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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

ed at the time that she had been
struck on the head and knew nothing
regarding the identity of the perpe-
traitor of the inhuman crime.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

LoST-An elk toooth cuff button
with the initials e. p. M. engraved on
it. Finder will please leave at Mack
els cigar store and receive reward.
3-41
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Fresh picked tripe and pigs feet.
safer kraut and fine mince meat. Al.
falfa fed beef at Pete Hoth's. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Ring up o'Byrne for Yankee coal
red hot from the mines. 1888
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15
HOSTETTsR'S
STOMACH BITE S

has been making people Eell and
keeping them so by curing liver and
kidney TROUBLES, dyspepsia. indises-
ton. female ills Or colds. We guar
antee IL pure
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Frank williams, who has been
quite sick at his home on Main
street for the past month. IL slowly
improving.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

LOST-Child's gray Angora hood
Return 10 Mr.. James Cook. 1917 Elev'
enth street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Fruit Iax-Best for stomach and
bowels; csc at all drug stores. 3-46
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Gregory's blizzard tables are a1wayi
In first class condition. $50
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

G. o. Payne sells setting eggs and
buys setting hens. Mora road. $50
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

delicate operation performed Gu her
eye yesterday Is getting along nicely.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Call on o'Byrne for the best donnes
tic coal In the city. 1888
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Don't visit the West side without
calling at the Colorado Bar.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15
To the Public.

Harvey's Ranch will not be open
for boarders after March Is. 1907.
T. j. GROUND. JR..
G. G. soMERS.
3.55 Lessees.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-15

Galvanized iron and tin work. 8
Patty. ll-2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Oklahoma.

In one respect at least the people of
Oklahoma are prepared for statehood.
They vote tomorrow, and both sides are
confident. You take your choice between
a democratic prediction of thirty thousand
majority, and the republican claim of ten
thousand. This is In the style of the old
est states Figures, it will be observed
are no respeCters of commonwealth. They
will perform big tricks for the new as
for the old. OF all outsiders the two men
who probably await the result with most
interest are Mr. Bryan and Secretary Taft
The one was the star stumper of the demo-
erals and the other OF the republicans
The latter. who is now at sea- must wait
for his news until he reaches Honolulu.
A republican victory would sweeten his
trip across the Pacific considerably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
BRYAN and the Politicians.

Mr. Bryan. in a personal letter. thus takes
reef IN the sail of an organization which
r. New York has been maneuvering in his
name.
While l appreciate the generous concur
renee shown to me by the Commercial
Iral elers' Antitrust League in sending
ont literature favorable to my canvasses
] cannot convince myself that IL is advisable
for any national organization to undertake
60 work up or to crystalline sentiment in my
behalf II l am ever nominated again the
domination must come from the voters,
and my views well known that they
can a"t on the subject without the aid OF
any literary bureau.
y our league has my cordial approval
and cooperation in carrying on its propa-
ganda against the trusts, but | do not de-
sire to have any effort put forth by any
orsanIzation To secure nomination for
M"
In ~, probability the thing that provoked
this mid rebukc was the recent announce
meut made in New York that. so much
progress lad marked this organizations
work IN Mr.. Bryan's behalf, next years
program could now be outlined. Then fol-
lowed the prediction that ex-Gov. Francis
az Missouri would preside over the demo-
cratic national convention. Augustus Thorn
as. the playwright. would put Mr.. Bryan in
nomination and Big Tim Sullivan would
manage the campaign. This led to consid
erahle discussion In which The Star Joined.
not favorable to So outlandish an arrange
nent
Mr. Bryan takes the right view of the
situation. His case is with the rank and
file OF his party. They know him and
what he represents, and If they want him
t. lead the party again they will say so in
good time and in their own way. 1t is
neither necessary nor advisable therefore
for politicians with axes to grind to be
putting themselves forward as custodans
OF his interests and through organizations
and otherwise. making themselves con-
spiCuous in his name.
Mr.. Bryan is sensitive about some things
his own opinions. and picks his own cronies
He is his own man. You may differ with
him about policies, and wonder a little
about some of his friends. but that he is
sincere man with high sense of character
and dignity admits OF no doubt. For this
reason any talk topped off with the sug-
gestion of such a politician as Big Tim
Sullivan for the place of Bryan manager
next year leads to doubt to its authority.
big Tim will have his uses in the cam
paign. and Mr. Bryan will appreciate his
services. but his place will not be at Mr.
Bryan's elbow, nor Will he be charged with
important national duties.
Mr.. Bryan, as we may see. is. just now,
looking 10 the people and not TO the poll
ticians for credentials If he wins at the
polls next year will the people outcass the
politicians In influence at the White House?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

their interest just at that moment to take
issue with the umpire But it Is the for
tune Of base ball that the umpire who is
hooted today for course OF adverse de-
Cisons may be lauded tomorrow for an
other course of rulings which happen more
exactly to meet the partisan desires of the
crowd.
Yesterday occurred at St Louis a de-
plorable tragedy, bespeaking q revival of
the old feeling of intense personal hos
tiity toward the umpire. which it was
hoped had faded. During an argument
between an umpire and players over q
decision OF Importance, a decision bearing
upon question of physical fact. hot
minded spectator in the stand threw a bot
tie, which struck the judge of play in the
head, fracturing his skull and endangering
his life. 1t Is not too much to say that this
criminal action Is repudiated by every
friend of the game throughout the country.
So indignant, indeed, were the other spec
tators that when the bottle-thrower, real
izing the seriousness of his conduct, tried
to escape, he was pursued by mob of
frenzied people, who had to be driven back
by the police.
1t will be to the everlasting credit OF
the base ball public of the United States
If that incident of the game at St Louis
proves to be the last time an umpire is
saulted. 1t should teach a lesson to every
spectator. 1t should teach players that
they are possibly melting the riotous
spirits of the crowd when they wrangle
with the umpire over decisions which of
course cannot possibly be reversed. For
ii Is to be remembered that the partici-
pants are themselves to a large extent
responsible for the opprobrium in which
umpires are held by the spectators, and
they can go far toward putting the game
securely and definitely upon the basis of
fair play and clean sport to which 1t has
been steadily tending for years if they
Will play their parts with some degree of
check upon their tempers and grant that
the umpire is presumably honest in his
work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
/ Twelve Vols. Free .

We have arranged with the
publishers for a limited number
of these handy Volume Sets of
Shakespeare, so that we can
sell them to you in a way that
will make them easy to buy,
and at the same time we will
make you a present of twelve
Of the thirty-nine volumes,
after you have paid for only
twenty-seven.
1t is an interesting plan and
will certainly prove attractive
to those desiring to own set
of Shakespeare.
These little Volumes are
bound in red English cloth,
with gold titles, half-tone
frontispiece, monotint title
pages, and are printed on fine
paper, from good, clear plates;
are a nice size to carry in the
pocket, SO that you can take
them with you on the trolley
or steam cars to read at odd
moments if you wish. The
plays are we'll divided so that
you can pick out the one you
wish easily. They are really
handsome books and will look
we'll in any library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Ware Thieves!

Numerous thefts from the person are be-
Ing reported to the police of this city, In
dicatng that artful dodgers are at work
OF the cars and in crowds to relieve the
unwary of their possessions. 1t may be
that these pocket thieves are moving north
or south, to or from jamestown, or are
merely assembled here to ply their trade
among the jamestown tourists who are
visiting the capital by the hundreds daily.
AT all events, there is evidently a wave of
petty thi-very, and it behooves all people
10 be careful about their cash and watches
and other valuables when they fare forth
Into The streets or ride on the cars 1t is
comparatively easy to safeguard the
pockets The surest way to do so Is to
have nothing of value in them. The per-
spE who must carry large sums of money.
o. VINO IS given to the wearing OF tewelry
must h. on guard whenever approached
b. strangers II greater care were exer-
Clsed In the handling of purses there would
he fewer lost or stolen. 1t is always to be
remembered that the artful dodger seldom
goes through the pockets Of another on
chance. He Is working TO a fair certainty,
spotting his victim and ascertaining by
close observation whether the game Is
worth the candle. Thus some indlscreet
action. causing the exposure of a roll of
bills or the careless disposal of a watch. IS
usually one OF the links in the chain OF
circumstances leading to a complaint at
headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Umpires, Players and Spectators.

AS played professional base ball is
a clean sport, honest 10 the core and rapid
ly losing the elements OF rowdyism which
for some years made 1t a synonym for
thuggism and trickery. Managers and
players have come TO understand that the
public supports the game because OF the
skill displayed, and not because OF the dis
eoling tactics employed on the field. I'm
prins too. has improved. until the arbi-
TRAITOR OF the game stands high In the esti-
nation OF the spectators as an earnest
worker IN the interest OF exact Justice
no longer does suspicion mark him for a
victim. He may be revled by hot-tem-
Iered fans" and booted and styled rot
ten" and dubbed with infinite variation
Of the theme. But in his heart of hearts
tho jealous supporter OF the game knows
that the umpire Is square and is doing
his best according to his lights Sometimes
undoubtedly his lights are feeble. He errs
because he 10 human. He Is called upon
30 decide close questions with a rapidty
that would tax the resources of the most
infallible Jurist. and naturally there are
many who differ. chiefly because 1t Is in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Single-Track Railroading.

Whoever may be found to have been
responsible for the miswriting of a num-
Der in the train order which caused the
fatal collision on the Boston and Maine
railroad near Canaan, VT, yesterday morn
Ing, the blame for the disaster can not
ultimately be shifted from the shoulders
or those who have continued to maintain
this line on single-track basis. Back of
the laundering dispatcher or telegraph
operator lies this broad fact-that it is
unsafe to attempt to run trains in opposite
directions on the same pair of rails. Yet
although this truth is self-evident and
has been tragically demonstrated scores
and hundreds of times within the past few
years. railways are continued In service
with single tracks and reliance is placed
in signal system which, when 1t works
perfectly permits a shuffing of trains up
and down by means of occasional switches
without accident.
In this case the disaster was caused by
the delivery to freight conductor Of or
ders which warranted him in going one
switch farther along the line than he
would ordinarily have gone. in the face of
two approaching passenger trains His
order referred to one of the two trains,
when it should have referred to the other
tlther the dispatcher at Concord sent out
the wrong mineral reference to the train
or the operator at the Canaan station
transcribed the message incorrectly. In
either case there was no check on the
blunder. When the freight train had
pulled out of the Canaan station nothing
could have prevented a collision short of
the approaching engineers seeing the dan
ger in time to bring their trains to halt.
The night foggy, however and
Furthermore a curve hid the trains from
one another.
Even on double-track roads the human
error" must always be reckoned with as
factor in railroad safety. But this ele-
ment Is greatly reduced as a potency for
evil when there are two tracks and the
block signal system Is operated ON an au-
tomato basis. Even in such cases the
danger is sufficient to warrant the de-
maud that the railroads adopt some device
which will bring trains to a halt when en-
tering prohibited stretches of track thus
preventing rear-end collisions. The travel
ing public is desperately impatient with
lines that decline to adopt every possible
means Of lowering the accident percentage,
and 1t regards the double track as the first
and most essential of these methods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Georgia and Chanler.

Lieut. Gov. Chanler of New York IS to be
invited to attend the Georgia state fair.
1t was from Georgia that Judge Parker's
first invitation came after his name had
been suggested in connection with the pres
idenCy. He accepted. 1t Will be remem-
bered. and made speech which puzzled
the politicians and entertained nobody Still
he was nominated for President, and
Georgia supported him. Mr.. Chanler Is
another New York dark horse. and the peo-
pie OF the Cracker state want to inspect his
points. He Is younger nag than Judge
Parker, and there is much talk about his
speed. But the famous. though twice de-
feated. Bryan will probably win the race
for the nomination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Canal Zone Morals,

From the New York Tribune.
1t was agreeable, as a matter of truth
and justice, to observe in the Tribune
few days ago an account Of the moral con-
ditions which prevail in our isthmian canal
zone, given by well-known clergyman of
the Episcopal Church who had gone
thither official errand of inspection
and investigation. After painstaking OBJ
servations he declared that moral condi-
lions in the zone were remarkably good.
There was very little crime, and little work
for the isthmian police excepting to guard
property. Imprisonments were chiefly for
intoxication and brawling. but those mis-
demeanors We're apparently In the main In
spired outside the zone, for he found only
two or three places for the sale of intoxi-
cants within its borders. This account ac-
cords with official reports and with the
statements of judicious observers generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
The Pedestrian.

He looked about with air distraught,
And cried in tones Of woe:
I'm wondering which way 1 ought
In quest Of peace to go.
The streets are filled with motor cars
Which pass me madly by:
There will be airships mid the stars
If should learn to fly.
Fen in the ocean depths profound
Strange craft I'd dodge in vain,
And should I burrow meath the ground
I'll meet a subway train.
Unto a state of nervous stress
My life is surely linked,
My only chance for happiness
Is to become extinct"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Disease Spread by Cuban Misrule.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer


A typical instance of Cuban msruIe Is
furnished by the existing conditions at
Cienfuegos That there should have been
an alarming outbreak of yellow fever at
this place surprises no one who Is &C.
quainted with the facts, for Cienfuegos has
the reputation Of being the dirtiest and
most insantary city on the island, which
is saying a good deal. 1t Is dirty and in
sanitary in the superlative degree because
the money that is appropriated for keeping
1t clean and sweet Is not spent for those
by the politicians among themselves. A
good deal of cleaning can be done, a great
many mosquitoes can be eliminated, lot
of sewerage can be constructed for 800 900
year, which was the amount provided for
those objects at Cienfuegos. four-fifths by
the general government and one-flfth by
the municipality, but only a small per-
centage of this sum is applied to the work
for which 1t Is meant to pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Irrelevance.

Just think of it, exclaimed the man
who delights in curious calculations, the
Lusitania's length exceeds the height Of
the tallest skyscraper in New York.
mo doubt answered the frigidly practi-
cal person; but as the skyscraper will
never be fitted up with engines and showed
into the water, and as the Lustania can
not possibly be stood on end and rented
out for offices, l fail to see that the COM
parison has any practical significance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

are few cases Of record Of men wearing
straw hats through the winter for the
same reason. however. 1t is a matter of
taste and physical comfort rather than of
hard -and-fast fashion law. The tendency
of the day Is toward individual comfort,
not strict convention, and the appearance
of black hat Immediately after the 18th
is not necessarily to be regarded as sign
that its wearer Is infallble in all matters
sartOrial. Possibly he is afraid of rain. or
maybe his old summer lid is beyond redemp
ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
StraWs or DerbiesP

Officially, that is to say as per schedule.
the straw hat passed out yesterday, with
the 10Th of September. Actually, 1t will
not pass until the sun has ceased to broil
humanity. There is no fixed date for the
going. any more than there is for its COM
ing. in the early summer or late spring
Some men wear derby hats throughout the
summer, because they prefer them. There
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Have The Star Follow You.

Readers Of The Star may have The Even
ing and Sunday editions mailed TO them In
any part Of the country at the rate of Soc
per month. or The Evening Star only SOC
per month. The address may be changed
as frequently as desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Rights Of the Road.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch


The automoblist has the same right to
use the roads and the same duty of re-
specting the rights and regarding the
safety of others that owners of horses and
carriages have. The latter have exactly
the same rights and duties When either
asserts the right to override the rights of
the other there is need for exemplary treat
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
SHOOTING STARS.
Hard Hit.

He was hard hit in Wall street." re-
marked the man who makes money.
'1ndeed?" rejoined Miss Cayenne; do
you refer to financial deal or something
that took place at a board of directors
meeting?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
HereditV.
says his Youngest takes

That politician says his youngest takes
after him."
He does" answered the irritable neigh
Dor; keeps shouting at the top of it's voice
without ever saying anything In particu-
lar"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
In the World of Letters.

I'm glad that spelling reform craze has
subsidized" said the proofreader. Il must
confess 1t had me worried"
1--WE got OF easy" answered the copy
holder; suppose there had been a decree
ordering US to take up Volapuk or Espe-
ranto''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

Without going into the question very
deeply. 1t must be admitted that some of
the spirits in selecting mediums for earthly
communication show themselves to be very
deficient judges of human nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Real Politicians.
from the Newark News.

From the Newark News.
Step by step the women are qualifying
themselves for the ballot. A petition pur-
porting to be signed by 21,OOO of them was
recently thrown out by parliament he
cause the signatures proved to be largely
bogus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

Gabriel DAnnunzio says he is going to
die in 1909 He takes even more terrible
chances than the man who refuses a presi-
Dental nomination without considering how
he may feel about 1t when the time comes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

]. Hamilton Lewis also thinks there will
be war with Japan. After so long a rest
something more novel and striking than
this was to be expected from an intellect
that was once so exhilarating in Its efrer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

G. Bernard Shaw lured a party out to-
search for him, with the result that the
party got lost while Mr.. Shaw remained in
uninterrupted safety. Sometimes Mr.. Shaws
idea Of a Joke becomes positively British.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

After seeing how many booms the repub-
Ncan party has developed. Mr. Bryan is
able 20 survey his own field of activity VIII
the pride of a monopoIist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

Slight figures are favored this season by
experts in dressmaking. The figures re-
ferred to. however. do not apply to the
check book any more than before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

Raisuli Is said to be after a government
appointment. The horrible thought pre-
sents itself that having tried everything
else, he is anxious to take a hand in political
graft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Fashions Transformation.

They say that curves shall be no more,
And presently twill come to pass
The hourglass girl you knew of yore
Is changed into the stovepipe lass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

OF course Mr.. Taft will be the object of
much consideration abroad. In fact. his
prospects make it seem a good idea for him
to get used to ovations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

Sir Thomas Upton has found a way OF
getting rid Of his surplus money that in
wolves iess criticism than founding colleges
or contributing to campaign funds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

Glen Echo is equipped with an official out
fit that believes in advertising
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

AS an ocean curiosity the Lusitanla is as
big success as the sea serpent and in
vcIves no risk OF harsh words TO nature
takers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
Yes, Whosep
rom the Chicago Post.

Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr. Carnegie ara
held up by a Methodist minister as ex-
amples of what patience and hard labor
will achieve. Whose patience and hard
labor?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

Kansas has seemed happier ever since 1t
quit telling hard-luCk stories and began
putting wicked politicians in JAIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16
A Punching Bag,

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
The days go by, and still no enternris,n-
sporting goods maker has named a punch-
ing bag the Harahan.