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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
CHILD LABOR LEGISLATION.

With the women's Federation
working for the protection Of chill
dren who are put to work. there Is
every reason to believe and to hone
that the evil may be reduced 10 a
minimum. There are well-meaning
people here and there. who fear the
cLild labor laws would have an evil
effect and that they would have the
tendency to make children grow up
In idleness.
or course, such fears are III found.
ed. There Is a golden mean every.
where. For grown people and for
youngsters who r growing up. the
~grandest, the very best thing upon
earth Is work. But there Is a diff.
ference between invigorating. inspir.
ing. health giving muscle-buiiding
and mind -building work. and the
Misunderstanding and mind-destroy.
ing TOOL in a mine or I'm noisome
quarters. or In a great factory. There
ought to be before everything else In
this country, a proper regard for the
health Of the children, their moral
and physical and intellectual well.
being and progress, The nation per
forms the highest duty 1t is actuated
by the irresistible motive OF self
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

MARKING SANTA FE TRAIL.

Among the measures now pending
In the Colorado assembly Is n max
ing a small appropriation G2,0o0).
for the purpose Of surveying and
marking permanently the old Santa
Fe trail. This pioneer wagon road
extended through Kansas from its
eastern border across the southeast
ern portion Of Colorado, through
Commercial street, Trinidad, into
New Mexico. The part of the old
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

Some time ago NIL Chicago rang
with praise for Marshal Field b..
cause he had turned into the Cook
county assessor for taxation purposes
the sum OF five million dollars per.
sonaI property. The chorus has con.
.siderably thinned down since tho OK.
ecutors have filed an inventory OF
his personal estate showing u to be
worth over 75.ooo.e ZOO.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

Congressman Bnrton's retirement
from the Craftsmanship OF the rivers
and harbors committee will not occa.
sion any great degree OF regret I'm the
south and west. hut New York and
New England win miss him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

A lucid monent seems 20 have
struck Governor vaEdaman. He says
that government ownership In an
Irrelevant Issue" For once the
governor is changing hls tactics.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

We can't help noticing that the
women who are good cooks and who
put In a reasonable amount Of time
at II. still fail to show up In the di.
vores courts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

There n every indication that the
little misunderstanding between Gov.
ernor Hagerman and some Of the
party leaders ut Santa Fe will BE-
anicabiy adjusted and a united Of.
fort for good Legislation and the up.
building Of the republican party will
result ..la.u
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

Next year every one whO contrib
ates money Go political campaigns
viii have hin name published. This
ought TO bring a check from Carne
gle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
THE MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCKS

The following quotations received
from r, J, Graf Il Co. Albuquerque,
Sew Mexico. correspondents fer 10
gan & Bryan. long distance phone.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

We are forced tn admit that the
people who object mast strennoasay
10 the smell Ut automobiles are those
who do not own them
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

Colorado M least i ruled by divine
right II has . preacher ~ her gos-
ernos.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

Chicago Livestock
Chicago. Feb. Cattle: Receipts
6 .0t0.
Market: dull.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
BALLOT.

4 To Eose tia ticket stmpy ea il cot. fiji In y~ar answers @@n .
. yoar sane 40 mail or hnng Il N Tie Optic Co CnAeF 80 cir .
. camssanees wa ar, voters aane BE- naae pahae womsa nay d .
. u vel - mea. hgs only one can s~ cast hs ~ay individual .
Q BALLOT. =
. ouEsTtoS-Ae yus ia favor q the Aastsaon d sR aigaei oOOh- .
. ~. lanax the To~a u Ls Vegas IN the cd oounty AID The City =
. "f Ia. Vegas i'm the ne~" .
. QUESTION Are you in favor ii a Greater lAs Vegas By eonsoi .
. dating the town and city anaer one municipal government: .
. ANSWER -. o.. e. =. .. =. sc. 80. 50. -. .. -. e. e. :. =
QrEsrioN-At you IL favor of improved rassengeF sT'ce rpm .
. the No, Springs branch Of the saatA Pc: =
signature .--..--" =
Residence -. 80. .. g. e. -. 81. -. =. e. 4
'Ne~ town Or old towaD I
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
Kansas City Livestock

Kansas City. Feb. Cattle: Re-
ceipts. 5000: including 500 southern'
Market: Slow and steady.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
Sheep Receipts. 1900.
Market: Steady.
Wool Market

81. Louis. Feb. 7. - Wool. steady.
Territory and western mediums. %
@ IS.
Fine mediums. IS q %.
Fine. Is G. II.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

Chicago Markets.
Wheat~May, so IS: July. - IS.
Corn-May. a. 1+G3-s: July. ~.
Oats-May. Al: July. 81 rs.
Pork-May. 1875: July. 17.s2 l-2.
Iard-a.s7 l-?: July, 100000 l.?.
RIbs-May, 9.G7 IL: July. 9.75.
St. Louis Speiter.
st Louis. Feb. 7.-Spelter. steady.
GO.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
Yelling.

We have have a complete line of
yelling. all colors. Price, 10c
per yard.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
Spider Silk.

We have received the latest
spring novelties in beautiful
summer goods. Csc per yard.
IA yds. in pattern o.. 75.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07

We have two lots of assorted
Dressed Kid gloves, assorted
sizes and colors. One lot in list
we sold for S1.25 per pair. reduc-
ed to $l.O. The other lot we
sold for 800 reduced to zoe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
St. Louis Spelter.

st Louis, Feb. 7.-Spelter. steady
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
THE NEW WEST.

Oh, have you seen, my travelled friend
The expurgated West,
Where men no longer tote their guns
Attention to arrest;
Where little Willie Tenderfoot
No longer gets a shock,
But where they gather round the boy
And sell him mining stock?
Zone are the glories of the land
Where onc the cowboy ranged,
That chap is now a hired man,
For loi the times have changed!
No longer hardship stalks abroad,
Fol if grub is shy
They call the store by telephone
And get a new supply.
The wild and woolly mining camp
Most of its wool has shed;
The bold, bad men who used to roam
The streets have gone to bed
They do not now shoot up the towa-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

Deep in the summit Of the Cascade
range. III the state of Oregon. some
sixty five miles north of the California
line, lies Crater lake. The United
States government, recognizing its
worth rs an educational feature. wis1
~ secured possession Of it aud made =
national park Of the locality. An area
of go square miles is thus protected.
The surface of Crater lake is rather
more than 5000 feet above sea level.
IT is an oval basin between twenty and
twenty-one square miles in area, sur
rounded by cliffs which range from
more han q to nearly 1000 feet in
height, the ground falling more gradu-
ally from their rim to The present up
land level This great sheet Of blu
water. in places almost 1000 feet deep.
Is interrupted near its western margin
by a pyrBniidal rocky mass. called
Wizard island. itself evidently a vol
eanic vent-Phiiadelphia Record.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
A CHAT WITH A POET
THE STORY or AN INTERESTING
EVENING WITH LOHGFEILOw.

How aExcelsfor., the .Wreck of the
Hesperus- and this s.old Clock on
the Stair, Came to Be Written.
4GThe BridKer Was Born Of sorrow
L once wrote to the poet Longfellow
asking him to give me some account OF
the circumstances under which he
wrote The Bridge"-"I stood on the
bridge at midnight'-a poem which an
eminent English critic TAI called the
most sympathetic in this language"
| received In return a cordial note from
the poet in which he said, If you will
some over and pass an evening with
me it will give me pleasure to tell you
the history of the poem and also of any
of my poems that may interest you.
A few evenings later found me at the
poets door at his Cambridge home He
was then verging on seventy years, in
the fuIlness of his experience and the
ripeness of his fame. / was shown in
to a long, hall-like room, dimly lighted
in which were a broad table. antique
furniture and a tall colonial clock. The
poet was there alone. He arose to
meet me and formed a striking and
statuesque figure, with his kindly smile
and long White hair and beard.
And SO you would like to know
something abou the inspiration OF
some of my poems-what led me to
write them?' he said when we were
seated. We'll, you are very kind.
II will tell you first how came to
write the Psalm of Life l was q
young man then. | can recall the
time. 1t was a bright day, and the
trees were blooming, and | felt an i'm
pulse to write out my aim and purpose
in the world. l wrote it for myself.
lie not intend it for publication.
Some months afterward | was asked
for a poem by a popular magazine. J
recalled my Psalm of Life | copied.
it and sent it to the periodical. 1t saw
the light, took wings and few over the
world. There you may see it written
on a japanese screen
He pointed to a high, richly orna-
mented screen which stood before a
great fireplace. He added an anecdote
which l have always regarded as a
true picture of his soul
when l was in England | was hon
ored by receiving an invitation from
the queen. As / was leaving the pal
ace yard my carriage was hindered by
the crowd of vehicles. There came TO
the door of the coach a noble looking
English workingman.
"Are XQN &xefsssor Lonsfellowf p
-A ~ S =
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
TEACHING AND scoLDlNe

If at the close of each day the
teacher could make a list of the diff
ferent words he or she used since
morning the poverty .of the vocabu-
larry would be striking. A few words
We're forced to do very much more
than their share in expressing
thoughts. A full and rich vocabulary
can be acquired only by reading con
stantly great books. The teacher Who
has not at command a large and va
ried number OF strong words is not
likely to stimulate children to high
achievements in the art of expression.
Western School Journal.
In the opinion of the "Parson" it
would be better for the pupil to learn
the meaning and proper use of two
words a day tlan merely to spell one
hundred words. Occasionally, too, there
is a teacher whose vocabulary is
drawn chiefly from the language OF
a certain kind of people who in the
days of our Pilgrim Fathers were
given a ducking in a horse-pond. The
manners and diction of such people
do the pupil more damage than all
the branches they teach can repair.
The teacher h scolds and tries to
drive, instead of leading N persuad-
ing, oOn loses the respect of his pu-
pills, and gradually destroys the self
respect of every child in the school.
The character of the teacher is con
stantly under the observation of mis-
pupils. and their verdict is almost
invariably correct. No teacher ever
lost the confidence of a room full of
boys and girls without first losing his
own head and refusing a square
deal" making illtempered threats
or boasting. Bluffs" always react,
and eve children are not long de-
ceived by ~pretension.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

Docs salt melt ieez In this question
there is but u half truth suggested,
since salt no more melts ice than ice
inefts salt, Heat is the main agent
whereby a body passes from a solid
TO a liquid state. 1t has been well
known. however. for centuries that Ger
tain solid bodies when brought togeth-
er tas here. salt and ice1 have such a
chemical affinity for one another-i. e.
their tendency 10 combine and melt is
50 great-that heat is drawn from alb
surrounding sources as well as from
the store latent in these substances
themselves.
When this is the case they become
chilled and make q freezing mixture
the temperature dropping till the beat
drawn from the two CONGREGATIONAL
and Internal is sufficient to keep pace
with the rate of melting.
Eahrenheit in l762 made use Of this
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
U ATMOSPHERE.
Ene Distance to which II Extends
Above the Earth's Surface

Fhe Distance to Which II Extends
Above the Earth's Surface.
One OF the many uncertain elements
in n~Ieteorology is the height to which
the earth's atmosphere extends. In
fornef days it was taught somewhat
dogmatically that d height exceeding
forty five miles was unthinkable for d
gas constituted as the air is. This belief
was shaken by calculations respecting
the altitude of meteors. which became
tncandescent by collision with our at
mospheric envelope and were certainly
rendered visible in this way at aIti-
tudes of ever seventy miles. Professor
Newconb deduced from the meteor
shower of Nov u. sG7 that the air
must reach TO 900 or 10 miles from the
earth's surface Or + ] See of Wash
ington essayrd to determine the prob
lem by watching the disappearance of
blue sky after sunset Accepting Lord
Rayleigh's theory that the blue color
of the sky is due to reflection of sun
light from minute particles of oxygen
aud nitrogen IN the upper myers Of
the atmosphere. DIR See on q series Of
evenings traced with the eye the last
footsteps of departing day" by the
evanisiiInent of the final trace of bIue
in tue armament He then computed
from the data of the Nautical Almanac
the position of the sun at the time, and
q simple calculation in spherical trigo-
noInctry gave the approximate height
Of the refecting layer The mean of
ses efaI observations is l3I miles
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

II bowed.
May l ask, sir. If you wrote the
Psalm Of Iifeg
II answered that / did.
would you be willing, sir, to take
a w~orkingmsn by the handf
q extended my hand to him He
cIasped it. and never in my life have l
received a compliment which gave me
so much satisfaction.
81 wrote Excelsior" he continued
..after receiving a letter fun of lofty
sentiments from Charles Sumner at
Washington. IN one of the sentences
occurred the word excelsior. As I.
dropped the letter that word agaiA
caught my eye. l turned over the let
ter and wrote my poem | wrote the
Wreck of the Hesperus' because. after
reading an o of the loss of a part
of the Gloucester fishing fleet in an
autumn storm. l met the words Nor
mans woe I retired for the night aft
er reading the report of the disaster,
but the scene haunted me. l arose to
write. and the poem came to me In
whole stanZaS
The clock in the corner of the ROOM"
he went on, lis not the one to which !
refer in my Old Clock on the Stair
That clock stood in the country house
of my fa~ther-in-law at Pittsfield, among
the Berkshire hills"
The great clock in the room was beat
ing the air in the shadows as he spoke.
/ could seem to lear it say:
"Toujours-jamaisl
Jamais-toujoursI"
1t was these words by a French au-
thor that had suggested to him the
solemn refrain:
"Forever-never!
Never-foreVer!'
Excelsior had been set to popular
music by the Hutchinsons when the
poet met one evening the minstrel fam
lily after a concert in Boston Music
hall. Il have" he said. another poem
which Will send to you" He did SO.
1t was the first copy of the old Clock
on the Stair One of the family set
the words to music.
My poem entitled The Bridge" he
aid in effect, was written in sorrow.
which made me feel for the loneliness
of others. l was a widower at the
time, and l used to sometimes go owe
the bridge to Boston evenings to meet
friends and to return near midnight by
the same way. The way was silent
save here and there a belated footstep.
The sea rose and fell among the wood
en- piers, and there was a great furnace
on the Brighton hills whose red light
was reflected by the waves. 1t was on
such a late, solitary walk that the spfr-
it of the poem came upon me. The
bridge has been greatly altered, but
A. - e - = Jo..I~5, -
Butterworth in American Author.
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bullock sin Rnat..

There are few more primitive meth
DDS of transportation than ninse ia use
today by natives OF northern India who
make their homes in the vicinity of the
swift flowing Sntlej The boats of
these aboriGines are nothing more or
less tilan bullock skins inflated by the
breath of tie natives themselves. Two
natives may be seen hard at work fill
ing the skins with air Having iniat
ed them TO their satisfaction. they Will
leap aboard aud paddle themselves
across the river. great skill aud strength
being necessary to sustain their equi-
hbrium during the passage. But even
should the boats overturn they are
easily righted. and the natives are with
sut exception expert swimmers
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that we nave
bought all the outstanding stock o.
the Western Grocery Company, and
that after January 1st, 1908, we will
continue the business under the firm
name of Forstad & Johnson. Natural
ly this change will call for a heavy
investment, and we must ask all who
are indebted to the Western Grocery
Company to settle promptly on or be-
fore that date, as we shall be com
PEELED to make full collections of all
such accounts in order to continue
the business as stated, and we sin
cerely desire these bills to be settled
without the necessity of further ac-
ton.
JAMES FORSTAD,
SYL. P. JOHNSON.
Roswell, N. NJ, Dec. II, 1897.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

Now is the time to shop, right now,
today. not tomorrow. Reconstruction
is not only the thief of time, but it
.is the bane of the merchant, the shop
clerk and the purchaser as well. 1t
hits everybody hard at this time of
the year Nothing is gained by putting
off until another day the inevitable
trip to the stores to get the Christ
mas presents. The early shoppers
avoid all the elbowing and pushing.
The clerks are more cheerful in wait
ing on these their good friends who
nave learned the lesson of practical
altruism. The stock is freshest, the
range of selection is wider, the whole
transaction is easier, more profitable
and more Observation-Disclosures
Daily Citizen.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

$500, 900 to loan on irrigated farms,
long time loans, interest payable an
lually with privilege to pay off loan
before due. B. Herbst, Financial
Agent. 303 N. Main, opp. P. o.
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Classified "Ad5.'
FOR SALE.


FOR SALE:-1wo Town lots in the
best residence district of Artesia.
VIII be sold at a bargain. Inquire
at Record Office. tt
FOR SALE Small house, cow and
furniture.-905 N. Penn. 44t4*
FOR SALE:-$1O0 phonograph with
81 records for $50. Inquire at Rec.
ord office. 42t6
FOR SALE Scholarship Woolver
ton Business College. Cheap if TAX
en- at once. Inquire Record office.
FOR SALE One I horse power
portable Fairbanks-Morse gasoline en-
CINE. Inquire Roswell Hardware Co.
FOR SALE Cooking and heating
stoves, chieAens and car. VIII ex-
change for wagon. Call at room
2 Okla. Block. 4St3**
FOR SALE Railroad ticket to Kan
sas City, I'll N. Lea. 4St3*
FOR SALE One fresh jersey COW.
Inquire at Record office. 33tf
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
FOR RENT

OR RENT Large southeast room,
with board. Phone 149. TIC N. Main.
loft.
FOR RENT Modern furnished
house by the month, sos N. Mo.
FOR RENT Nice furnished room,
SO. 800 N. Ky. 4st3*.
FOR RENT Room with board at
209 N. Pa. 46t3
FOR RENT Two furnished rooms,
512 N. Lea. 46tf
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

That wouldn't be polite;
Besides, it doesn't seem the way
To treat electric light.
A new and milder race of men
Now monkey with the game,
And when they get their %dress-suits Oh
The scene is trite and tame.
You note them in the ~swallowtail,
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

J. D. Render, who was here several
weeks attending court and looking
after business as we'll as visiting ma
ny old friends, left this morning for
Tulsa, Okla, to spend the holidays
with his family.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
RECORD PUB. CO.
: g $ !

d. C. Bunting, of Nashville, Tenn,
who is making an extended visit with
the Tallmadge brothers in this city,
left this morning on a few days trip
to Amarillo. He will return the lat
ter part of the week.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

NJ. NJ. Brunk, of Dexter, passed
through this morning On his way to
Kansas, Missouri and Iowa points on
immigration business.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS:
contemporary

Our venerable contemporary at
Santa Fe informs the public that
Judge Pope acquired his admirable
style of writing while serving on the
editorial stat of that paper. That is
possibly true; and if our memory is
not at fault the New Mexican, at
that time, vas a very able Democratic
paper. But to have served ON that
paper, under any of its political flags,
and still be able to command the
highest respect of men of all parties.
speaks volumes for the judges force
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Journal.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

very melting mixture when he secured
what he thought was absolute cold.
thereby markiug the freezing point on
his thermometer at 81 degrees-An
sTers.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18
WANTED.

WANTED Second haad goods at
Makin's Second Hand store. 43tf
WANTED Girl for general house
work. Small family, good wages
Address P %. Box los, or call room
6 Oklahoma Block. 45t6
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

Mrs. George Fletcher and children
left this morning for Amarillo to
spend the holidays with relatives and
friends.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

D. F.. Floyd, for the past ten days
a guest of j. H. S. and Fred Barfield,
left this morning for his home in
Sargis, Miss.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

Tall hat and fancy vest,
And looking all around you see
The passing of the West.
Nashville American.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

n. J. Wfncnell, of Dexter, left this
morning for a holiday visit at his OLD
home in Illinois.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

r. L. Holly went t. Elida this NOR
ming on a business trip for Jaffa
Prayer & Co.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

.They a Brown is ten years ahead
OF his time.r
well. it's not true. He's sir months
behind. I'm his landlord and know
Chicago Journal.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-18

c. A. Baker went to Portales this
morning on a business trip for the
Roswell Wool & Hide Co.