre-
scented every industry of the coun-
try, and many Of them showed
great are and expence in prepar-
alton. They are listed as follows
in the order in which they cnme
w. A. Jackson, Real Estate
Dealer.
c. c. Chapman with band, Liv-
cry Barn.
Ladies, 8 horseback.
Reliable Tailor Shop.
Eagle Cornice works, Timers.
Jones, The Jeweler." -
Donahue, Confectionery.
Legal Tender Bar.
Tucumcari Steam Laundry.
Tucumcari News.
c. T. Adair, Groceries.
Z. r. Dunn, Groceries.
Anderson, Second hand store.
JOS. II. Daugherty, Insurance.
The Lobby Bar.
Whitmore & Co., Groceries and
Meat.
Quay County Nursery.
A. lowell & Co., Racket Store.
Ed Ellis.
Ed Hall, Contractor.
Clint Rutherford, Harness.
J. II. Moore & Co., Lumber.
Gross Kelly * Co., Wholesale
Merchandise.
r. M. Bates, Farm produce.
l.. Z. Taylor, Electric supplies.
Perlstein Bros, Dry Goods.
W. b. farrell, Bottling works.
O.. l.. Lamar, Stone Quarry.
Nicholson & Co., Blacksmith.
Sherwood & Campbell, Real Es-
tate.
Gus Mathis, Live Stock.
These floats were all good and
some of them as representative as
it was possible to build with the
means at hand. We cannot men,
ton them all, but among the num-
Der, hat of Whitmore & Co.
which took first prize offered for
the best float, was simply a mod
ern grocery store on wheels.
Clerks, bookkepers, meat cutters
everything was there, and business
was being conducted as j. is seen
every day in the store.
q
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= this tIme very carsfll!v.

Acr this time very carefully.
HJacintha sat up as If to listen at.
tenuyely, and remained silent out
or politeness. The stiffness strucI,
her, for she said az once, 1T is prob
ably this friend of yours-th;s
George Fairfax"
The remark was made in strange
tone OF Yoi%e, and she noted my sur
prised look at her in return.
For he is your friend, Mr.. L.issa-
mer; am not mistaken
Certainly he is"
"A true friend In whom YOU are
deeply interested?"
Yes"
Then" she said, lowering her
voice almost to whisper. and looi-
Ing at the closed door OF the room
rather than at me, as If she wo1li
be on her guard against It's opening
suddenly, and betraying her to the
incomcrs, by every means in your
power keep him away"
Keep him away" repeated.
slowly
we don't want to see him here
again For Gods sake. sir. tell him
not 10 come" she said.
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Four sad Snakes.

Snakes are much maligned creatures,
although they are, for the most part,
of considerable value to man, as they
live almost entirely on insects and the
small rodents that are injurious to
crops. OF all the snakes that inhabit
North America there are really only
four that are dangerous. These are
the copperhead, the moccasin, the rat
tesnake and little snake of southern
Georgia and Florida known as the
coral snake. OF course there are q
number of different species OF the rat
tier (about thirty, but they inhabIi
different parts of the country and are
oil to be known from the fact that they
rattle when approached All the
rest of our snakes are absolutely
harmless, and their bite is to be less
feared than that of 9 mosquito. Scrap
Book.
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CTo be continued
EaIsc Mes Siahs.

The defense of different persons
claiming to be the Messiah has cost
the Jews q great expense, both In
treasure and human life. One of these,
Coziba, who lived in the second cen
tury Of our era, put himself at the
head of the Jewish nation as their
Messiah, ANA many of that people ad-
hcred tc aud defended him. The Ro-
mans made war upon Coziba and his
followers, and, according to admissions
made by eminent Jewish authority,
they lost somewhere between 100000
and G00o0O men i'm his defcnse The
last of these impostors was Mordecai,
a German. who first claimed TO be of
divine origin in the year 1882 When
The authorities threatened to punish
him as an impostor he fed, and his end
is not known.
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Former lnstruments of Torture.

Instead OF gymnastics or games, in
struments Of torture were used for
modelling the figure of the young lady
of 1881. An English writer of that
year says that could the modern
schoolroom be preserved 1t would pass
for refined lnquisition. There would
be found stocks for the fingers (the
cheiroplas0 and pulleys for the neck.
with weights attached" Fanny KEN
ble to whom nature had been by no
means unkindly, was found wanting in
department, and she writes that she
Wore back board made OF steel. COW
cred with red morocco. which consist
ed Of n fat piece placed on my back
and strapped down TO my waist with
a belt and secured at the top by two
epaulets strapped over my shoulders
From the middle OF this there rose a
steel rod or spine with steel collar,
which encircled my throat, fastened
behind" The machine proved a fail
ure, and she WAS put under the tuition
Of drill sergeant, who did for her all
that was required.-"Social England"
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BY F. w. Robinson.

Thcy wore merry well rs lus.-
G.; n Dark street. Ads,rsllv Iva. aoi
ta n all the fun out Of them Debt
and distress and death seemed to be
a long way back in their tNoYyn.s
that evening. There wcrc tvills ana
"ta-la-las" and "ha-ha-ha-ha,. :" ana
| waited patiently till the aolg va.
completed before / knocked at tle
door, becoming fully convinced hy
that time thai thc singer was n l3.g
way ahead Of the average auatcnr.
and possessed n voice of rcmarkah,a
poWCr.
They were long while rcsuoniIrc
tn my appeal for admittancc; thcr.
was dead silence after ! hpI knocI,
cd, and the walls of the house wcre
so thin could hear womcn's voices
within. talking and commenting
upon the object OF my visit F.pallv
a chain WUs drawn across tho door.
which was then partly opcacd, ana a
yo3nS woman pcercd through the
narrow aperture.
What is it?" asked low, soft
voice
'Mv name IS Lissamcr. 7 have
called Oh business with Miss Nash.
10 you mind going down one
stop, so that may soc it j von?"
vas the next remarkable question
put to me
'W!'h pleasure" replied
I v"nt down tho step as reouoetad
and tho ldy surveyed me critically
SIS stood outside in the shadowland
Ai,cs The examination tho chain rn'I
with gat,ing noise from the cooY.
which W, oroned vide at last, lis-
closing . female figure. back
ground o' Jack. narrow passage, nad
str"'s ~ light across It, proc od
Ing from the parlor, the door OF
"hlcA had bcon left a.ar.
S,a2 ga, sir" said the cautious
yoaAg lady; You are a wcl.o... s..
TO. 10 ua. Ny sister and | have TO h.
cNtro cal,'ul in q nc'eu6crI ool q.
thi chara tor. There are some rolsr
prcT!" phal', and not few of thcn,
dishonest"
] entered the house, and shr, Che
door bcr'nd lie. Wa ushcrcd Into
tho front sittinGroom, where, lying
uTon an old hOrsehuir sofa drawn
"N"" "iN~~ a. - --.-.. rIv..I,ti,
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Rapid Growth.

The most remarkable instance of
rapid growth was recorded by the
French academy in 1870 1t was a
boy six years of age FIVE feet six inches
In height. At the age of five his voice
changed; at six his beard had grown
and he appeared Il man of thirty. He
possessed great physical strength and
could easily lift to his shoulders and
carry bags of grains weighing 200
pounds. Ills decline was as rapid as
ms growth. At eight his hair and
beard were gray, at ten he tottere1
In his walk. his teeth fell out and his
hands became palsied; at twelve he
died with every outward sign OK ex-
treme old age.
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49, ..s''. '4',i't 80 enc IDlt. pUcIara-
tory 70 shaking hands wish me. She
was looking more OF The invalid than
when had seen her in uy lod ,irgs
at Rgcymouth; her face was Enry
white, and her dark eyes looked pre-
naturally large; she was q woman
who had suffered, or was suffering q
great deal of pain.
Il am glad to see you. Mr. L.issa-
mer," she said, after ] had shaken
hands with her. This is my sister
Della" she added, by way OF an in
formal Introduction.
! turned and bowed to tho ladv
Who had admitted me into the
house. who bowed also and with OK
ceedlng grace. She was not so tall as
her sister, | observed at once. al
though above the middle hci.hr OF
nor s"E 5right faced. animated
woman, with an abundance OF very
fair hair and with dark, deep-set
eyes which We're strangely full OF lus-
ter. Altogether n very pretty girl. OF
nineteen or twenty years of age, this
D1l'J Nash. could not account for
the inp.c- ION which suldcu!v h.
set mo, 'a.f u Wa, pity that sN,
was $" h,1..'.fui Size LOOK 4 stran,
~ out oI lace IA ;Agt POORLY fi.
iSh"d room. she was not well dressed
either there had boon no cyror.
made 10 enhance her ..rr for ,r.-
evening; her collar and cuUs v...
not as remarkable for their ,yhi.a-
moss as her iryalid's sisters. n.,..
was Jagged iiitlc rent i'm the sleeve
r. ..f. Il
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you anG - a.. old


asked
Yes" q
Greatly attached TO each other,
as men can be sometimes. / have
lleard?"
"Ycs"
Il dcu't think quite believe
that" Della said But George Fair
fax contesses as much; and, with his
hundred and one faults, he isn't a
boaster, at any rate"
This young lady was more of n
mystery now t1an the elder sister.
She talked so much and so rapidly;
sh" expressed her opinion with such
startling precision; she spoke of my
friend as if he were her own
Della is frank and co,nmunica-
tive, MIR. Lissamer," said the more
plaiutive, possibly the more cultured
voice OF the elder sister, Put | am
helpless and in her power to-day"
"Nou are ILL., Miss Nash?-
"Nos, very"
Well she may be. vas .Delia'g
comment upon this; she WIFI try and
do moro than her strength will al
low, and then It comes to q crisis.
And no preaching Of mine, no raving
at her, no physical force even will do
any good. Hyacintha Nash must have
her own way-anI collapse"
YoI would do everything" said
the other, and keep me looking at
yoI."
she nearly killed herself coming
down to Breymouth after YOU" De-
l'a said TO me. almost as Indignantly
She spread her hands out compre-
hcnSivciy and with n mocking air
that was very significant of her con
tempt for her home for the poorly
furnished room in which we sat, even
for the piano. which was the principal
ornament, and at which she had been
singing mcrriiy before ] had knocked
at the door.
"li 7 could be. in my professional
ca a.acity, o: any use to you, Miss
Nash, | said TO Hyacintha, II should
-"
1--WE arc Indebted to you enough
already; YOU must not place us un-
der further obligations. Mr.. Lissa-
mrr' She said, quickly. Il am we'll
NADIS Il. II Is ltlla lllllc way O.
cE5g"e Grating matters shall b.
stronger when the spring is here in
earnest"
Looking at her white, transparent
hands, her tall. fragile figure, was
not so sure Of that She was In
cri .'cal state Of health she would
have been a patient to interest me ia
d marked degree. with all these
~ rs. there was n something out OF
's, ."u. lay surely.
You have been I'll, too. Mr.. Fair
1a% tolls U.s." said Hyacintha.
yes"
ARD a~n we'll again There is the
Warming o. ov2r-eXcrtion for YOU to
s'.dy, too" put in Della here
"G.s Fairfax says YOU take things
100 mIch TO heart, Mr. Lissamer."
u appears TO have summed me
Hp l"N.t correctly" 7 said. Per
Aars DO but l am not quite GER
t,,a."
Nothing is certain but quarter
day. somebody says And that was
Door somebody who could not pay
hi g,nt, l am sure" said Della.
Just like our dear young selves. We
III
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her sisters hand afrect,onnlnly; "an1
81 90 the talking for the two, when
iay siter is not well enough to take
ner lair share, Mr.. Lissamer That
Is why | am so garrulous Tonight
unless 1t is good fortune which has
come to me and turned my head And
DesideS'' she said, looking a: ml
frankly, II can talk to yoI. Yo arc
not stranger IN any seAsr % ~,
word. You have been one Of to b~.i
and kindest and most remarkable
friends TO us"
i DO not see it," l said, shallH. ;.
my head by way OF protest
ron, but we do Hvacintbo hoo
thanked YOU already, however, aLI !
don't fancy YOU arc the kind % Inan
to want professions of blessings over
and over again. At al events. if YOU
do, you have come TO t.. wrong
shop"
"De'iaN' exclaimed the elder sis
ter. sharply
Yes that was crude Mr.. LISA
mer VIII forgive me, hope" cried
peit2' Mi'h pretty little dislla" Of
com "S'"h am not as reta-', as
my S'.. never was. nev vl 80 j
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a' )ur principal reason.
,y-way, would have
statement that we
ough If they let uE
he cormorants would
.n. j upon us ut O time
well. awfully hard
were not going 10
he only thing that
II | could help It. anu
oaey the thieves had
" ~ With their rubbishirg
I'D, so, taking every
nsideration, We've
u Il, as Mr.. Fairfax
fact. as he did say
p hon we first had the
< hls acquaintance"
at some reminis-
c, Herewith. but her
81 ..a sigh:
lave 70, Int hard
Il fashion"
= over; the Step
ne led. and the piano
m Hess his heart! -is
ea . '., and Hyacintha can
pl a a. $50 hout fretting herself
10 .a.h s al Is we'll"
N.r OF music?" I askC
OF er
0a
aging a short whne
rs Della"
part for the Moy
o. ne land o. the We
W TO at last" explain
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Collars Don't Crack

ofto'll-i al1 cut IS do not cracl,
we guarantee the IN from crackiov
when iaundered by the Capital Civ
Laundry. Columbia. s. G..
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Latest improved Metlio ds

you want your clothes Iaundered
by the latest and improved methods
send them to the Capital City Laun
cry. Columbia, S. c.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-15
Blanche Walsh.

blanche Walsh is making a success
in Clyde Fitch's newest play, 1.-The
Straight Road" in which she will be
seen at the Spokane theater March 81
p She comes directly from her long
run at Astor theatre, New York, for a
brief tour. Wherever she has appeared
the reception of the play has been
equal to that given on Broadway. "The
Straight Road" interests, but breaches
No sermon. While it is largely story
of low life, it yet has scenes placed
among the higher classes, and there is
practically an even division of atmos-
phere in this respect. 1t is vital with
goodness.
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At the Columbia.

A breezy and up to date vaudeville
entertainment is promised for the com.
ing week at the Washington. Each
act on the bill is said to smack of
novelty, and the comedy portion pro-
nounced in its refinement and genuine
mirth producing effects. The bill will
also show another dog act.
"Herberts dogs are for the first
time making tour of the circuit, and
for skill and remarkable training they
are said to have few equals" states
the management.
There are 20 dogs in the troupe and
each one has his work to do. The
one that will perhaps be admired most
for his cleverness is a little fox ter
rier that successfully loops the loop.
He is the only known dog that can per-
form this difficult feat"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-15
Uncle Tom is Coming.

"Uncle Toms Cabin" is to be pre-
scented by the Stetsons at the Spokane
theater on March 16. The management
claims to have the only real expen-
sive cabin on the road at the present
time. The advance sheets state that
the cabin and the rest of the produc-
ton cost $4,000.
The management also claims to
have improved q great deal on the
original production, adding many new
ideas and giving it an air of novelty.
1t is not stated how this is accom-
plished, but it is possible that dear old
Uncle Tom of fob de wah" variety
has been remodeled into the up to
date colored gentleman of the city. No
change is announced in little Eva.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-15
Rosenthal, Great Pianist.

Rosenthal, the great Russian plan
list, will come to the Spokane theater
Sunday night, March Is, under the di-
rection of Miss Ella Greene. Rosenthal
paid very successful visit to Spo-
lane eight years ago. New York crit
les say that he is playing better this
year than ever before, and that his APP
pearance was one of the musical treats
Of the year. Tickets will be put on
sale at some of the music stores to-
morrow. This will be the last of the
musical attractions offered by Miss
Greene this season.
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Buster Brown.

The attraction for next Tuesday
and Wednesday and Wednesday natl
nee at the Spokane theater is Buster
Brown. This will be welcome news
for the little ones and the big ones
as we'll The current edition of this
musical comedy, which is said to be
almost entirely new, will show the ap-
parently innocent and guileless Bust
er in a number of new pranks. Tige,
the dog, still continues to be an i'm
portant factor in the fun making.
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The Minister'S Wife
BY MRS. HENRY WOOD

What with the days racing and the din
ner after it, | am tired to death; fit for
nothing. I'll be in Berkeley Square the
first thing in the morning, and I'll get
Baumgarten out of the ness If can, for
| like him. Goodnight"
Lady Grace returned home. She was
entering the drawing room when the but
Ter, Moore, came suddenly out of it to
meet her, and closed the door in her face.
His usually forid complexion had turned
yellow, and he spoke in a furry. "Oh,
my lady-not in there, please. The dean
is taken i'll, that's the truth. 1 thought
your ladyship had best not see him."
She waved him aside in her willful
manner But at that moment Cyras came
out. He had just got back from Oxford,
and it was his arrival which had brought
about the discovery that something was
amiss with the dean.
Il am going for a doctor, mamma"
said Cyras, and leaped away. Lady Grace
went in, and Moore followed her.
Leaning back in a low easy chair, AL
most at full length, his head resting on
the back Of it, lay the dean. His face
was white, his mouth was open, but his
eyes were closed, as if in calm sleep.
Nevertheless, there was that in his face
which struck terror to the heart of his
wife. She touched the faithful old ser
want on the arm and cried aloud.
eyes, my lady," he whispered, believ-
ing that she saw as well as he, Il fear it
is DEATH"
Lady Grace knelt down, and clasped
her hands round her husband. In that
moment of distress, what cared she who
was present? She called him by endear-
ing names, she kissed his face, she be-
sought him to speak to her. But there
was no answering response, and convic-
ton told her that there never would be
again.
Never in this world. Cyras came back
with a doctor; curiously enough, it was
Sir William Chant. A small mercy this,
! for Sir William was able to testify to the
cause of death, thereby avoiding an in
quest.
The dean had died from disease of the
heart brought on by the evenings excite
ment. And the world, next day, was
busy with the news that the Very Rev.
Ryle Baumgarten had been gathered to
his fathers, and that the rich deanery of
Denham, richer in those days than in
these, was in the clerical market.
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"JoIIY American Trampn

The happy go lucky tramp will ap-
pear on the stage when Manager U.
d. Newell presents E. e. Kidder's com
edy drama, "a jolly American Tramp"
at the Columbia theater this week, be-
ginning Sunday.