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A FAMOUS OLD MEXICAN
CHURCH is BURNED

The famous old church of Ysleta.
located near Ell Paso and known for
hundreds of years as Nuestra Sonora
del Carmen, was totally destroyed by
fire Wednesday. Owing to the aistori
cal value connected with this church,
the following article from the Ell Pa
so News is considered worthy of re-
production:
More than 1000 people in Ysleta are
almost heart broken today over the
destruction of Nuestra Sonora del Car
one of the oldest church edifices
in North America, a place in which
they ald their parents and their grand
parents were chriStened when babies,
and around which lie the bodies of
Fire, which in some was
communicated to some sulphur which
the sexton had placed about the caves
of the historic old building to drive
away bats, caught in the dry timbers
and quickly filed the structure with
penetrate it, though crowds of fran
tic Indians surged toward the ancient
doors and it was with difficulty that
they could be restrained from rushing
in to meet inevitable death.
And no wonder these poor people
were wild with agony and crazed with
dispair, for amid the flames were dis
appearing the most sacred things
they knew on earth. The altar at
which they had been christened. the
cups from which they had received
sacraments the benches on which all
their lives long they had sat for
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Iowa Butts in with This.

Fairfield, Ia, May 17.-William D.
Haywood, now on trial in Idaho for
the murder of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg is the son of a former resident
of this city and now has an uncle,
James Messick living mere. Mr.. Mes
sick is one of the most respected citi-
ens of the neighborhood, is confident
of his nephew's innocence and believes
him to be the victim of persecution.
The senior Haywood settled on a
farm near here in 1874, residing in
the vicinity for about eleven years.
He was known as a quiet, ~law-abiding
citizen n was intensely patriotic,
his ancestors having been among the
first English settlers in this country.
After leaving here Haywood became
a mail carrier for the government,
being one of the first riders to carry
the United States mails to California.
The long and hazardous trips were
made on horseback. Later Haywood
went to Salt Lake City, where he mar
ried and where William D. Haywood
was born some forty-six years ago.
Another uncle of the Haywood now on
for murder was one of the most
residents of Fairfield, dying
a few years ago.
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NEW MEXICO MINING
COMPANIES INCORPORATE.

Santa Fe, Three mining companies
nave filed incorporation papers. They
are the San Fernando Mine Company
OF Aiamogordo, Otero county; CAPT
talized at 100000, the incorporators
and directors being: Oswyn D. Warn
ock and J. W. Thompson of Alamogor
do, and George Miksch and Frank
Holmes of Brice, at which latter
place the company will operate.
The Monte Rico Mining and Milling
of Lordsburg, Grant county
with capital of 100000.
The Three Rivers Mining company,
of Alamogordo, Otero county, capital
lied at $4,000. The incorporators and
directors are John N. Schumacher,
L. Barton, Noah Early, Stepn-
en- d. Aiken. D B. Hayes and Chorles
c. Thiei, OF Chicago and James G.
of Alamogorde.
Incorporation papers were also fill
ed by the Chaves County Abstract
of Roswell, Chaves county,
New Mexico, capitalized at $4,000
The Alamo Business Mans club, of
the New Mexico Holt
ness College of Lakewood, Eddy coun-
ty, and the Presbyterian church of
Socorro county.
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PANAMA CANAL ON MAP
AT JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION,
BY john T. Maginnis.)

Norfolk, Va, May 15.-Looking ov
er a parapet wall of concrete a foot
thick and breast high one may see in
miniature at the jamestown Exposi.
ton h Isthmus of panama as il
will appear after the great ditch mas
been dug by Uncle Sam. A civil en-
gineer, C. H. Johnson, who is in the
employ of the Panama Canal Commits
sion, is superintendent ..qBBaba1-d
sion isLsuperintending one construc-
ton of a great Panama CanalETAO
ton o ia great relief map, a fine piece
of typographical work which covers
a sixth of an acre near 4 of the
government buildings.
There is a popular fallacy that the
Pacific Ocean is four feet higher
than the Atlantic at the Isthmus, but
there is no scientific data to substan-
tate that proposition. The fact that
in that latitude h fails to make
it's impression on the Atlantic Ocean,
while it gives the Pacific a tide of
twenty-five feet.
If one starting out to comprehend
the situation, would get his bearings
it is necessary that he should under
stand at the outset hat the Isthmus
doe not extend north and south as
he may suppose, though its hills are
q continuation of Il mountain range
which in South America is known
as the Andes and in North America
is known as the Rocky Mountains.
Nor does the Istnmus run east and
west as some maps seem to indicate.
The general direction of the canal
extends from Panama OF the Pacific
northwesterly to Colon on the Allan
tic. People in Panama instead of
I--1- -s-~
and out over the Pacific to e the sun
set, really look eastward t see the
sun rise in an estuary of the Pacific,
and see it set on the land horizon to
the West.
Right here it may be said that the
topography of the country will seem
greatly changed after the canal has
been built, for it is part of the scheme
to build two great dams, one near
either end, which will result at the
Atlantic end in the formation of a
lake covering about a hundred square
miles, flooding a country of that area.
to take up the waters of the Chagres,
and turning countless hills into is
lands, while at the Pacific end anotn-
er lake will similarly take carr OF the
waters of the Rio Grapde.
The typographical map shows the
of the French company, Their
canal started at Cristobal on the At
lantic and extending to a point heal
Cation locks. nearly six miles, is bare
~ four feet deep now. There were
other bits OF excavations also, fnclud-
ing some work at Culebra the
other side.
/ The American canal may be brief
" described thus: Starting At the
Atlantic there Is . dredged channel
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the present year nearly 500 cars of
immigrant outfits were ~unloaded at
stations in the Pecos valley, according
to the traffic manager of the Peavine.
The figure is to be contrasted with
the ITS ears unloaded at the same
period last year.
The movement of ~homeseekers into
the Pecos Valley, and into the Panhan
die of Texas, during the las two
years has been one of the marvels OF
western development. One would
think to see the Kansas City depot
damned day and night with emigrants
and to see the train loads of house
hold and farm chattels awaiting dis
posal in the promised land, that half
the population of the United States
mad all at once been dispossessed
by a foreign invader and forced to
seek new abiding places.
All the railroads are working hard
grants into New Mexico and Texas.
They can afford to carry them cheap
ly in large bodies, for every family
settled on land tributary to their road
a steady income from traffic
for all time to come.
1t will be a wonder if New Mexico
does not show the coveted 100000 by
the time OF the 1910 census; and as
for the Panhandle, there is a great
big rich field, full of prosperous PEG
pie, a fine farming country with annu-
al rainfall from 20 to so inches. a
country of infinite possibilities, await
ing merely another railroad from Ell
Paso by way of the Pecos Valley to
the Rec river. in order to give its
lands as high a value for profitable
and pleasant farming activity as land
possesses in any other parts of the
country.
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THE NEGRo-WHAT
WHERE, WHEN AND Why?

Washington, May 1.-THE negro
what is he, where did he come from,
wnen did he originate and what is he
here for? These are the questions
that the United States bureau of eth
nology expects to answer as a result
of Investigations about to be under
taken. Distinguished American scien-
lists will visit various portions of
Africa, exploring the innermost inter
ior of the dark continent in order
to study the black peoples who have
not yet come in contact with civiliza-
tioa in any of its forms. 1t is expec-
ted that this thorough inquiry into the
origin and racial history of the negro
will aid greatly in arriving at a fair
estimate of the possibilities of devel
opme1t of the race and thereby reach
ing a settlement of the much -discuss-
ed race problem" now confronting
this country.
OF all the races of the world, eth
biologists know least of the African
black Exhaustive researches have
been made into the origin, racial mis-
tory, traits, habits and character of
the white, yellow and red peoples.
Of the origin of the millions of ne
groes in this country, nothing is
known They come from widely diff
fe~rentiated tribes, with different ply
steal and intellectual characteristics,
but beyond this their history mas
never been written.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Land scrip.-W. G.
Skillmal. Att
FOR SALE Water barrels.-Pecos
Valley Trading Co. 62t6
FOR SALE:- Five room house, 211
So. Mo. ave. Apply there. 45tf
FOR SALE CHEAP Studebaker
buggy, almost new, phone 70. 62tf
FOR SALE 8 H P. gasoline en-
gine.-L. K McGaffey, 10s N. Main
street. 26tf
FOR SALE 40 feet good shelving
in first class condition.-R. L.. &
T. H. Malone. 54tf
FOR SALE IL vacant lots on
South Hill, for one-half of actual
value.-Carlton & Bell.
FOR SALE:-Some choice residence
lots, well located, at rock-bottom
prices. CARLTON & BELL.
FOR SALE 20 acres, Broom house,
artesian well, some fruit. Best bar
gain in the Valley.-Carlton & Bell.
FOR SALE One rotary and drop
Austin well drilling machine. Phone
or write the Oasis Ranch. 29tf
FOR SALE Five room house. All
conVenielces; also buggy and har-
ness. Apply FOG West Sth St. soft
FOR SALE Three or foul miles of
open woven wire fence: also
fence posts. Apply Oasis ranch, or
phone BAT. off.
FOR SALE 500 acres, fine, level
land, rich soil, 5 miles from Ros-
well, $4,000 per acre.-Carlton &
Bell.
FOR SALE Five acres on South
Hill, one block from Main street,
at a sacrifice price.-Carlton &
Bell.
FOR SALE Good, safe driving
horse; also new buggy and har-
ness, cheap. Inquire at Western
Grocery Co. 64t3*
Beautiful house for sale, 1902 N. Ky.
6 rooms, strictly modren, had !
trees, shrubbery and nice lawn. Ea-
sy terms. 200 Lea ave-, Tel. 534.
63t24.
SALE Motor cycle, 4hp. in
fine running condition, tires and
engine in fine shape. 1t it a bargain
if sold at once. o 324 Roswell,
N. NJ. 61t10
SALE:-Nice house. well locat-
ed. artesian water, plenty shade.
Business out of town demands par
ties attention, will sell cneap.-CaT
lton & Bell.
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some four and q half miles Through
Lfmou Ba7A HcnEsaeen1Wter 20 sfhe
shore line Then there aTs two sd
a half miles { <moderate cuttI1g
thru low or swampy land tosGato1HH
where there are three locks each
81 Is feet high tnat lift a ship to
the summit level of the canal. Once
above the locks, a ship finds herself
in the great artificial lake through
which a channel is sbouyed. This is
Lake Cation. She follows the bouys
for twentythree miles until she reach
es Gamboa the point at which the
Chagres coming down from the noun
tains. meets b lake. Just beyond this
point she meets the next bard
cut the beginning OF the Culebra.
level, the canals summit. The whole
length of the canal from deep water
to deep water is 49k miles, while the
length from shore line to shore line
is Al miles.
The heaviest cutting in the Culebra
cut is between what is known as b
SO and SO mile points, but there are
three miles of deep cutting. This ex-
cavation is through an indurated clay.
the deepest part of the G. is 290
feet and millions of cubic yards will
have to be taken out.
Passing through this a vessel will
find itself at Miguel lock of 81 1-3 feet
and BIZ miles from the entrance.
She is dropped into the lake formed
by another lock of "a % feet at the
Pacific which forms the lake into
which the Rio Gra1de flows. This
last lock is called La Boo (the
moutn). The trip across the lake is
of several miles, and tais ends the
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FORMER elRI.
I'd WIS EAME AeHERN

gVaMs ZANE AzEHERMAN.
Mis- Helen N6fneetSdauSlter Of Dr.
and Mrs. a. LNorfeet and formerly
of Roswell, is winning fame as a mu-
stefan among the highest class artists
of Texas. She held an important po-
sition in the recent festival of music
at Sherman, in which the Chicago
Symphony orchestra under he Lead
ership of the noted Alexander o
Ffelitz, took the leading part. Her
father, DIR. Norfeet, of Artesia, took
part in the festival, also by singing in
the oratorio.
When little Helen contributed her
part of the program the orchestra
and entire audience gave her a great
ovation. The Sherman Daily Demo
crat of May 8 gave the festival an ex-
tended write-up with pictures of the
participants and following is what it
had to say of the former Roswell
girl:
With every available seat of the
opera house filled, two hundred col
lege maids in the ~oratorio, simply
gowned in white, seated in tiers
reaching high up above the stage, for
a background, fifty musicians arraign-
ed on the stage, and il the midst of
this Miss Helen Norf1eet made her de-
but last night. Miss Norfeet, pupil
of George Kruger, director of the
Kidd-Key conservatory has for the
past year occupied quite a prominent
place in the Sherman musical circles
despite her very young g of fifteen
years. She is a favorite with the
public and bids fair to be, in after
years, a pianist of worth. Last even
ing she played a co1certstuck by
Weber. In her playing she displayed
a solid foundation of technique upon
which to build her career. She has
a delightful touch n an apprecia-
ton of tonal effects which enables her
not only to capture her audience but
the orchestra as well. She was given
such an ovation as has never yet
beer given to al amateur in Sher-
man in the past six years. Helen Nor
fleet has e a pupil of Kid-Key con-
servatory of music but fifteen months
Before her coming to Mr.. Kruger she
had had but eight months training.
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Red Fuchsia Flowering Honey
suckle and Boston Ivy at
Alameda Greenhouse.
Telephone 1874.
Transfers Of Real Estate.

The following deeds have been fl
ed for record in the office of Probate
Clerk and Recorder F. p. Gayle:
Walter H. Weatherby to James
Forstad, for 81 and other valuable con
sideration, lot IS. block 1. Boaz.
Walter H. Weatherby to Jas. For.
stad, for 81 and other valuable con
sideration. lot Z, block 7. Boaz.
Frank H. Anderson and wife to B.
H Wixom, for $1,000. lots 9. IL and
-. block 6 Hagermaa
Rufus w. Smith and wife to VIM.
Fenimore. for $4,000. a tract of 800
acres in Is and 22I10-2s.
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tourney.

journey
All this is shown in the relief map
hills, valleys, water courses, lakes
islands and even the ships themselves
the largest that are contemplated
made to scale, as the chart is, will
be seen in the locks and il the lakes
and in the canal. and actual water
will complete the realism of the
scene.
The scale is one foot to the two
thousand. saving that the commercial
dimensions are exaggerated, otherwise
the mills, some of which are as much
as 500 feet high, would lot show up
at all in a map 122 by 60 feet.
The canal where h cut is 200 feet
wide 4 mas a depth of 40 feet. In
the lakes it has a varying width and
depth, but never less than 40 feet.
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Funeral of Frank Fox Thursday

" ES% SodJs
The funeral of the late Frank Fox
was held Thursday afternoon from
the Dilley undertaking parlors. Faith
er Herbert, of the Roman Catholic
church, was in charge and conducted
the church service at the grave-side
in the South Side cemetery. A num-
Der of friends we're in attendance.
None of the relatives could come for
the funeral,
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WANTED.

WANTED.7Cook at Hotel Hagerman
Hagerman, n. NJ. 63-t6.
wANTED:-Lady cook for out of
town. Wages s25 per month with
board. Inquire at Roswell Auto
Shop. 56tf
WANTED 4 or 5 room house fur
nisned, by first of June. Three in
family and no sickness. Inquire at
this office. 66t2
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HoMEsEEkERs cRowpINe INTO
NEW Mexico AND TEXAS.

The Record Recently published a
letter from Trafic Manager d. l. Mey
ers, of the Pccos Valley Lines. giving
the number of ears of immigrants
outfits hauled over the Pecos Valley
Lines. This statement was especially
worthy of notice on account Of the
great increase of the past year as
compared with the previous "a and
as showing the greater number of PEG
Pile canning to the great southwest
In commenting ON this letter. the
El Paso Herald says:
During the fnst three months OF
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Funeral of Mrs. Runxan.

Mrs s. H. Runyan was laid to rest
Ia the South Side cemetery Thursday
morning. Service was conducted al
the Roswell Tent City at ten O'Clock
by Rev. John Murray, of the Method
list Episcopal church. Many friends
the deceased and her husband were
in attendance.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT One furnished room.
nice location, 512 N. Lea. 5Stf
FOR RENT Two Housekeeping or
sleeping rooms with bath, 1O2 S.
KY. 65t3*
FOR RENT Furnished or ulfurn-
ished rooms, with OF without board.
I'll N. Richardson. 65tf
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FoR SALE or TRADE.

A splendid hotel proposition, a mon
ey maker the first day and every day.
Dom pass this up. See CARLTON
q BELL.
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LABORER INJURED IN AN
ACCIDENT At CARLSBAD.

], w: Riggs, a laborer, met with a
painful accident at the Dark Canyon
wells this afternoon watch may result
seriously While at work on the new
well which is Is inches in diameter
and 65 feet deep, he slipped n fell
into the well. He was recovered in
an unconscious condition. His right
leg was broken in two places, his
shoulder d~islocated and his scalp bad
ly iacerated.
He was brought to the hospital in
this city. where ne is receiving medi-
cal aid and treatment.
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TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN CARLTON
& BELL. oetf
r. L. & T. H. MALONE. 5Stf
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LOST.

LOST Canvas grip. between depot
and ten miles south Of town Leave
at Record once for reward. 6stss
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A card IN the Roswell Trade Direc-
tory brings results and keeps your
name before the people.
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The Dexter News got a new cyl
inder printing press Wednesday and
a brighter. better sheet than EVER be
fore is now expected from Editor
bearings sanctum.
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Il you nave = rfade proposition OF
any lind see us.7Carlton & Bell.
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crowdine into Estaneia Valley.

dreds into the Estancia Valley, and
es are going up and the entire valley
is a scene of busy activity. Mucn
and mas already been ploughed and
crops planted. A Record correspond
emit was informed that wheat and corn
have come up and are doing nicely.
One tract of wheat, already over eight
inches high, was estimated that it
would produce at least forty bushels
to the acre, should nothing interfere
with it's growth. There has been
pleaty of rain this year in this C
ton, and by using the Campbell y
TEN of dry farming. the farmers claim
to have stored up enough moisture in
the soil to last for the next four
months
In this valley water can be had at
very shallow depths. There are many
sections in which good shallow wells
exist al about eight feet, and else
where water can be secured at from
ten to fifty feet il abundance.
Santa Fe Central are rapidly building
and present a very busy appearance.
Estancia and willard are the best
towns at the present time, n are
busily engaged in scrapping over
first place.
There are a number of former resi-
dents of Roswell located in this val
ley, all of whom are doing we'll j.
T. Kelley is in the transfer and hv-
cry business at Estancia and T. B..
Williams is located near Moriarty.
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SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS
FROM OVER THE TERRITORY

Snow fell il Santa Fe and surround
ing country on Monday and a slight
furry at Torranse on Tuesday. Tine
extreme cold weather in these sec
tons is greatly retarding the growth
and development of the crops. In AL
buquerque the extreme cold has even
totally killed some Oh the trees and
they present a desolate appearance
with bare limbs.
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Blood Poison from Frozen Foot.

James c. Cameron, the sheep herd
er who was brought to Carlsbad a few
days ago to have his foot amputated.
exposed to the storm of two weeks
ago, died in the hospital as a result
of blood poison. He was buried under
the auspices of Eddy Grove Camp,
No. 5. w. o. w.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27
Trade Marks and Brands.

Trademarks, brands and labels have,
Of late years, become factor of i'm
portance in the marketing of fruits and
vegetables. They are the sign boards,
as it were, of the producer, pinned to
his barrels, boxes, crates, as the sign
board of the merchant is fastened over
his door. Name and residence tell
their story of honesty in marketing, or
the reverse, There may be counter
fits, as there are in other lines, but the
spurious coin is soon detected by ex-
perts and the dishonest grower sailing
under false colors is soon found out
by the dealer or the purchaser Fruit
cannot we'll be adu1terated, but va
rieties can be mixed together in way
calculated to deceive, and this invari
ably works to the disadvantage Of the
one who thus deceives.
Many trademarks, says a recent
writer on the subject, have come down
through the centuries, marking the
honesty Of the ones who established
them and the purity of the articles
offered. When one reads about ''sterl-
ing" silver, does he know the origin
of the word? Of old. there was a
Flemish firm that. dealt in articles
made from this metal, named Sterling,
and the excellence and purity of their
manufacturers made the name a house