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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
The Will of Ney.

Once when Marshal Ney was going
into battle, looking down at his knees,
which were shifting together, he said:
you may well shake. You would
shake worse yet If you knew where l
am going to take you''
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08

rot. which was repfeselEs
good talker. After the lsturn home
the young lady undertook to teach the
parrot to say "uncle."
Say uncle" she would say. Uncle,
uncle uncle! Please say uncle" Then
she would coo at the bird as If 1t were
baby learning to talk, and feed 1t
and pet 1t, all the time begging it to
say uncle. But the parrot looked bored
and said nothing. This had gone on for
two days, when the farmer said: "That
parrots no good. I'll put 1t out" TAX
ing 1t to the chicken yard. the farmer
grabbed the bird by the neck and
slung 1t among the chickens, saying,
"Say uncle, gol darn you; say uncle"
The farmer went to dinner, from
which he was called presently by
great noise and commotion in the
chicken yard, where he found seven
hens dead in corner. In the parrots
right claw was another hen, grasped
firmly by the neck, and the parrot was
Bcreeching, "Say uncle, gol darn you;
say unclew
A prize of $40 was paid for the foregoing
anecdote to Roy Brenton. San Luis Obs
pc, Cal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
AnoI REN ADHEM


Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increaseD
Awoke one night from a deep dream of
peace
And saw within the moonlight In his
room,
Making 1t rich and like lily In bloom,
An angel writing In a book of gold.
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
"What writest thou?' The vision raised
It's head
And with a look made of all sweet ac-
Answered 1.-THE names of those who love
the Lord
"And is mine one?" said Abou. Nay;
not So"
Replied the angel Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still. and said. II pray thee.
then
Write me as one that loves his fellow
men,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
Not Breakfast Food.

He only lived for art alone
And culture. Can you beat itf
But fate was most unkind to him,
For oh, he couldn't eat it!
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08

It came again. -U1th a great Weakening
light.
And showed the names whom love Of
God had blessed
And. 10, Ben Adhems name led all the
rest!
Leigh Hunt.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
He'll and Texas.

who commanded In Texas just after
the civil war, IF I owned hell and
Texas, I'd sell out Texas and live in
hell" is often quoted. The answer of
Texas editor is not so well known:
well, damn man who doesn't stand
up for his own country anyhowv
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
Quick to Learn.


The Park avenue trolley line In the
city of Rochester is crossed by three
consecutive streets which bear mascu-
line surnames. An Irishman with a
carpetbag entered one of the cars the
other day and sat down gingerly near
the door. -Four or five other men COM
pleted the list of passengers. The car
swung around the corner of Chestnut
street.
James," shouted the conductor. A
man signaled him, the car stopped and
the man alighted. A half minute after
ward the car neared another cross
street.
"William," announced the conductor.
Another man got out. The Irishman's
eyes grew visibly larger.
Alexander" shouted the conductor
The third man left the car.
When 1t had started on the Irishman
arose and approached the conductor
'Oi want to git out at Aynoo B." he
said. "AIe foorsht name is Michael"
Youths Companion.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
Mercenary.

"What kind of a complexion do you
prefer, BobbyT
Natures own. What do you like?"
"Oh, any old kind just so it is gilt
edged"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
Joy In Ourselves.

If we were not all of us exagger.
atedly interested in ourselves, life
would be so uninteresting that no one
could endure it.-Schopenhauer
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
SAVING the colors.

Saving the Colors.
An Indiana regiment was fiercely at
tackled by whole brigade in one of
the battles in Mississippi. The Indi-
anians. enable to Withstand such odds.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08

The only kind of lobster that girls
like is the kind you use salad dress
ing on.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08

Cleanliness and wholesomeness may
not constitute happiness, but the same
would better watch out or they will
nab it in the long run.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08

were compelled to fall back short
distance, losing their flag, which
remained in the hands of the en-
emy. Suddenly tall Irishman, a
private in the color company, rushed
from the ranks across the vacant
ground, attacked the squad of the en-
emy who had possession of the con-
quered flag, with his musket felled sew
eral to the ground, snatched the flag
from them and returned safely back to
his regiment The bold fellow was i'm
mediately surrounded by his jubilant
comrades and praised for his gallantry.
His captain appointed him to SER
geancy on the spot, but the hero cut
everything short by the reply: "Oh,
never mind, captain! Say no more
about it. dropped my whisky flask
among the rebels and fetched that
back, and l thought l might just as
we'll bring the flag along"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08

The satisfaction of work well done is
the best salve for blistered hands.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08

The Uncle and the Parrot.
A farmer visiting New YorlnNith hi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08


Mark Al. the veteran Greenwich mech aniCaI en-
glnecr, VINO NJ the Hgc OF y years started on
August q, 1909. from Fleet street. London, Ia walk
10000 miles. with tho object Of falslryIng tho TOO
old at forty theory" called At Liverpool on Thurs
da". having M to date walked 6s.I7s miles. He
homes TO complete the remaining sI.sc4 miles by
August. 1910 lie u now In his eightcth year.
and looks sound, hale and hearty. So far his daily
walks. he says, average forty hve miles. Tic
walked from Preston on tho previous CAV. doing
the thirty one miles In SIX hours and ten minutes.
lis best wNlk he reckon, - he from Csnterbu, to
london att sN miles which he accomplished
last year In elgi. hours AM - half. lis tour en-
braces ten Vists 20 csr1 of the nr- nCipal towns In
tho United Kingdom: and hts travels have taken
him through France. Holland. Germany. SUitzeT-
land. and twice Into Russia. On inc last occasion.
he sass. he got too far into siberia. and would have
been shot but for the small Union Jack which he
alWsys wears on his arm w1en touring. Tic has
had many narrow esCaneS: many times he has lost
his way: nvc times almost overwhelmed In snow
drifts besides being atLscke I by wolves: four times
robbed and left In q state Of nudity. He has gone
four or nve days without food ar shelter: he has
worn out forty three pairs Of boots since he started
the journey. seven suits OF clothes. forty two shirts.
and socks by the gross. p" doing odd jobs AZ his
trade he has earned G:0 during his tours. and about
CLIO has been voluntarily given to him ny admirers
10 help him on. Ralslns he has found Ia be q most
bread and butter and cocoa for his breakfast and
\ mutton ehOp At night. n funds allow, hut Gsi
mostly. He left Liverpool to walk To Chester. then
to Shrewsbury. Northampton Birmingham ana
ampton. and across 10 Hsvrc to walk eO.OOO miles
IN France.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
LEXINGTON TURF NOTES.
PMS ChInn WIN Race q Blg string Of Horses
ON the Coast.

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. III. r. Oxnard
met with misfortune In the shipment Of his
horses from his Blue Ridge stud in virginia
TO the sale here. Several of his mares arrived
here in such bad condition they have since
died and others weere scratched Up to an
alarming extent. which in a measure was the
cause OF the cheap figures they sold for. H.
is likely ONnard will bring a suit for damages
against the railroad company that shipped
the valuable horses to Kentucky.
Phil Chinn's string of horses which have
gone to Los Angeles embrace PretensiOn.
Glenecho. Shenandoah. ChalfOnte. Gen
Haley. MOtleyis First, Astoria Belle. Duke
Of Bridgewater. Senator Beckbam and The
Belle OF Mayfair and eighteen coming two
yeBr-olds. Among the latter il \ half brother
TO Kinleydale and lnieNible. a half sister to
Laura +. NJ. and Iildec a brother 10 lngOld.
n half sister to COl, Jack, u half sister to
Grace George. n Eaif sister to Teddy and
Hot Teddy. a half brother TO lOCket. n half
brother to senator Vest and a brother 10
Donna Elvira. This is the largest string OF
horses ever gOt together by Chinn TO cam
paign on his own hook.
The three noted mares. SlOc. Plumcria and
May n, that Thomas X. Gardner bought at
the Fasig-IiptOn ~COmpany's sale last week
we're not actually sold. Gardner protecting
the mares for the cOnsignor. W. OBJ. Mac
donouGh. MenlO Farm. OrmOndale. Cal.
Sloe is the dam of Oran. Brunswick and
other winners. Gardner now has at his
Undertake Farm here five young dauRht ers
Of ~. Carlo belonging TO MaCdonouRh that
we're. sent to kentucky by the CalirOrn ia
breeder to be- mated to various fashionable
stations of this section the coming season.
!. n. Stesens's yenrIinH hlly by imp. Allo-
way. out of Any Day by LocOhatChee, worked
n sensational quarter here recently for Trainer
Fletcher DryNer. running the distance in
% seCOnds.
william Lakeland will breed all his mares,
Including his recent purch ase. Dishabille,
10 The Picket. Lakeland believes he will in
the next Few years raise many good per
formers by that winner OF the American
Derby and Brooklyn Handicap.
The lease M OXnard has on W. Oh. Mac
dOnough's Futurity winner Ormondale, II il
understood here, Ia to he for three years and
the coming season OXnard will mate a nice
bunch Of Young mares 10 Ormonde's son AZ
his Blue Ridge breeding est Adjustment at
WhipperVille, Va.
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somewhere down tbO road in q Freight
Suppose, then, I hadn't fused ridiGu-
lously this afternoon with our electric
plant, hardly suficisnC for ordinary use at
the best. and tho night cloudy and moon
And Mr.. Mattingsr expressed his feelings
in a whistle IA they all went into the dim
ing room.
The professor sat between his hostess
with Capt. DevOl and Philip Bruno re-
speotively OF the further side Of the N
and the other. This honorable place gave
the learned man opportunity for both OBJ
~servatiOn n reflection, Tor neither lady
paid him any attention, each being en-
crossed with her particular escort.
In fact the ak ebbed and flowed about
him with scarcely q ripple Of Il Disturbing
no eddy Of seoh1sion within which the
frivolous are prone to let the learned re-
main. Possibly the determined way in
which the professor set apo n plodded
through the courses had something TO do
with the general inclination to let we'll
enough alone.
He was engrossed, he was enjoying him
self to the full-why heed him more than
the other a-ppurtenances Of the feast. the
solemn walters gliding nOiselessly 60 and
fro? Even Hugh Mattinger, after a half
serious. half cOmicRl glance at his wife.
turned to the pretty widow, Mrs. Circuit.
ny MS sue VIII III AIuOE WuACh bcCAhhc
more real with pursuit.
Non 80 deaf as those who will not hear.
As the dinner progressed discreet whispers
to the right and the left became more in
discreet.
You don't seem TO care. Eleanor" Capt.
Devol complained sulkily. -Badgered near
ly to death, threatened with disgrace and
worse; tomorrow is the very last day,
and yet you put me on with such a yarn.
l don't believe a word of it,"
How cruel you are. Guy Mrs. Mat
finger replied smilingly. yet with tears
in her eyes. Cant you see that am
hoping and praying IL may come back to
me il l keen my mind OF il? l did my best
for you. My God, that l should say it'
1 did my worst"
Aha. Jane. my pretty Jane Gorse."
tainted Philip Bruno, you think 90 be-
guile me. but l know better. You sue
ceeded all right, but not for me. There is
anotherl7
For shame. Philip. after all I've dared
and done-in view Of all I'll dare and do
protested the gOverness indignantly. "You
must nave faith. as I tried to tell you, with
my poor flowers. | think that stuff made
me giddy and faint, but III get them yet
IL | die for it,"
And then the words to the right and left
dwindled beyond perception, as II in reali-
zation that their indiscreetuess was lost on
ears so obtuse as Prof. ObnOwrs.
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Bright Prospects for a strong Team. Will
Ten Veter an PIaycrs At WOrA.

Harvard has hopes Of = good hockey team
this season. because ten men VINO have " on
their insignia for the game are in college
r. Briggs. 90; X. e.. Carpenter, Us: 4. ~.
Leonard. 'Os; NJ. l.. Newhall. Us: A. Paine. 90
&. G. Pell, 'Os: l.. Rumsey. 'OS: =. \. sampson,
'Or r. A. b. Washburn. ~, and j. p. MuI.r-,
40, are the men. X, r.. Dole, q. y, Gardner.
~. +. Hicks. &. l.. Ianigan ami W. =. Norge
Of last years freshman team. are out, ana -. -.
Ford, 'O9. and L.. n. Butt. 'Os, Of last seasons
second team. are candidates. With all tn -
men TO pick from, there should be little Diff
Guilty in forming a strong team early in the
season which shall have an opportunity 10
develop team play " says the Hdrrdrd CRIMSON.
Twenty-nine players are practising shOO.nR
and goal defence in the handball courts p.n l.
ing the forming Of tee on the ponds around
Boston There arc thirty-eiEhC candid ttCs
for the freshman class team.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

Half an hour later the professor, a reno
waited and seemly professor. emerged from
his room. Directly opposite his door was
= stairway to the upper story. and on the
platform half way up stood young woman
with a little boy.
The western light through an oval stained
glass window warmed and ilIumined the
Young voTnan's face, and IL seemed 10 the
professor that the expression OF expectancy
with which she met his appearance changed
instantly into one OF surprise and disap-
pointment. At all events she took the
lad by the hand and passed on.
"The governess, " reflected Prof. ObnOwl
Spare. dark. intense. attractive. dissatis-
fed. 1 wonder II she did not gather roses
and put them in the wrong rOOm?"
In the lower hall Hugh Mattinger came
forward. a brisk looking man with a big
Jaw and heavy lines about the eyes and
the mouth.
@Ah, professor, you are welcome" he
exclaimed cordially. Il feed grateful ia
the eminent Judge Marcellus for having
put mo in touch with you.
Il am confident you will approve our
kaolin as a famous find. But take your
time and have a good time; that il the rule
In this house.
sDinner exemplifies this rule. Nv the way
We are all day getting to it ana all night
getting away from it,"
And who 10 responsible for the delay
at either end. Hugh, IL not yOurself?' asked
Mrs. Mattinger. who had drawn near with
me other guests. "You are as hard to find
at ono time as to move at the other.
Take this afternoon. for instance. You
weren't here when the professor arrived
aorne ridiculous matter to be fused over"
just listen TO heri" retOrted Mr.. Mat
finger in mock Indignation. Was there
ever such inRratitude, when IL it wasn't for
mo the roof would be dOwn on our earsi
Take this afternoon, sOr instance, as
Eleanor suggests. Well. IL IL hadn't been
Ssr nav ridiculous flushing the electric light
plant would have broken down and then
We should have been In q worse pickle
kAsn AoSss % . h;stcHc occasion.
you see. professor. living in this remots
REGION We have to keep way ahead OF
our supplies all the time. I have been most
careful 70 have @ store OF candles and oil
on hand FOR an emergency, but that lawn
fAte ) week ago !clesned us out Of every
thins, and what ! ordered at once 10 stuck
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v.

1T was / who managed to do that little
trick, replied tho professor with searching
eye on his host, ito detect, to prevent II
possible, base purposes not OF my own
Your You stupid molel'
Yes, 1, Abe Cronhite. sent here by Judge
Marcellus in the interest OF h Adsrssrt
Insurance Company. Let us proceed up
stairs, I say
But pale. trembling. yet fsrocious. Mr..
Mattingcr held up his arms In resistance.
upstairs in my house, where l haven't
been myself since your Internal work be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
A Special Sale Of
Artistic Electric Reading Lamps.

We offer for Mondays selling fifty electric reading amps in
as many tasteful and artistic designs.
The choice covers many sizes and designs in many degrees Of
elaboration from the severest simplicity Of line to shapes Of
striking originality.
The amps are fitted with glass shades Of many forms and
~cDlOr-sfects.
These goods are shown in the specially fitted lamp Department
on third floor and on special tables on the main floor.
The values are Is. 90 to 5000 Prices 1900 TO $500
Sixth Avenue, Eighteenth TO Nineteenth Street, New York.
Q~muy occupied by 8 Altman 8 CO..
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-08-03
IRRIGATION PROBLEM SOLVED
Five nhousand Acres to be Included at
AIameaordo.
RESERVOIR PLANS ARE NOW PERFECTED

In the very immediate future. En-
gineers will begin the work of max
ing surveys and collecting accurate
data. for the establishment Of stor-
age resivoirs for the impounding of
surplus and flood waters from both
the La Luz and Alamo Canons.
The Improvement Co. have en-
gagged the services of an expert En-
gineer, one who has had ex-
tensive experience along these
lines, to prepare complete re-
port covering the entire pos
sibilities of the plan, and as soon as
he has reported upon the matter.
definite steps will be taken to pro-
ceed with the actual work of con-
structing the reservoirs. The plan
cOntemplates impounding water in
such vast quantities that it can be
sold at such a price as will enable
the energetic and progressive far
mer to put in cultivation almost any
amount of land, and make good
money from any crops he may de-
eide to plant. All will agree that
we have the soil and the climate, and
all that is lacking at present is an
intelligent and practical plan for
conserving the millions of gallons
of water that are going to waste dur
ing the rainy season and through
out the so-called winter months.
Preliminary estimates have been
made showing that enough water
can be impOunded from the La Luz
and Alamo Canons during the above
periods, to properly irrigate at least
five thousand acres, and with this
vast amount of land under success
full cultivation in the immediate vi
cinity of Alamogordo, we predict
that the merchants and business men
of Alamogordo will witness an i'm
petus to business conditions that
will necessitate having larger stores,
increased capital to handle the busi-
ness, and substantial growth of
our city that will make the entire
Southwest sit up and take notice.
We shall endeavor to keep our
readers fully informed at all times
of the progress of the plan, in order
that our own people may he the first
to reap the benefits from the re-
suits, and put them in possession of
such reliable information that they
may make their arrangements either
for increased acreage, or in the ac-
quirement of property within the ir-
rigated district included by the res
ervOir plan.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-08-03
co. WILL READJUST RATES
New Advancement Takes Place Janu-
airy I, 1908.

Col W. r. Edison. Vice President
and General Manager of Alamogor-
do Water Works Co., stated in an
interview with a representative of
the News, that on January 1st, 1908,
the Water Co. would commence
making a charge for the irrigation
of trees on the streets in front of
all property in Alamogordo, The
minimum charge will be % cents
per month up to so feet street 'front.'
age, and p cent per property foot
per month for all frontage above
so feet. For example, an inside lot
of Is feet would be charged 40 cents
per month and an inside lot of 100
feet would be charged so cents per
month Lots having more than one
street frontage with trees would be
charged at the same rate for both
front and side dimensions of the
property. These charges will be in
cluded with and made part of the
City pipe water bills, and failure to
pay both will result in the usual
penalties.
In connection with this statement
of the intention of the Water Co. to
charge for the irrigation of street
trees, it seems to us that it is per-
fectly fair and just arrangement
when we stop to consider that Ala
mogordo owes its beauty to these
very trees, and without them the
town would be merely a desert spot
on the map. The Water Co. has
been irrigating all of the trees OF
our town and our beautiful park
for the past seven years,a and without
one cent of recompense for the orig
inal outlay of $4,000, to say moth
ing of having borne the whole eX'
pense of the maintenance of water
sources and miles and miles Of
/ bitches. Every tree planted anc
maintained adds value to each foo
of property, and we must say thai
the charge seems very reasonable
and fair, considering the vast bene
fits obtained by all concerned.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-08-03
LOCAL FAILURES IN IRRIGATION


We have had brought to our at
tention several instances in which
great Encouragement has been met
with in attempts to irrigate new
land in the vicinity of Alamogordo,
and we think we can give few
pointers along these lines that will
overcome, to a great extent, the diff
ficulties and discouragements, and
save time and money in the matter
of irrigation.
With but few exceptions the land
in our vicinity has fall both to the
South and West and generally speak
ing can be irrigated in either direc-
ton, SO that the problem of direc-
ton of irrigation flow is unusually
easy of solution. The place that most
of us fall down on the proposition,
is in the improper and careless orig
inal preparation and building up of
the land to be irrigated: the most
important fact to be remembered
and provided for, is that all lands
between borders should be absolute
ly level from border to border, and
the fall of the lands in the direction
of the flow OF irrigation should be
as slight as possible. A fall of six
inches in a distance of say four
hundred feet, would give about the
right speed to the flow of irriga-
| ton, and would result in allowing
the water to slowly flood from bord-
er to border, sink into the soil a
good depth, and most important of
ALL it will prevent the washing of
the land in bitches and tearing ul
the growing crops and tender shoots
of newly planted seeds.
Too much emphasis can hardly be
made in>calling attention to the orig
inal preparation of the land before
| irrigation: take enough time and
trouble to carefully consider the
best direction with least fall: put
enough time and work into actually
building your fields in a scientific
manner, even to the extent of using
long straight edge and level, tC
insure the lands between borders
being absolutely level, and don't i'm
agine that you can accomplish some
thing in the way of irrigation thai
has been proven illogical by others
who have long ago abandoned the
haphazard way of preparing lane
for irrigation. Another point to b.
gained by the proper building o
your fields is the great saving in thu
amount of water and personal labo
when irrigating: with properl.
prepared field, all one has to do Il
to turn the water onto one or TIVE
lands from the main lateral ditcl
and allow the water to take its owl
course, which. if the land be leve
between borders. will flood the en-
Continued on Pag No. q