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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
EXPERIMENT once
MADE TO improve
THE HUMAN RACE
Scientifically Regulated Promiseuisy
In Marriage Once Given Trial
In New York.

New York. Jan. th--I ae uiscuss'o"
OF methods OF improving the human
race by the delegates TO the convention
Of the American Breeders association
now in session at Columbus. Ohio. re-
calls that a successful attempt was
once made In this state TO apply to
community of men and women the
scientific rules which govern the selec-
tion of lower animals for breeding pur'
poses. John Humphrey Moves. Con
gregational minister, was the origlna-
tor OF the novel scheme. and was ex-
pelled from the church for advocating
what was termed "a scientifically regu-
lated promiscuity In marriage" He
established his little colony OF Per.
fectionists" az Oneida. n. Y. some six,
ty years ago. and for time II prosper.
ed under his guidance, For years
Eoyes' devoted followers withstood
persecution from without. only to fall
victims of the wiles OF Cupid, who
paid no heed 10 scientific regulation. d"
Tn 1879. some twenty years after the
establishment Of the colony. complex
marriage was renowned and mono
gamy or celibacy substituted The al
tempt at scientific man breeding was
at an end. The members of the colony
separated into couples. regardless Of
the rules Of selection laid down by
Noyes. Cupid had won a victory over
science.
Physicians who have kept track Of
the children born during the expert
ment declare that 1t was a pronounced
success in producing physical and
mental giants, During the last decade
of the colony's existence under the
Noyes regime, sixty childran were
born. a majority of whom are still
living. These children were cared for
exclusively by their mothers until
nine months Of age From that time
until they were eighteen months old
they received the care of their moth.
ers only at night. At the latter age
the infants were placed under trained
nurses at the colony's nursery. and the
maternal care ceased entirely. Under
this treatment all but five of the six
ty children lived to attain their ma
jority, and the death rate among them
Is said to have heen less than one
third of that in the country at large
Nearly all of the men are over six
feet In height, broadshouldered and
stronglunged. and the women are
beautiful and well-proportioned. No
case of consumption, cancer Or other
disease of degeneration has ever been
known among them. Among the men
are many physicians. lawyers. music
tans and college professors. and with
out exception all are of high grade oi
intellect and morals. Only one Of the
men Is a common !aborer. The late
DR.. E. B. Foote, a we'll known physic
ian and the author of many popular
medical works. was Fone Of the enthu
siastic defenders 'of the experiment
and scientific stirpiculture was advo
Gated in many of his books. Shortly
before his death he declared the Oni
ida experiment to have ben a pro
nounced success and that It woult
some day be repeated on a large scale
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
WHAT'S

worth doing Is worth doing we'll. Ii
you wish to be cured of rheumatism
use Billiards. Snow Liniment and you
will he well cured" A positive cure
for Sp.ains, Neuralgia, Bruises, Con.
tracted Muscles and all the ills that
flesh Is heir to. A. G.. M. Williams,
Navasota, Texas, writes:
II have used Snow Liniment for
sprained ankle and 1t gave the best
of satisfaction. I always keep it in
the house"
Sold by Center Block-Depot Drug
Co.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
How to Cure chiibIains.

"To enjoy freedom from chill
blains," writes John Kemp. East Otis
field, Me-, Il apply Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. Have also used 1t for salt
rheum with excellent results" Guar.
anteed to cure fever sores. indolent
ulcers, piles, burns. wounds. frost bites
and skin diseases. 25c at all drug
stores.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

John Michaels, who has been work
ing at the Grand Central hotel at
Roswell for the past three months.
has left for FL Paso to accept posi-.
tion.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

For any disease of the skin We can
recommend Chamberlain's Salve. 1t
relieves the itching and burning SEN
sation instantly and soon effects a
cure. This saive Is also Invaluable
for sore nipples. For sale by all drug
gists.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
How to Avoid Pneumonia

You can avoid pneumonia and other
serious results from a cold by taking
Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the
cough and exjels the cold from the sys-
TEN as 1t Is mildly laxative. Refuse
any but the genuine In the yellow
package,
o. G. Schaefer. Sixth street and
Douglas avenue.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

The nursery agents have sold manv
thousands of trees again this season
in San Juan county and the fruit
acreage will be materially increased
again in the spring.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

R. w. Hadden. mining expert, left
Albuquerque Sunday night for Mag
dalena. whence he will 60 overland
to the Montague Stevens ranch and
thence to the Mogolon district to ex.
anime some mining properties there
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
Why Suffer from rheumatism?

Do you know that rheumatic pains
can be relieved? II you doubt this
just try one application of Chamber.
lain's Pain Balm. It will make rest
and sleep possible, and that certain
ly means Iasgreat deal to anyone af
flicted with rheumatism. For sale by
all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
Special Announcement Regarding tn,
National Pure Food and Drua Law

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs
colds and lung troubles Is not affected
by the National fure Food and Drug
law as II contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. and we rec0mme.
It as a safe remedy for children and
adults.
o. G. Schaefer. Sixth street and
Douglas avenue.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

DR. Gibbs and family have left Far
mington for Shiprock, where he viii.
occupy the position vacated by DR.,
I.aughiin, who goes to the Philippine
Islands.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

G.. F. Holly and corps Of assist
ants have been bnsy for several days
past surveying the Markley ranch at
Pennington, dividing it into small
acreage tracts and establishing
streets and corners.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

A. G. Smith has just completed y
handsome $500 residence on his
farm one mile northeast of Melrose
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

The special shirt sale at the Grand
Leader has crowded the mems depart
ment OF the big store all day.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

II you want to keep in touch with
what is going on in the stores Of the
city you should read the Optic ads.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

For a small amount you tell your
wants to all Las Vegas through an
Optic want ad. II
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILE.

Itching. Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized tt
refund money If PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure In 6 to IA days. SOC.
Advertise In The Optic.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

Each days failure to advertise
your vacant property in The Optic
is a neglected opportunity. Il
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

c. A. Richer of Los Angeles is
transactfhg business at Albuquerque
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

Max Silberberg arrived In Albu
aueraue Sunday from New York
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

r. c. peterman Is in Albuquerque
from Los Angeles.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16

The Optic prints the news com
plete.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
COMING EVENTS

Jan. 17-Murray and Mack.
Jan. 39-Paul Gilmore In AT Yale.
Feb. John Griffin in King Rich.
ard ILL.,"
Feb. G-Rose Melville Co.
Feb. 9-Charles B. Hanford In Jul
ius Caesar"
Feb. 11.-Creston Clark in THE Rag
ged Messenger"
Feb. 22-E. Romero Hose Co. bali.
March 15-George AIDES County
Chairman"
March 25-"At Cripple Creek"
March 2S-Hans Hansen.
April 10-"Nettie, the News Girl"
April 23-Ollie Mack's Co. In
"Finnigan's Ball"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed
to cure any case OF Itching. Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles In to
IA days or money refunded. SOC.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26

Surgeon General Rixey has, there
fore, worked out the details of plan
for the organization of corps of
trained nurses, such as the army has.
Afoat these nurses will necessarily
be men, but in the navy hospitals
ashore, where the more difficult, lin.
gering and dangerous cases are treat.
ed, women nurses will be employed.
For $4,000 Admiral Rixey feels that
he can make a respectable beginning
in the organization of such a corps,
and he is seeking support from the
secretary of the navy and the presi.
dent in securing the necessary ap.
preparations by congress.
The first official suggestion of the
employment of women in the project
ed naval nurse corps was preached
by the surgeon general in an address
delivered by him on the occasion Of
the graduation of the nurses class at
the Garfield hospital in this city re-
Gently.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
THE Baking HORSE.
piverting His Attention May Succeed
in Getting Him Started Again.

A horseman who seems to know
what he is writing about, says if the
attention of baking horse can be
diverted half of the trouble is over;
yet how few men will refrain from
beating him at such times. When a
horse in inclined to be balky he should
be put in charge of the best horse
man about the place and not driven
by every one on the farm If he is
inclined to stop say whoa" sharply.
Then he will not think he is stopping
Of his own free will Get down and
walk about him, lifting up one foot
and then another, tapping them with
stone may answer in diverting his
attention. Pretend to fix his collar:
perhaps his name is under it and
needs attention. There are many
ways of diverting a horses attention
to make him forget his bad habits,
like pouring a little water in his ears
or rubbing sand in his mouth Then
If you speak to the quiet horse along
side of him they may start off togetb.
er or they may not. In any event
keep cool. One scheme may work this
time and may never work on the
same horse again. The only alterna-
tive is to be ingenious, patient, long
suffering and kind until you find some
other fellow that wants to take hand,
at driving a balky horse.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
HOGS AND SHEEP,

Don't think that a pig eats merely
to live.
A wet, slippery pen often makes a
lame hog.
In crossing, use males from the,
smaller Of the two breeds.
have you any ANIMALS on the farm
tnat return such large profits for the
money invested as ehoopo ~-~~--~N
Keep the best pasture for the lambs.
Clover is good, so is fresh blue grass
pasture, but an old one is productive
of worms and possibly death.
Never buy a poor sheep; you have
no time to fool with it. Let your neigh
bors experiment and throw away their
feed If they wish Buy the best quail
ity you can, but try to have the whole
flock uniform.
Parent hogs oyerfed with corn al
ways produce offspring weak in bone
and muscle. It requires bran, mid
dlings and ground oats to make
healthy pigs, and the sooner the farm
er learns this the larger will be his
profits.
It is best to have salt boxes in the
pasture where the sheep can find
them at will, but if not done, make a
practice of sailing them every Sunday
morning. You will get acquainted with
your sheep then, and careful shep-
herds know 1t pays to promote friend
ship between flock and fock-maxter.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26

tute, and many name their wives,
daughters, or other members Of their
families for this place. The depart.
ment encourages such appointments,
of, some one living in the same house
with the carrier, because if the regu-
lar carrier is sick or unable to serve
his route there is some one In the
same house to act as substitute and he
is not obliged to send out and notify
his substitute that he must serve the
mails that day.
When woman has served six
months as substitute, that Is, as
bonded substitute, she will be eligible
to appointment as regular carrier, and
should there be vacancy the depart.
ment will give her the preference for
appointment as regular carrier in the
rural service
While the regulations Of the postal
service make no specific provisions
against women as letter carriers in
cities, there is provision which has
the effect of barring them from these
positions. A uniform which must be
worn by city carriers, consisting of
coat and trousers and cap of certain
color, is prescribed, and no woman has
been brave enough to make applica
ton in the face Of this.
The records of the department show
that the women carriers in the rural
free delivery service have made most
excellent officers. They have shown
pluck, perseverance and ability to per.
form their duties in all sorts Of wealth.
er, and some of them hold higher rec.
ords for efficiency than hundreds OF
men in the service.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
First Speech in Parliament Hit the
" Mark in Spite Of Faults Of Delivery.

The first time I noticed Lord Ran.
zdolph Churchill in the house Of com.
mons was on May day In 1876, says
q writer in Blackwood's Magazine.
Sir Charles Dixie had been making
merry at the expense Of Woodstock,
then represented by one known in the
Parliamentary arena simply as a cadet
of the ducal house OF Marlborough.
From the third bench behind that
on which ministers ought to have
been sitting, rose q well groomed
young man, with .protuberant eyes,
pale face and pond rous mustache,
with which as he spoke he nervouslys
toyed.
Members asking each other: Who's
this 2? learned that It. was the mem
Der for Woodstock rising to- defend the
corporation Of the borough that sent
him to parliament
Though assisted ~ notes, On which
the speech VS. fully writtln ont tie
young msmber was 70 nSryous. lii
svoics ~ ~ 49,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26

Various methods of making sound.
proof building bricks or plates are
Noticed by German authorities. The
chief constituent is calcjned gypsum,
and it appears that in the simplest
process the mass is filled with fine
pores by adding a small proportion
of such substances as the bicafbon-
ates Of the alkalies, the chemical &C.
ton thus set up causing slow and
steady evolution Of carbonie acid gas
as the gypsum sets and hardens.
Though the plates become somewhat
lighter their strength is retained.
The porous texture makes the ma
=terial good nonconductor of sound,
there is no loss Of durability, and the
plates can be fastened by mailing. The
sound deadening feet can be in
creased by adding sawdust, coke dust
or ashes. ss5s ..sss5z%
The pulp as a mixture By
weight Of 40 parts Of sawdust, 10 Of
gypsum, 40 Of water and one OF
sodium bicarbonate ID poured into
moulds and can be left to harden
without further attention.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
DON'T CHEW YOUR MEAT,
SAYS CHEMIST WILEY

that the carnivorous animals do not
chew their food. They tear it from
the bones and swallow it in chunks.
Therefore the learned chief chemist
holds that if man can get chunk
of meat down into his stomach, no
matter how big it may be, he has
done all that nature requires of him.
"Mastication is good for the devel.
opment of the muscles" says DR..
Wiley, "but chewing Of meat is un.
necessary, if not positively harmful.
With vegetables, however, it is impos.
s'hle to do too much grinding. Every.
Dody knows. or ought to know. that
all the digestion of vegetables is 90
compiished In the mouth and small in.
~testines. If there is not enough mas.
tication the work cannot be done aft.
erward.
"But Fisher is a faddist; all of us
are bit afflicted in that way. He ID
trying to make over man so that he
will not eat. He ought to know bet,
ter than that"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26

fETRUST busting" comes high and
! the taxpayers foot the bills. Spe-
cial Investigations Of the Standard OH,
beef, harvester, tobacco, powder, fer
tilizer, and other combinations have
cost enormous sums. Inquiries now
being prosecuted into the lumber,
watch and other trusts will draw heav-
lily upon the federal treasury.
In the last four years the govern.
ment has paid-out nearly 100000 in
fees for special counsel. These are
some of the largest items: q
" Beef case, $4,000. -
; Standard Oil Tin court). $4,000.
~ Tobacco cases (under investigation),
81 600
Paper case (concluded). $4,000: 81
Harvester Case (under inyestiga-
toni, 5000. : ..z-.... -.#.
Fertilizer case lin court), $4,000 g.
Coal and oil carrying railroads Gum
der tnvestigation), $4,000. .
Powder case lunder Investigation,
II, 900.
Turpentine case. SIS, 900.
Total, $242, 0O0. s
Fines paid tks government, $780,
! 900. ~
There are almost : dozen other =.
Svestigations, which have cost 8 good
~ price, but they are Of lesser impo1.
stonGe
me- anJl rnrris - - n 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
The Disc CuItivatke.

The disc cultivator has come into
general use here, all within three or
four years. Up to two years ago we
were rather prejudiced against the
disc cultivator, because we had seen
the failure of the old style discs in
weedy ground. They would not get
down into little sode of weeds or
grass and get it out. The discs made
now will. There has been as much
Improvement in the disc cultivator as
in the disc harrow. There is no ques-
ton about the draft of the disc cult
vator being lighter than the shovels.
There will probably be more disc cul-
uvators sold here this season than the
old style shoveled plows. The two
row cultivator, with disc and shovels
interchangeable on the same machine
seems to be coming to the front at O.
rapid rate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
MANY PETTICOATS AMONG
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS

III ASHlNGTON.-B from be-
=" coming letter carriers by a tech
nicality in the postal regulations,
women are rapidly invading the ranks
Of the rural carriers, where there are
no restrictions against them. An ex.
animation of the records of the post
Office department shows that there
are 257 carriers in the rural communi.
ties who are women, and 1000 substi-
tute carriers are of the same sex. This
would not be very significant show
ing were it not for the fact that the
advent of women in this capacity is a
comparatively recent innovation. For
several years after the service was
established it was not contemplated
by post Office officials that the posi-
ton of carrier was one which would
be sought by members of the weaker
sex. But somehow they crept in;
the department had no way of distin-
gushing them from men except by
their names as they appeared on the
applications, and this, it was found, is
no criterion.
Who was the first woman rural car
rier is something that Is unknown by
the post office department. Several
have claimed that honor Women were
delivering mail matter in the farming
communities for Uncle Sam long be.
fore his officials who have charge of
that branch of the postal service knew
anything about it.
There is another way in which they
have made inroads into the service.
When man is appointed rural car
rier he is allowed to name his substi-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
SURGEON GENERAL RIXEY
WANTS NURSES in NAVY
e URGEON GENERAL R1XEY is pre- |

e URGEON GENERAL R1XEY is pre-
- pairing to make a strong appeal to
congress at its next session to correct
q lamentable deficiency in the medical
branch of the naval service. The sur
geon general points out that the Amer
lean navy il without single trained
nurse. No matter how severe the ILL.,
ness of the officers and sailors, nor
how grave the injury or wound re-
ceived in the line of duty, the Amer
lean bluejacket must rely for his care
In time Of trouble upon a hospital
steward and an apprentice.
In ordinary times the ships sur
geons are often taxed to care properly
for the normal number of sick and in
1ured aboard ship, When there is an
epidemic of fever or measles (the lat
ter often a serious malady among
male adults), such as occurred not
long ago on the hattleship Connecticut,
it has been found impossible to give
the invalids the necessary scientific
and careful nur'lng required.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
ONT chew meat. G

nON'T chew meat. Gulp it in
- chunks.
Mastication has no part in the d.
gestion of meat There is some reason
for believing that chewing will make
meat indigestible. The saliva is an
alkali. Acids are needed for the con-
version of flesh into the elements that
nourish the human body.
Too much chewing may raise the
alkalinity of flesh used for food to
e~eA an xtont az to seriously ham,
per the work Of the stomach, which.
alone, has to do with the disposal
of animal matter.
This, in brief, Is the gospel of Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist Of
the department of agriculture. His
views were called forth by a report
by Prof Irving Fisher of Yale on
the relative value of animal and vege-
table foods.
Aside from knowledge gained by
him as chemist, DR.. Wiley has noted
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
Piles in Swine.

For piles IN swine give sulphur in
swill, one to two tablespoons day
per head until better, then every few
days until all right. Keep the hogs
dry as possible. We had much trouble
a few years ago, caused by feeding
too rich, heavy bran slop without salt.
Hogs should have salt and sulphur
every week in the year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
CHURCk1zLL,S MAIDEN EFFORTS.

so faulty that there was difficulty in
following his argument. But here
and there flashed forth a scathing
sentence that made it worth while to
attempt to catch the rest. When he
sat down Lord Randolph hxd made his
mark, had established himself as a
personality in an .assembJ = in which
within ten years he was predominant.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
Americans EATING Mutton.

The Americans are getting the NUT.
ton eating habit. Heretofore they
have been welded to the sirloin steak.
but now they are catching on to the
merits Of the mutton chop. This
change in taste means much for the
future of the sheep man, for the sheep
will make good meat out Of much food
which is generally wasted on the
farm, while the income from the wool
may be counted anyhow as so much
clean profit.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
An Iron Tank.

ct Is possible to make a good tank Of
cement, using these dimensions Before
trying such work write to secretary of
agriculture, Washington, D. c., for Bulle-
tin No. 225, Cement on the Farm.")
with height of at least five feet,
width twecsEet. The tank shown in
cut corresponds to these measure
ments, and D. Z. Stovall, Oregon,
writes has been in use for several
years, giving good satisfaction.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
Sequel

d Smith (who has been. abroad Is
young Higgins still paying attention
to your daughter
Jones-No; they are married now.
Chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
castratino Pios.

All castration necessary should DO
dune when the pigs are six weeks old.
and while they arc still with the SOW.
Il might be well to add that all males
from common litters should be cas-
trated, % no reliance can be placed on
tho offspring, Of such boafs, even
though they were sired b : pure
-bfed.