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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

|. o. O. r., LAS VEGAS LODGE NO.
4. meets every Monday evening al
their hall on Sixth street. All Wis
iting brethren cordially invited to
attend. r. o. Williams. N. G..
4. s. Coke. " G.: A. J. wertz.
secretary; W. E. Critics. treasurer:
c. v. Hedgcock, cemetery trustee.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH. corner Eighth and Nation
al avenue. Rev. n. Van vaikenburs,
pastor. School 9:45 a. m,
preaching at II a, m. and 7:30 p. m. !:
Epworth League. intermediate. 3 p,
III : Epworth League. senior. 1880 p.
IN Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety the first Friday each month
Ladies' Aid the first Thursday each
month. Queen Esther the last FRI
day each month.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16
CHURCH OF CHRIST

services Sunday at :; p. M. at 1909
Mora avenue, All are invited to these
Bible Investigations every Lords day.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

REDMES. MEET IN FRATERNAI
Brotherhood Hall every second and
fourth Monday. sleep at the eighth
run Visiting brothers always vel.
come 20 the wigWam, r. L. Blau.
Welt. sachem: c. r. O'Malley. chief
Of records: r. ID. Fries. collector OF
wampum.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

BROTHERHOOD. NO
log. meets every Friday night a,
their hail In the Schmidt building,
west of rountain Square. at eight
O'Clock. Visiting members are cor.
daily welcome. James n. Cook
president; Miss Kate Burchell, sec.
retary.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16
COMING EVENTS

Feb. 22-E. Romero Hose Co, ball.
March 15-George AIDES County
Chairman"
March 25-"At Cripple Creek"
March 2S-Hans Hansen.
April 1o--"Nettie. the News Girl"
April 23-Ollie Macks Co, in
"Finnigan's Ball"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16
CHRISTIAN CHURCH. FraternaI
Brotherhood Hall. w. s. Buiiard, pas.

tor.--Sunday school at GAS a. m.
Preaching, lI00 a. m and 7:3O n. IN.
Christian Endeavor at 700 p. m.
MI arc cordially invited TO these
services
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

Leon Nelson. Trinidad Sanchez,
George Mondragon. Anastacio Rael
Amanda. all OF Anton Chico, N. NJ.
MANUEL. II. OTERO,
2-26 Register.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

REBEKAH LODGE. l. o. o. r..
meets second and fourth Thursday
evenings Of each month at the !.
o. o. r. hall Mrs. 4 NJ. Augusta
O'Malley. n. G.: Miss Nora DentOn,
v. c.: Mrs. Mary l. wertz. secre-
tary: Mrs. Sarah Roberts, Treas
urer.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

Good nickel plated snow case for
sale cheap. Apply Optic Co. Il
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

STAR. REGULAR COM.
munication second and fourth
Thursday evenings Of each mouth.
All visiting brothers and sisters are
cordially invited. Mrs. Ida l.. See
linger. worthy matron; Miss May
Howell. secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16
society and BUSINESS DIRECTORY

FRAThRNAL UNION OF AMERICA,
Meets first and third "Wednesday
evenings Of each m0nth IN the
wooam@A hail on Sixth street. al
O'Clock. Prank Mcclure, Y.
M.: w. q. koogler. Secretary. Wis
iting members cordially invited.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

B. p. o. T.. MEETS SECOND AND
fourth Tuesday evenings each
month. at Knights OF Pythias tlall.
Visiting brothers are cordially In
vited. Hailett Reynolds, exalted
ruler: r. r. Blauvelt. secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

CHAPMAN LODGE NO. ., A. y. A.
A. d. Regular communication first
and third Thursdays u each
month. Visiting brothers cordially
invited. C.. ID. Boucher. w. NJ:
chas. IL Sporleder. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-02-16

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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-09-27
RETIRING FROM BUSINESS.

Madame C. ]. Walker and Miss Nc
Williams, her successor, wish to an
nounce to their customers, old and
new, that they have decided to open
up business elsewhere and close up
their business in Denver. All who
wish following articles will fnd them
at Miss McWilliams, 1910 Lawrence
street: Letter Of instruction, irons,
pressing oil, soap and hair grower:
also they have a new and very handy
invention for care Of hair and would
like to take your order for one. It IL
something that most women will be
very pleased with.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-09-27
Forgotten ironsid des.

The tyranny of Mr.. Haldane in n.
moving the Scots Greys from Edin-
burgh has brought to light again
long ago forgotten incident Of military
interest to Scotland. Years ago, In
Cromwell's time. an island OF the
coast Of Scotland was garrisoned by
. number Of Ironsides, and they were
actually forgotten. At any rate. the
troops were never Withdrawn, and REQ
ord AYERS that the men intermarried
with the islanders and became part
OF the local population. The fort
or rather the ruins Of it--in which
Cromwell's soldiers were stationed
may still be seen by the curious.-
Court Journal.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-09-27
The Bachelor Girl"

bachelor girl" is said to be de
placing "old maid" in current speech.
Ben Jonson used the word bachelor"
to mean single woman. In the old
French "bachelette" meant young
and pretty girl, especially il she had
= lover. Etymology has nothing to
say against feminine bachelor" )"
since the word seems to be the late
Latin "baccalarius,' a farm servant,
or more literally cowherd (bacca or
vacca, meaning cow. and "baccalari-
u" had feminine "baccalaria."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-09-27
Primitive Water Reservoir.

The dew pond" is curious Stone
Age relic yet to be traced In Great
Britain. In the absence Of springs.
broad hollows were ,cooped out. and
these were covered with straw or 9TH
er nonconducting material, with .
thick layer Of clay and stones on top.
At night the cold surface Of the clay
condensed an abundance OF water for
the cattle to drink.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-09-27
OPPORTUNITY FoR YOUNG MEN.

There Is q growing demand at luc-
rative salaries In all sections Of the
country, and especially In the South,
for young men train In agriculture.
The demand for the graduates from
this department Of the Tuskegee Nor.
NAL and Industrial Institute is so far
In excess Of the supply that we are
Offering special inducements to gradu-
ates Of other schools, and persons suf-
iciently advanced In the academic
branches to come here and pursue the
courses In agriculture, including prac-
teal farm work, dairying. livestock
raising, etc. An oportunity will be
given few earnest young men to
work out all Of their board while TAX
ing course.
Those Interested can secure full in
formation by addressing
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON,
prinrfnal
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-09-27
Electricity and Gas.

In spite Of all that electricity has
threatened and performed. there 10
hardly an importaot industry which
has made greater progress during the
past decade than has that OF gas pro
duction. BY series Of remarkable
innovations gas-making renewed its
youth and laid the foundations for Q
long and sucrnss'ul career.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-09-27
FINoER.PosTs.

lmprovidsncs is the earliest stare a
Insanity.
Destiny" IL usually self made the
most Of.
Opportunity never travels With Q
bsass band.
An ounce Of forethought u vsrtA .
pound Of hard work.
There's many q black sky that doss
not precede . storm.
The man who hangs or 10 spt 70 b.
The man who gets ON.
The best way to keep out q the
crowd 10 to get above It.
The man who temporizes 10 like
the woman who hesftates-lost.
Success is merely this: Consistent
~ making better out Of good enough.
1t 10 not unusual for . man to get
turned down" while waiting for
something to turn up
To know he doesn't know svssy.
thing IL worth more to . man than
70 know what he does know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16
ANIMALS COMMIT MURDER.
Many of Them Are Also Known to Be
 Thieves and Hiehwaymen.
From the Pearson,s Weekly.

From the Pearson's Weekly
 All the great groups of the animal kingdom include numerous forms which are murderous by profession. though as their object is to obtain food, a jury would probably consider them as guilty of 'justihable animalicide" only.
 Such are birds and beasts of prey; crocodles, which drown their prey under water snakes which swallow their vic tims alive; lizards and frogs, which slaughter insects, worms and other small creatures by the thousands, cuttle1shes which use their sueker-studded tentacles to enfold other animals in deadly em- brace; scorpions and spiders, which poi son insects and suck their juices and myriads of forms still lower in the scale but equally remorseless.
 Some of these creatures, however, when fin savage mood. not only kill for the sake of satisfying the cravings of hun ger, but from mere bloodthirstness, and this is murder pure and simple. Measles and their kind, also otters, furnish the best examples of this undesirable propen- sity.
 Those unpleasant creatures known as parasites, which live on the outside, or. if may be, within other animals, take toll of the blood or juice of their victims, w.lch may in the end die of sheer weak ness, though usually their prosecutors like them to remain alive as long as pos sible, so that they may continue to act as living larders
 Sometimes murder is deliberately plan ned with malice prepense in such cases, though the artful schemer is not the ac- tual murderess. but leaves the foul deed to be perpetrated by her offspring.
 This is the case with ichneumon flies,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16
MAN A SLAVE TO DRESS.
RidcuIe Prevents Him From Assert
 ing Individuality.
From the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune
 An occasional aovance note from the haberdasher or tailor indicates the pres ence of the annual attempt to add some> thing of brightness and color to the som Der dress of the male sex Tn this coun- try. Now and then some hardly individ- ual tries to break away from the. chains of conventionality which bind mankind fast, but his effort fails because he is unable to get following.
 The artist pictures men of another ago clothed in bright colored garments which appeal to the lover of the striking. Then some one laments the unwillngness of men of the present day to put on such brilliant costumes, and suggests how much life would be frightened If there were more distinction in dress. But it all comes to naught. Men stick to the con ventional and buy garments of utility re- gardless of picturesqueness.
 The truth is that men are slaves to fear when it comes to the subject of clothes. They do not like to appear odd in dress They shun anything that will mark them as different from the ordinary. There may be slight concessions in the way of bright eolored necktes or odd waist coats. but that is about the limit of da"- ing. There are few who can afford to risk a reputation of being loud in dress. Harry Lehr may startle Euro pean courts or a Mark Twain may ap- pear in white evening suit, but the everyday, ordinary folk shun such con splcuity
 An American traveller abroad is often pleased with the bright colors which are worn by the natives of the countries he visits. He may imagine time when the number of immigrants from such coun- tries may have influence in lending color to the dress of American men, but he quickly notes how the immigrant lays aside his distinctive garments when he comes to America, being unwilling to have himself marked for ridicule or for comment as something different from the man he meets in his daily life.
 It is apparent that women have far greater latitude in the matter of dress They watch the styles closely and seek to have their garments conform to cor- rect principles as laid down by the dress maker But they are at liberty 10 adopt any one of a large number of hues, so that a company of them, each dressed in faultless style, may show the varied coors of the rainbow. The happy woman has number of dresses, each with it's special features. But man is not alone the slave of fashion. He is also handi-
 capped by the fear of ridcule or unfavor able comment. And so year by year, h,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

Try the Gawk for half-tone and iIna Iustrations. Age-Herald RuIldlnn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

where the female lays her eggs in some other creature often d fat, juicy cater pillar so that the young when they hatch out are surrounded by nourlshing food commonly finishing up by reducing their unwilling host to a mere skin.
 Piracy upon the high seas is the recog- nized profession of the Skuas. marine birds with hooked beaks and talons to their webbed feet. These ingeious ami mals lie in wait for seagulls, which have been out fishing, and chase these unfor- tunate birds until they disgorge their booty which is then snapped up before it chn reach the water.
 If an obstinate gull refuses to do this it is often shaken by the tail till the de- sired end is attained
 Some of the most confirmed robbers are found among insects. Various bees are examples of this, making raids upon the honey of their relatives. Even do- mesticated swarms sometime become lazy and thievish, and persistently rob their neighbors, much to the disgust of the bee master
 The stores of honey laid up by bees and wasps also prove too great a tempta- tion for some other insects to resist. The most interesting of these forms are the so-called Cuckoo parasites" which guild ed by perverted parental love, lay eggs within the hive or nest. Here we find snugly quartered in consequence the grubs of oil-beetles, which devour the honey, and the caterplllars of certain moths, which gnaw the combs.
 Food is not the only object of thievish attention, for, as is well known, ravens, jackdaws, and magpies purloin and hide all sorts of glittering objects, and in this way have often led to groundless accusa- tions being brought against innocent hu- man beings
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16
State Normal College,
Florence, Ala.

Training School for Teachers, tui- tion free.
 Full corps of expert teachers. Courses in Pedagogy, Science, Literature, His tory, Mathematics, English, Latin, Man ual Training, Music. common school branches and modern languages
 Graduates readily secure good posi- tions. Special attention given to pre- paration of teachers for the public schools. Fall term will begin Thurs day, Sept. 18th.
 Board $10 to SIP per calendar month Necessary expenses s100 to $125 per session of nine months.
 Write for catalogue to
 NJ. c. WILSON, President 5-3O- O-th-su-tf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16
An Inducement.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
 Rais Uli had been solicited to go into variety.
 'Its the spice of life. you know said the representative of vaudeville.
 ''I would like a change of condiment,,' admitted the bandit chief, 4'they have been peppering me so much lately"
 Deftly lodging volley from the Mo- roccan army, he told the press agent he would see him later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

Go. he helped finance the needs of the Seaboard system with the inevitable re- suit. Ryan got the Seaboard.
 It is said that MT. Ryan consideres the organization of the tobacco trust the most notable feat of his career. It would take too much space to follow this deal step by step. In the early nineties Mir. Ryan got busy and it wasn't long until the to- bacco trade of this country was controlled by two companies and the trust had crossed the water and was battling for supremacy in England. The Imperial To- bacco company and Ogdenss s Limited con trolled the field oyer there. The Ameri- can companies secured control of the lat ter and in 1902 they were in a deadlock with the Imperial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

sticvks to his somber garments and can
 neither be coaxed nor driven by an exter- nal force to wear anything unconven- tional or particularly striking. It seems unlikely that there will be any change from this condition of things unless hu- man nature undergoes radical revolu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16
Drs. DOzier X DOzier
 Specialists

 Ina a o  Colleges postgradua
   medicines other 
  Throat,I Blood Poison guarantee to case of paid to b he
 
    entrusted will be abu
  
  
  specific of  wihou in O
  do notp 
 
 
  which enabling thema propert treatm O at
   charge for cons
  WeekD m- D. m my D.
 ENDORSEMENTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

In order to bring about an adjustment of their difficulties, MT. Ryan visited London in the summer of 1902 and secured an agreement on the part of the British company that the American contingent should have the unrestricted field of the United States and their possessions, also Cuba and Canada, as well a two-thirds interest In the British American Com pnay, which was organized to supply for eign fields outside the scope of the Amer ican or British companies.
 Prior to 1903 there was but one bank in the United States with a capital of $25 GOO, ,0O0-the National City. MT. Ryan determined that there should be another, and set to work to produce it by his usual effective and unobtrusive methods. First the Hide and Leather National bank was acquired, and it's named changed to the National Bank of the United States. He then secured control of the Western National bank.
 1t was first intended to unite these two banks under the broader name of tine Bank of the United States, but, having secured in 1913 control of the National Bank of Commerce, one of the oldest in- stitutions in America, 1t was decided to retain the name and charter. It's capital was increased to S25 OOO, GOO, with a sur plus of 10O00,0O0.
 The way MT. Ryan gained control of the Equitable Life Assurance society in a battle with E. H. Hartman is too re- cent to need reviewing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

Age-Herald: Drs. Dozier X Dozler $ long standing record and approved abii- ties entitle them to the proud distinction of standing at the head of their proies- sion.
 The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Dog fer and Dozier are without doubt the best known specialists in the South, and their fame is due entirely to their great skill.
 The Birmingham News: This firm, Dr Dozier & Dozier, has been doing business in Birmingham continuously for a number of years and they have vet to be accused of having dealt un- fairly with patient in any way whatsoever. They are both gentlemen of the highest type and carry their honor and gentlemanlness into their business.
 The Southern Odd Fellow: We cannot add anything to the reputation Drs. Do-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

In describing MT. Ryan's personality a Wall street writA said of him recently:
 Personally Thomas F. Ryan is one of the mildest appearing men in New York. He doesn't below like J. P. Morgan when he is aroused or snarl like H. Ii. Rogers, or yell '1Now-wow' as F.. II. Hartman did on a certain notable occasion in the Equi- table board. Ryan talks in a gentle, well-modulated voice from his accus- toned seat in a big leather armchair at his office in the Morton Trust company. Only his steel-gray eyes. which seem to look you through and through, and his aggressive nose and chin give the impress sion of a fighter who knows no surrender, who fights with every weapon at his com mand according to the rules of the game as he understands them.
 Away from business MT. Ryan is as genial as he is gentle. A most simple man In his habits, he smokes but little, drinks hardly at all, and goes but little in society. His great interest away from Wall street lies in the State of Virginia, from which he came.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

zier & Dozier have already acquired in the line of their profession, but we know them to be brother Odd Fellows and can be relied upon to carry out every promise they make to those needing their services.
 Mountain Home: The press of Birming ham and all over Alabama speak in the Highest terms of Drs. Dozier & Dozier. as physicians, surgeons and gentlemen, ana we have no hesitancy in recommend ing them to our IatroEs.
 Meridian Star: Drs. Dozier & Dozier of Birmingham are the most worthy and distinguished physicians in their line of practice in the state of Alabama
 Masonic Guide: Drs. Dozier & Dozier clans and with their full store of medi- cal Knowledge and large experience In the profession can be relied on to treat disease in a most successful manner
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
JIM. CROW
OPERATED AT
: PANAMA.. 90
Visitor Says That the Government
Has Separate Waiting Rooms And
...... Cars For Races. e..

In connection with the work on
Panama. canal, the UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT HAS ESTABLISH
ED A COLOR LINE FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE THE CIVIL
WAR, according to Bozeman, Bulger,
Lsporting writer for The World, who
Is in. Atlanta with the New York
American league baseball team.
Mr.. Bulger' recently returned from
a visit to Panama, where he accom-
panied the senate committee appoin-
ted to Investigate the situation there
as regards the employment Of Chi
nese coolies. .
when the United States assumed
control Of the Panama zone the gov
erment was brought face to face
with the same situation that has pre-
vailed In the SoHsh for emore than
half a century. T. And what did they
do? Exactly what has. been done in
the south ,~ss- % t->@f% ~ :. -
N$ !. ~ For Instance, trains ON the Pana-
ssIa j Gif aEd which 6ug from 5tils,
ss3lbs ma t6 49sS2sss, asaSss com
sfHs HIS ana sesnnh class. .Ne-
gSsg GRxSR iiSss ssrt tttllf SteEts
fef. Il lisskE ROOMS
are provided aS glE nfsttIe railway sta
tions JUST, AS HEs5tH I'M GEORGIA,
and upon the doors OF practically all
public places noticed the words For
Whites;' or For Blacks
"Of course, 1t is. different in
many Of the Northern States Only q
few nights ago In coming South,
noticed that a Negro occupied the
berth next to mine. Such as that
will not be countenanced here and
when the federal government was
confronted with similar conditions on
the Panama zone. the authorities un~
consciously, perhaps, resorted to q
like remedy, and SIS a result the color
line is drawn there just as in the
South" -. T..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
NINE MEN
We're Required to Remove tsaS Body
of big Eno' From the House
in Which He Died ;z.r-

Appleton, Wis, March 25.-- Elmer
Sheppard, q Negro, known thropg hoUt,
the land as big Emo" the heaviest
man itf the United States shnG1only IT.
years old, died here today Of fatty do
generation of the heart Sheppard
weighed $40 pounds, and was gaining
in weight at the rate Of a pound p I
week, having gained nearly 40 pounds
during the winter. The body had to
be removed from the house before be-
ing placed In q rough box and taken
to an undertaking establishment, NO.
door or window in the building being
large enough to permit the box being
taken into the house. Two years ago
Sheppard had to give up riding ia
passenger coaches, as be Was unable
to enter the doors. 3 &~4
4 special box had to be made to
hold the body, and 1t is believed s
derrick will have to be employed 20
lower the body into the grayesIt TOOK
nine strong men to carry the body
from the house to the undertakar'R
wagon. AZ
It is said that SheppardSs father, ~
an extensive land owner at PUCShaF1s
tas, West Virginia.