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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Against SWITCHING CHARGES,

Railroads c%entering In Chicago are
planning to curtail and possibly stop
the practice of absorbing switching
charges and thereby save a revenue
of more than 81. 900. 900 at Chicago
alone. Such a saving would be. in eff.
feet. an increase of freight rates by
the same amount.
A conference has been called be,
tween eastern and western lines
when the question will be gone over
and some action probably will be
taken. Railroad traffic officials de-
clare that the move Is another step In
the direction OF getting everything
in the transportation line down 10
rock bottom and upon a business
basis.
In Chicago switching charges vary
with the distance and run from SO
to So a car, but the charges NAV am.
cunt to more in extreme cases.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
No More Red Shirts.

No q will the red shirtc,l sec
ton man be a picturesque figure along
the line of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. Red shirts are tabooed-for
section men-by a general order
which has been issued by General
Superintendent f. ". Alvord of the
Katy lines north OF Denison. Mr.. AL
word says they are not to be worn and
in future 1t will be worth a section
foreman's job to allow one of his men
to come to work wearing a passionate
colored shirt. The order, 1t is believ.
ed, will cause riots and strikes where
Mexicans are employed.
The order was issued because m
engineer mistook a red flag for a sec.
ton mans shirt and almost got into
trouble. The engineer cleared him
self but II was the death knell of the
red shirt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Santa Fe Buys Land.

The Santa Fee railroad company
through Its engineering department d
Topeka, has purchased a tract Of lant
at Coffeyville amounting to five acre.
situated just south of the ~" In thu
neighborhood of the ground on which
the new shops are TO be built. Tn;
shops. however, will not extend int
that territory. The ground will be
used partly for some Of the new track.
necessary In the scheme of shop BULL.
ing. There will be six or seven ni
them put In force. The other object
of the purchase is to redeem a pro
mise made by Division Superintenf
ent Barnes to the county commission
ers that IL they would vacate the pre-.
sent road running east and west there
the company would furnish land for
a new road a little further south. The
land now purchased will be used for
that purpose. The company did not
want to have a road crossing six OF
eight tracks, so asked to have the
old road vacated, which was done. The
bought belonged to the Coffey.
vile Brick company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Sold and by
GOODALL's DRUG STORE.


had so seriously affected my right
Jung writes Mrs. Fannie Conner, oil
Rural Ruote /. Georgetown, Tenn,
that ] coughed continuously night
ami day. the neighbors' prediction
consumptIon-seemed inevitable, unit
my husband brought home a bottle u
DIR. Kings New Discovery. which III
my case proved To be the only reaY
cough cure and restorer Of weak, sore
lungs" When all other remedies u:
terly fail. you may still win IN the bat
tie against lung and throat troubles
with New Discovery, the REAL cure
Guaranteed by all druggists. SOC. ans
sl.00. Trial bottle free
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Engineer Goes Insane.

Frank Bartholomew. a we'll known
engineer on the Kansas City Southern
who was badly injured In a collision
at Sulphur Springs. Ark. a year or
o ago, has been adjudged insane
the injuries he received in the wreck
taking effect in his brain. He has
been taken to the state asylum at
Osawatomie for treatment.
He was the engineer on a freight
train which collided with a passenger
train and he was badly injured. Hi.
skull was badly fractured and he was
scalded and otherwise hurt so that he
has been a physical wreck ever since
and has not been able to perform his
duties as a locomotive engineer. The
injuries to his skull affected his
brain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
TRACK AND TRAIN

i.eaorr The close u the year. bat il
! the a,aae legislatures continue their
tEr~Aleaing attitude and proceed 10
enact bills TO Cypress and harass rail
ways. there Is no telling where re
renchnsent wtls stop
4 The Hartman line. including the
Union Pacific. the Southern Pacific
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company. and the Oregon Short Line.
have e63 miles under construction in
Nebraska. Kansas. Colorado. Wyoming
California. Idaho. Montana and Wash
ington. and the indications are that
the greater part Of this mileage will
be completed during the year.
The Kansas City. Mexico d. Orient
announces that 1t expects TO complete
$50 miles this year 10 come the Ok,
lahona and TeAas sections of its line,
The Tidewa'er. Dtvpwater system has
80 miles 10 complete In order 10 Goa
nect up the Virginia and Nest Eir
glniA sections Vi It's system. and the
work Is being prosecuted with ElgOr
from both ends Of the line, The Wis
cOnsin Central has the greater part uf
grading completed on its extension
from lAadySmith TO Superior. Wis. lUi
miles. The New Orleans Great North
eTa Is extending its line north of
jackson. Miss and including a branch
has lO5 miles under construction, The
South Il Western mas l6S miles under
contract In Virginia, Tennessee and
Nortn Carolina. and the Florida East
Coast has the work we'll advanced ON
Its line to Key West. lo5 miles IF
which remain to be completed,
The AtchisOn, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
has $50 miles under contract. bit
probably less than onc-ha!f OF 1t will
be completed this year. The Northern
Pacific has SIS miles under construc-
ton in Idaho and 81 miles under con,
s,ructton in Washington, but there Is
heavy work in Idaho and slow prog.
rcss il being made.
The Portland q Seattle. a join,
line of the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific, has been at
work for over a year past on It's line
from kennewick, WASH. to Portland
Ore. $50 miles. and Is now ready 10
lay track On portions of the complet-
ed grade. The Norfolk & Southern
proposes to build liz miles In North
Carolina In order to complete its line
to Pamlico sound. with necessary
branches. and all Of the mileage is un-
der contract. with grading well ad-
vanced on certain portions.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Outlook Not Promising.

According 10 a recent issue of The
hAilway Age the oagiook for railway
building / the United States Is no.
as promising ~ 1t was a year aga
Their. Is as large q mileage projected
a. th.-Ee vas In March. 1906. but the
conditions are nUt d favorable. The
country ID a. PROSPEROUS A. II was -
muhths ago and the demand for the
construction u extensions into new
territory and for increased railway "a,
cili'lt~s 10 AS great hat. Al has already
b'.n Painted out la the columns 81
thr Railway Age. the campaign which
mas O's-n - meFcilessly waged against
tht 'a,l~aHs a caused many OF the
larse A,S;ems 10 adopt policies Of re-
f~f"athIlent. and the. result is that
nv - i:,fs .rt4nt worA which had bean
planned for the present year has been
laA' tA.t'i4 postponed There Is no
has,, FIR railway securities except
IA. t-ohlhl,ilr rates # interest, and
hta'! al! the loans taat are being
ntAi. Ar" OF a tempo AIRY nature aa'!
d" !" provide fer urgent capital
n,,A'
A:'ar ago the records of the Rail
way Az" showed that oveT 1900
miles Of new railroad were then under
contract. nearly one,half Of which was
completed before the close Of the year
u larger mileage than has been built
in any other single year since 1883,
There H. almost as large a mileage un-
der contract today. and while there
will be- great activity during 1907 In
pushing to completion new lines On
which the work of construction al
ready is we'll advanced and financial
arrangements for which have been
made. the launching Of new projects.
for which the capital must be provii.
ed. in many instances has been post.
poncd until conditions improve.
Although the mileage under con.
tract Is 100 miles less than that re-
ported a year ago. there Is every reas'
ON to believe that the mileage of track
laid in 1907 would equal. II not ex-
coed, that for 1906. except for the O n
ditions above referred to. There was
a large amount Of grading completed
last year In addition to the 6.100 miles
on which the rails were put down
and the work OF t~racklaVing has pro.
crossed steadily since the first Of the
year in localities where the weather
would permit. Grading also has been
pushed with AZ large forces as could
b" secured, although the difficulty Of
securing laborcrs has by no means
disappeared. Even though no new
projects are taken up and work pro,
ceeds without interruption on only
such lines as already are under con.
struction. there will be large additions
TO the railway mileage of the country
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

"~ hae ~
agree with me. They heard people come in
and tell me thatfor years they had been near
the grave with Bright's disease, or lung
trouble, or kidney complaint and all man.
ner of diseases and that the New Discovery
had cured them. OF course these people
were mistaken, it was nothing but their
stomachs. As a matter of fact when the
stomach gives out most everything else is
thrown out of order too.
When a person feels tired and dull and
Respondent, is loosins flesh and don't
sleep well, has a poor memory, a bad
taste in the mouth, a coated tongue, and
other troubles he's liable to believe a lot
of things are the matter with him. Nine
chances to one it's his stomach. I've
seen Cooper's New Discovery bring back
health to too many people in just this
shape to believe anything else. Here's O
letter about it:
II suffered for a long time without
knowing just what was the matter with
me. | seldom felt like eating. / lost
greatly in weight. My digestion was ex-
extremely poor and when I did eat
invariably suffered afterward. was con.
stipated and frequently suffered from nerve
rackine, violent headaches. When / heard
of what the Cooper remedies were doing
for others / resolved to try Them"
"Relief came with the first bottle. My
appetite and digestion improved rapidly.
| am no longer constipated nor do have
those dreadful headaches. l sleep well
and am gaining flesh." c. H. Powell, Is
Harrison Addition. Duluth, MINI.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

A woman who apparently had been
ave-se tn entering a saloon al
preached the bartender In a fashion
able North Side place the other even
ing and In low tones called for a quar-,
OF whisky. Five or six men were
standing near the end of the bar. says
the Chicago lnter-Ocean.
Now. | don't want YOU to think
this In for me-" said the woman In
way of explanation. al the same time
glancing furtively at the men near the
end OF the bar, My husband. who Il
Ill sent me for the liquor and ! did not
want 10 come because | thought you
might think II vas for me. aud
naturally would feel embarrassed.
What do you drink. wood alcohol
returned the bartender In a matter-of
fact way. The men near the end oi
the bar laughed aloud.
Il didn't come In here TO be insult
ed" returned the woman savagely. al
the same time manlfesting her con
tempt for the ~loungers with a viciou:
stare.
And | would like to inform you
that ! do not propose TO have my
goods insulted. either" said the bar
tender in a determined tone OF voice.
After parleying several minutes the
bartender handed the woman the bot
tie OF whisky and she hurried from
the place. slamming the door violently
They come In here that way almost
every day" said the bartender In ex,
planning the woman's embarrassment
Many men are too lazy to go after
liquor themselves and they send their
wives. That oma was no doubt
telling the truth when she said she did
not want the whisky for herself. | was
just kidding her"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Doing Business Again.

When my friends thought | wa.
about to take leave OF this world, O;
account of indigestion, nervousness:
and general debility" writes A. A
Chisholm. Treadwell, n. Y, "anL
when it looked as If there were no
hope left | was permitted to try
Electric Bitters, and rejoice to
say that they are curing me.
| am now doing business again
as of old. and am still gaining daily
Best tonic medicine on earth. Guar.
anteed by all druggists. soc.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

railroad. which proposes to build from
Lawton via Ada to South McAlester.
with a belt around South McAlester,
and a branch line TO Newcastle aud
krebs. The estimated length is 200
miles and the cost $4,000, 900. II IS
capitalized at $4,000, 900. Lawton l.
the headquarters and the following
are the incorporat0rs: J. r. IeBas-
quct OF Little Rock. Ark. |. {. Rose
and A. ". Underwood of Chicago. =
T. 'Pierson and ". T, Dix. of Shawnee.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Repairing Cars at SedaIia.

Owing to the inability of the local
car shops of the Katy to keep pace
with the enormous amount of bad or
der cars, 200 of them arc being sent
to the shops at Sedalia. Mo, where
they will receive repairs. The cars
which are being sent to the Sedalia
shops are those which can be run
without danger. but which need re-
pairs on the body. Many of them we're
broken up in lumber service, having
had the ends punched out by shifting
of the lumber.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
EUGENE AND NAPOLEON.
Nos Sire Wen tie Heart % TIA,
UoFis-sonareh.

~ Conpi~gne. one afternoon. ~hen
the flower of the cuars wax ldtang
round his Fangtet,an table. Mile de
M"nt1p. SEATED a, tho ~mp2.ror's right.
consulted him frum time to llnse a. 10
her PLAY.
She found two picture cards In her
hand. counting 70 ou, Of II bes,
p0ln's-
stand on that" advised Sapoleon.
ii Is FeFH high
No" Answered Mile de Mon'iyo. =
want all or nothing
The court ladies were In full sian
der of her when NaIuleon had made
up his mind TO marriage. They had
extraordinary manns rs. ,hnse first Ia,
dtes OF the Second Empire cx,earg One
evening at ~Complegne. when Eugvnie
vas g0ang In tn dinner on the arm oi
Colonel de- T~oulongeoa. a slight eun,
fusion permitted him To whlsk her
ahead Of Nine. Fortoul, wife of the
minister.
Hog" she exclaimed andibly ia
her cavalier. do YOU permit tina, -
creature to push past me-"
The next morning Nile. de Mon,ijo
with tears in her eyes, stood sadly nu
the terrace. apart frufn the others Ma
poleon. who had sought her, asked he,
th" u OF her SORROW. 4 must leave
him her long list 81 flights and In.
suits. The emperor listened To the
beautiful girl. tranquil and smiling
Then. when she had finished. he tore
a few green twigs from a bush. deity
twisted them into a crown and said
loud, that all Nigh, hear. as he placed
1t upon her head:
Wear this IA meanwhile"
1t was his announcement of their
marriage Sterling Hcilig. In Metro
poljtan Magazine.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
To Be Completed in Three Years.

To Be Completed in Three Years.
At the weekly luncheon of the Den
Yer Real Estate Exchange J. w. KEEL
ley, city passenger agent of the Den
g Northwestern & Pacific railway
THE MOffat road. delivered a short
address on the progress of the road in
which he announced that the builders
expected to have the line complete:
to Sail Lake within three years fro II
date. So far 126 miles of road has
been built. he said, at a cost of $1O.-
600, 900. This is the most expensive
part of the route and it Is estimated
that the road will be completed at a
cost of from s12, 00o. 900 to SIS. 000, 900
more, a total of not more than $25, 900:
900 for building the entire line.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Wronq.

This story is told of a college pro
pessor who was noted for his concen
tration of mind.
The professor was returning home
one night from a scientific meeting
still bordering over the subject. He
had reached his room in safety, when
he heard a noise which seemed to come
from under the bed.
is some one there" he asked.
mo, professor" answered the In.
truder, who knew the professors pc.
cuiiarities.
That's strange. I was positive
some one was under my bed" com.
mented the learned man.-Judge.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Whoopinu COUGH

have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In my family In cases OF
whooDing cough. and want 70 tell you
that II is the best medicine | have
ever used.-W. F. CASTOR. posco. Ca.
This remedy Is safe and sure. For
sale by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

This Is to certify that all druggists
are authorized To refund your m0ney
u Foey-s Honey and Tar fails % cure
yoaT cough ar cold. Il stops The
Ct Ugh. heals the lungs ana prevents
serious results from o cold. Cures In
grippe coughs. and prevents pnea-
moaia and consumption. Contains no
oplates- The genuine IL In q yellow
package Refuse substitutes. O. q.
Sehaefer and Red Cross Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

Mr.. s, L. Bowen, of Wayne, ". Va,
writes: Il was a sufferer from kid.
ney disease, ST that at times I could
not get out of bed, and when | did I
could not stand straight. l took Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure. One dollar bottle
and part of the second cured me en-
tirely." Foley's Kidney Cure works
wonders where others are total fail.
ures. 0. G. Schaefer and Red Cross
Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
This May Interest You.

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble. S % just remember that Foley's
Kidney Cure will stop the irregulari-
lies and cure any case of kidney and
bladder trouble that is not beyond
the reach of medicine. O. G.. Schaefer
and Red Cross Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

doctors IN st.
Paul., Mimi,
that n half Of
all sickness is
caused by the
stomach. After
l assured them
that my medi.
cine did nothing
but put til G
stomach in shape
and they had
spent a day list.
ening to what
people who call.
ed on me had to
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
The Woman's WAY,

Many a married man who might
make a fortune is handicapped be.
cause his wife demands too much
of his attention"
That's right. Just as soon as for.
tune begins to firt with him his wife
gets Jealous.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

Lee cFnoe ot AramoFe. whoss &C
Il tie leaders II the race for tie lem
ocFaaae gnhernaa0g&aa n0HalnAfa1n In
Oklahoma. 10 > prominent banker ana
business man ana . man u affairs n
the ~Chiekasaw NaGt0a.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

We are selling immense quantities Of
these medicines and our customers express
Great satisfaction.
CENTER BLock.DEPoT DRUG CO.
, Corner LINCOLN AND GRAND.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
SHORT TALKS BY
L. T. COOPER.
THE STOMACH.

My but peoples stomachs do cause a
lot of trouble. | offered to WAGER some
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
Amended Charter Filed.

An amended charter was filed by
the Choctaw. Newcastle and Western
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02

New bunch Of Optic Scratch Tab.
Its at The Optic office, s cents apiece.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-02
WANTED

wANTED-A cook at Las Vega
hospital. 2-76
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Do Animals See
In the Dark?

Inever read a scientific treatise
on this subject, but since the edi-
tor of The MIRROR calls me ''our
local zoographer" [ will tell you
what [ know and think about it.
It is generally believed, 1 think,
that certain animals and birds can
see better in the dark than in the
light. But I would ask: Has it
ever been proved.that any animal
can see in absolute darkness +?
We all know that fish that live in
caves, where no light enters, are
either absolutely or nearly sight
less. Some not even possessing
eyes. And the same IS true OF
moles and other animals that are
of subterranean habits. But this
article will be confined to owls,
night hawks, wild cats, and other
so-called night providers.
It is undeniable that owls and
other birds of nocturnal habits, do
most of their feeding between
sunset and sunrise. And it is also
a fact that these same birds have
larger ear orifice than other
birds. The common barn owl
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

attend one of the little mares
performances that he would find
her an exception to the rule, as
the larger part of her feats are
performed by verbal commands.
Trixie is the property of Prof.
Barns, of Iowa, and by her mar
velous intellect has won the ap-
plause of thousands of people. In
the fall she is shown at the county
fairs. In the winter months she
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

''Your honor" pleaded Good
man Gonrong, 81 haven't always
been like this. I am descended
from revolutionary forefathers.
"You certainly seem to have
reached the bottom" said his hon.
or. "I'll give you a chance to
rise. You will go up for sixty
days. Call the next case!''
Chicago Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Pioneer Days in I.
the Northwest.

| As l note the widespread fue
famine that is striking terror te
the inhabitants of the blizzard.
swept plains, I recall to mind oul
pioneer days on the bleak prai
ries of that section and the numer
Gus substitutes we were compelled
to resort to in place of wood and
coal. My first winter spent in the
Northwest was one Of unusual
severity. All railroads were block
AIDED for three months, so we were
obliged to burn hay and flax straw
by twisting it into stick like
FORMS AS necessity is the moth
er of INVENTION" numerous con-
trivances we're placed on the
market for burning hay and straw.
The first invention was crude
affair, shaped like a washboiler,
which, after being filled with
straw or hay, was placed upon the
cook stove, after removing three
front covers. This sort of stove
was used for heating purposes
only. For cooking and baking we
twisted hay into hard bundles,
placing them into the stove like
wood.
The next new tangled fax and
hay burner was as near perfection
as one could wish in that line. 1t
consisted Of an upright tubular
drum four feet in height by twen-
ty-four inches in diameter, having
a cover that fitted the bottom very
snugly. It was made Of thin boil
er steel and contained a cooking
attachment. We derived solid
comfort from those simple heaters.
After one Of them was filled with
straw it would produce consider
able heat from five to seven hours,
and they would heat three rooms
very comfortably.
We were independent of coal
barons, and asked no odds Of any
dealer in fuel All that was neces-
sary was to store five or six tons
of straw, and we could then sit
back in our home made arm chairs
and snap our fingers at the world
outside. Those old days were
filled with peace and social enjoy
ment, as each pioneer was on an
equal footing. Gatherings of a
dozen or two neighbors we're an
every evening occurrence, many of
them coming from several miles
distant.
The milk of human kindness
and hospitality flowed freely in
those good, free-hearted times,
when each man extended his right
hand of fellowship to his brother
farmer. Such is the history of
the most Of our early settlers of
the bleak wilds of the Northwest.
5679.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
T'riiXie.

To the casual observer Trixie
is lust a common, ordinary look
ing horse. But for equine intel
ligence, she is in a class by her
self. A writer in the Outing
Magazine says that all trick and
circus horses work by signs. |
think if the above writer was to