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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

Mr.. S. l.. Bowen, of Wayne. w. Va,
writes: Il was a sufferer from kid
ney disease. so that at times I could
not get out of bed, and when I did !
could not stand straight. I 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. O. G. Schaefer and Red Gross
Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

A. J. King OF I'll Paso. a prominent
stock broker In that city. died on
Wednesday In a private sanitarium 10
San Antonio, where he was taken two
months ago to recuperate from a gen
eral break down. caused by over
work. He will be remembered by
many in this part OF the country as
the manager Of the Southwestern
Mercantile company. Alamogordo I'm
provement company, etc.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
VICTIM IMPROVING

Mrs. Canuto Vicente. the woman
who was stabbed at her home In Los
Duranes Thursday night. IL improv'
Ing. It Is now thought almost certain
that she will recover. Nothing has
been heard Of the husband. who dig
appeared on the night OF the tragedy
and who Is being pursued on the sup
position that he wounded the woman,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
SAD DEATH

The treacherous Rio Grande counts
a valuable mule among its late vic
tins. The animal was one oil a team
OF four belonging to the Domingo
Lumber company. and used to haul
lumber from the company's saw mill
In Cochiti canyon to Thornton. and
was valued at 5000. The accident
occurred a few days ago. and was the
result OF the driver not being able to
swim and not having courage. When
the team reached the current OF the
river. which Is now very swift the
mule lost his footing and became Ia
gled In the traces. and instead oil
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
whooping Cough

have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In my family In cases o.
whooping cough. and want 10 tell YOU
that II Is the best medicine I have
ever used.-w. r. CASTOR. Posco. Ca
This remedy Is safe and sure. Fol
sale by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
EUREKA!
Yes, Have Found IL at Last.

Found what? Why. that Chamber
lain's Salve cures eczema and all man
ner of itching OF the skin. / have
been afflicted for many years with
skin disease. | had 10 get up three
or four times every night and WASH
with cold water to allay the terrible
itching. but since using this salve In
December. 1905. the itching has stop
ped and has not troubled me.-Eldel
JOHN T. ONGLEY. ROCKVILLE. Pa. Fo'
sale by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

DR.. w. W. c. Spencer of Boston
stopped in A~lamagordo last Monday
on his way to look after mining inter.
ests In the .Jarilla mining district. The
doctor has been interested in the
camp for several years and has been
in New Mexico several times before.
He will remain in the camp about A
month.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
This May interest You.

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, so just remember that Foley's
Kidney Cure will stop the Irregular.
ties and cure any case Of kidney and
bladder trouble that is not beyond
the reach of medicine. o. G. Schaefe,
and Red Cross Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
BABY HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Fire Friday morning destroyed the
Las Cruces residence Of Catriano Ar
milo, cashier of Bowman's bank of
that place. The fire broke out about
10 o'clock and the cause Is not
known. The residence was totally de-
stroyed. Mr.. Armijo's baby daughter
was rescued from the burning house
Just in the nick of time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

REBEKAH LODGE, ]. o. o. F.,
meets second and fourth Thursday
evenings of each month at the /.
o. o. F. hall. Mrs. A. NJ. Augusta
O'Malley, N. G.; Mrs. Clara Bell,
v. G.: Mrs. l.. s. Daley, Secre-
tary; Miss Nora Denton, Treas
urer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
SOCIETY and BUSINESS DIRECTORY

.RATLRNAL UNION OF AMERICA,
Meets first and third Wednesday
evenings Of each month in the
Woodman hall. on Sixth street, at
s O'Clock. Frank Mcclure, r.
NJ; w. G. KoCgler, Secretary. Wis
iting members cordially invited.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
WILL REBUILD SHOPS

II Is announced that the Ell Paso
and Southwestern railroad will re-
place the shops and water treating
plant which were destroyed by fire
at Carrizozo on Wednesday night by
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD, NO
1902 meets every Friday night a.
their hal! in the Schmidt building,
west of Fountain Square, at eight
O'Clock. Visiting members are cor.
daily welcome. James N. Cook,
president; MSS Kate Burchell, sec.
rotary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
The New Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs.
colds and lung troubles Is not affect.
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug Law, as It contains no opiates
or other harmful drugs. and recon-
mend It as a safe remedy for child
| rem and adults. o. G. Schaefer and
Red Cross Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL
No. SO4 meets every second and
fourth Tuesday at Fraternal Broth.
erhood hall. Visiting members are
Cordially invited. Jas. O'Byrne, q.
X; Frank Strass. F. s.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

Blood poisoning, resulting from get
ting dagger cactus in its leg. caused
the death of w. r. Browns valuable
thoroughbred horse at Orogrande last
week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

|. o. o. F., LAS VEGAS LODGE NO.
4, meets every Monday evening a,
their hall on Sixth street. All Wis
iting brethren cordially invited to
attend. R. O. Williams, N. G.,
A. s. Coke, v. G.; A. J. Wertz.
secretary: w. E. Critics, treasurer;
v. Hedgcock, cemetery trustee.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

MEET IN FRATERNAL
Brotherhood Hall every second and
fourth Monday, sleep at the eighth
run. Visiting brothers always well
come % the wigwam. T E. Blau.
welt, sachem; C. F. O'Malley, chief
of records; F. D. Fries, collector of
wampum.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

|CHAPMAN LODGE NO. 2, A. F. 4
A. NJ. Regular communication first
and third Thursdays In each
month. Visiting brothers cordially
invited. c.. d. Boucher, w. M;
Chas. H. Sporleder, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

The most valuable book In the Brit
ish museum is the "Codex Alexandra
nus" said to be worth 800. 900 pounds
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

The wonder grows every day how
many wicked deeds a nan a keep
covered up and still look innocent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

Harvey Graham % Roosevelt. Ok.
lahoma, Is a visitor In Deming this
week and will probability locate there
permanently.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
SIS.
PURELY VEGETABLE
VAN DINA NOT GUILTY

The case OF the Territory Of New
Mexico versus John Van Dina. charg.
ed with assault with intent TO Kill.
was finished Saturday at Aibuquer.
que. the jury finding the defendant
not guilty. with the conclusion OF
this case, the United States petit jury
was discharged for the term. the Van
Dina case being the last n for II to
act upon. Van Dina Is the Indian
who stabbed a United States scout at
Fort Wingate some five weeks ago,
and who narrowly escaped with his
life. For the last several weeks, since
Van Dina has been In the county jail,
he has been suffering severely from
rheumatism. and the verdict was look.
ed forward to with great interest
Some Of those who had heard the case
thought the defendant would be a
prisoner here for an indefinite term.
while others were Of the opinion that
he would get a ~penitentiary sentence.
The case was finished shortly before
noon. The jury went into secret SEES
sion at Q O'Clock Saturday afternoon
and presented Its verdict to the court
at 2:30 O'Clock.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

jumping into the water and releasing
the struggling animal. the driver hi:
The wheel mule and shouted for help.
The other mules were ~extricated from
q very dangerous position with great
difficulty.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

B. P. o. E., MEETS SECOND AND
fourth Tuesday evenings each
month, at Knights Of Pythias Hall.
Visiting brothers are cordially in.
vited. Hailett Reynolds, exalted
ruler; T. E. Blauvelt, secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

EASTERN STAR, REGULAR COM
m%unication second and fourth
Thursday evenings of each month
All visiting brothers and sisters are
cordially invited. Mrs. Ida l.. See
linger, worthy matron; Miss May
Howell, secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01

VOC EaIi Ee
eeiVe gAe high
est degree ~
satisf aetiou
fEuGaa . aElAl VI
tine IRGssers In
eases u
Spring Fever
! Colds, Grippe
Indigestion.
Dyspepsia,
Cossisenea or
halarizi Fever
Try II today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-04-01
MIDNIGHT WEDDING

Because the bride was not IS until
one minute after midnight Thursday
night. q large majority OF the inhabit.
ants Of the village OF Kettner, the
, 1907-08-15
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT 1T.
wife's sneerins Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

Gelett Burgess at the recent dinner
OF the American Booksellers ~associa-
ton Of New York said: Il once knew
a San Franciscan who married a girl
for her money. She was not a pretty
girl. and as time passed and love
cooled, she developed a rather tart
tongue.
"one day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance a 2O-horse.
power automobile. He took the car
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at it. She
gave one sneering glance, and then
said:
Its very fine. but If 1t hadn't
been for my money. 1t wouldn't be
here
"'Well. Mamie said the husband.
quickly, If it hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be here your.
self"
, 1907-08-15
DRYING
rn Very Sensitive to the Condition
of the Atmosphere.

n the drying of corn in the cribs
condition of the weather counts
far more than most people sup
se. The corn seems almost like a
pnge, the wav it pulls in moisture
pm the atmosphere. In some ex-
Fiments carried on by the Univer-
y of Illinois. the corn in two cribs
S weighed every week from Janu-
Z, 1904, to November 10 of the
ne year. A record was kept of the
pdition of the weather and its effect
Is clearly noticed in the shrinkage
gain in weight of the approximately
poo pounds of corn. During the
fek from January 7 to. January IA
weather was clear and mild and
corn increased in weight 100
|hnds. That is, it actually absorbed
at weight of water from the atmos-
ere. The next week was cloudy and
corn absorbed 45 pounds more of
tier. The next two weeks were dry,
.th snow. and the corn lost 2O5
|unds of water. From July Z to July
me wind was mostly in the south
d the weather was damp. The corn
ped to Itself IT'S pounds of water.
e week from September 22 to Sep
hDer ~ was reported as dry and
Y, but the corn added to itself 1S5
unds of water. The moisture must
I'VE been excessive in the atmos-
ere' A record of the moisture con-
lions of the atmosphere would be
good thing to go with the report Of
Fa'her conditions, in comparing rec
Is of shrinkages and gains in
flght of stored corn.
, 1907-08-15
inventor Of the Boomerang.

The boomerang is rather a puzzle.
One might think hat the highest laws
of mathematics had been laid under
contribution in the perfecting of it.
The convexity on one side. the fat.
ness on h other, and the sharp, knife
like edge on the inside of the CON
vexity have the air of having been
carefully thought out.
Yet the people who invented this
singular weapon cannot count higher
than five and are destitute of all the
arts and amenities of life. Theirs Is
perhaps the lowest plane of human
life.
Some people have assumed that the
boomerang was the creation of an old
er and higher civilization, but for this
there is no evidence. 1t must be the
product of one age long empirical use
OF throwing weapons.
, 1907-08-15
BLOW FOR THE INSPECTOR.
chinaman Was Different from Any He
Had Had Dealings With.

When former Minister WI Ting
Fang left this country he was accom-
panied by an extensive retinue Int at
tended to the steamer by a delegation
of local Chinese merchants.
The customs officials, who then were
also immigration inspectors, carefully
took the names and count of the local
Chinese as they went on board. This
precaution was to prevent some de
ported or otherwise not welcome celes-
tial from effecting a landing by joining
the merchants as they came ashore
after taking a ceremonious farewell
of their distinguished countryman.
Half an hour or so after WI and his
friends had gone on board one of Wu's
secretaries arrived on the dock and
was hurrying VI the gangplank when
a customs inspector seized him by
the arm and pulled him back on the
wharf.
"Washamalla you, John, I no takee
name, you no car come back. Who
you belong?" said the inspector, smil.
been talking.
1he Ch1nese shook loose the fnspec-
tors hold on the loose sleeve of his silk
robe and with quiet dignity remarked:
This violence is unnecessary, sir,
and my name is a matter of no inter.
est to you. l am a member Of his ex.
%cellency's suite. I go on board this
steamer to leave this country, never
again. l hope, to return"
That customs inspector Is still on
the force, but never since has he tried
to be funny with a Chinese gentleman.
San Francisco Call.
, 1907-08-15
EQUITY IN
Practice Of Live-and-Let-Live Prinet-
Piles Most Desirable.

Too frequently it is noticed that in
the struggle to attain wealth the
rights of the individual are ignored.
Fair dealing is a desirable thing as
well as most simple and it requires
only common honesty to practice it.
Not alone Is there honesty involved
in the matter of selling but also in
the matter of buying. 1t is quite as
dishonorable for the purchaser to ex-
act that the seller receive no profit on
an article sold as it is for the seller
to demand an exorbitant price for his
goods.
There is much sound philosophy in
the live-and-let-live gospel. This is
nothing more than an observance of
the Golden Rule that has found ex-
preston in all ages of enlightenment
from the time of Gautama down to
the present. In every day dealings 1t
is apparent that there is too much of
exaggerated s~elfishness in evidence.
too great a struggle for the vantage.
There should be a spirit of Christian
cooperation that would be just to all
alike. Whole communities suffer
sometimes from the lack of this sense
of equity on the part of merchants
and their customers.
How often is the complaint heard in
rural districts that the storekeepers
of a town charge too high prices for
what they have to sell? How often is
it noticed that where this feeling dom
mates the people hat the home
fNuyn otrfnrp DC n nnndanIIanNap 4 IS
short sightedness on parts of mer-
chants to require of their customers
more than what may be considered a
legitimate and Just profit. In fact, it
Is poor business policy to follow out
a plan of this kind. There are many
towns whose growth has been pre-
vented through a %grasping tendency
of the merchants to make all they pos
sibly can in a few short years, and to
give the people as small an amount of
goods as they will take for their
money. The natural result of a pol
icy of this kim is that the people
trading and quite often buy from the
distant maiLorder house.
Habits once formed are hard to
break. 1t is quite as difficult for the
merchant to recover from the habit
of making exorbitant profits as it is
for the patron of the mail-order house
to turn his trade to the home stores.
Should both the merchants and their
customers calmly consider principles
that enter into commerce., and both
determine to practice equity in their
dealings, the merchant to sell honest
goods at honest profits and the Gus.
toner to give patronage to merchants
who would practice this principle, it
would be wholesome not alone for
the home towns, but for all the com.
munities.
, 1907-08-15
USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition of physicians,
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable. to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing Commensurate, in
fact, patent" medicines Just as truly
as If they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and is, there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines. which in public he condemns,
just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis of the pa
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls "self-diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth of the
professional use of patent" or PRO
prietary" medicines is shown in an
article written for the Journal Of the
American Medical Association for
D., LII. d. He relates that SO, 1000 pre-.
s%criptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent" or proprietary
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton in 1900 called for ready-to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent" or PRO
prietary" medicines equalled W per
e of the total. This increased to
s per cen in the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 it was IL per cent,
in 1898 it was Is per cent, and in 1902
1908 was from 20 to 25 per cent.
DR.. jacob say that in a large
store he was assured that 70 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent"
or proprietary" medicines. and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this 1t would seem that If the patent"
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe in
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases Of
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people as by the doc
tors.
, 1907-08-15
PUBLIC OPINION.
Power Of the Country Press and its
Influences Upon the Community.

While the influences of the great
city papers are recognized and the
great magazines fill a necessary field.
neither of these conveyers of general
information "a ever supplant the field
that is occupied by the country press.
The home paper is the medium that
conveys local intelligence to it's read
ers. 1t fills a place in the journalistic
world that no other publication can
eve s%upplant. The country press is
one of the greatest powers in the
molding of public opinion. 1t may not
be up to the highest classical standard,
but its rough literary gems are contin-
ually shining ~resplendens and cast
their rays in the most remote corners
of the land. 1t Is a power for good.
In its reflections of events, in the local
field are shown the progress of the
people whom 1t represents. 1t is the
mirror of the condition of the town
and he country. The residents of
every community should take the
greatest pride in assisting in making
the home press more powerful. Stand
up o your home paper. 1t is the one
staunch advocate of your local inter,
ests and to an extent Is indicative OF
either your prosperity or your lack Of
progress.
, 1907-08-15
FOR REFLECTION.

In the care of domestic animals 1,
is easier to prevent disease than to
cure it.
Orchards show the application OF
manuv best when spread over the en-.
tire ground so that all the roots re-
ceive some benefit.
The efficacy of blood in brood mares
is quite as noticeable as in sires, and
always will make an important show.
ing in the offspring.
In their wild state animals are never
subject to live in unventilated build
ings. This is one IA why wild
animals are healthy.
Boys. better a job on the home farm
with small but sure gains every year
than a clerkship, $40 a month and
shiny pants in the big city.
, 1907-08-15
BITTER ROT IN p
khods of Combating This Trouble.
some Disease.

The following conclusions as to the
It method of fighting this disease
given in a recent bulletin of the
tied States department of agricul-
L:
Bitter-rot can be completely con
led by proper applications of Bor-
lux mixture, 1913 to 9S.9 per cent. of
Ind fruit having been saved by such
btment in these experiments, while
checks rotted completely.
!. Four applications. when made
at the right time, are sufficient to
btrol the disease satisfactorily, but
order to be sure of covering the in
Etion periods n or two additional
blications may be necessary.
B. The applications should be made
intervals of two weeks. beginning
put six weeks after the trees bloom.
!. 1t is necessary to spray the trees
broughly, coating the fruit on all
les with fine mist-like applications.
;. Other diseases. such as scab,
(f-spots, and sooty-blotch. may be
htrolled in connection with the treat
int of bitter-rot.
For the treatment of bitter-rot alone
lay the trees thoroughly with Bor-
lux mixture at intervals of two
eks until five applications have been
|de, beginning not later than 40 days
Ter the petals have fallen.
For the combined treatment of ap-
l-scab and bitter-rot, spray the trees
th Bordeaux mixture % just before
BY bloom (but after the cluster buds
We opened and exposed the flower
(2) as soon as the petals fall:
\ a week or ten days later; az
put 40 to SO days after the shedding
the petals, and at intervals of two
|eks thereafter until. in all, seven or
|ht applications have been made.
, 1907-08-15

The man who spends his time loaing
about the town stores and complain
ing of the conditions of his environ
ments Is no good to himself. his family
or his town. There are a class of men
who spend their time in bemoaning
the fact that they are not getting the
right kind of living which the world
owes them, and who never once think
how much better this living could be
IL they would only hustle. The man
who is constantly grumbling about
the dullness of his town is never found
looking around to discover a means by
which he can make 1t liyelier.
, 1907-08-15
Binding a Load Of Hay.

load of hay or straw. The upright
lis worked down into the load and
other twisted in the rope and
led around the upright until the
/ is tightly bound. Then a small
L that is kept tied in end of the
pin is tied to the binding
I and the pressure is held. Each
lis 81 feet long. One is sharpened
the other has a one-half-inch hole
ed through one end. Old fork
dies, suggests Farm and Home,
just the thing to make them of.
! pin only may be made and a
/ used to bind in the manner
wn after the load is on.
, 1907-08-15
Horses DRINKING CAPACITY.

a horse can drink from As to 65
|uhds of water per day. If the feed
Dry all OF this amount will have to
supplied at the trough. II the feed
htalns a great deal of succulent
zen stuff. a large amount of the
fter VIII be taken into the system
mat way and less will be needed at
trough. The safe rule to follow is
allow the horse all it will drink, pro.
pea it Is not allowed too drink too
, 1907-08-15
The Board Cover.

over the other. and held by a light
flexible chain at each end and a staple.
Have the ends Of the chain attached
to large rings which slip over slender
poles driven in the ground and with
headless spikes driven in like barbs.
so the winds will not lift the roof. By
boring n small hole neal the lower
edge of each board a wire would tic
the two to the chain and not injurd
the board as staples might.
, 1907-08-15
GOOD HAY v
Splendid Method Of Protecting Stacks
from Rain and Wind.

Where lumber for barns is often
dear, temporary roofs of inch boards
over stacks serve a good purpose, the
boards being carefully selected to
have no cracks in them, we'll painted
with some light-colored paint and laid
on as shingles are laid. n tapping