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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-04
with III. Usunf Lack.

Mr.. Makinbrakes was congratulatins
the young mother ON the beauty, pre-
cocity and generally admirable quail
ties OF her 1rstborn.
"Yes, he's a remarkable baby" b
said. "and the exact image Of his-its
O girl. you say? That's too bad-I
mean, that's still better. Likely as not
II she were a boy he'd grow up to Be
Just like other-or. no. she couldn't do
that. you know. Boys will be boys.
but girls well. wien | was q boy.
remember. | used TO wish ! Ind n III.
tie sister. OF course. as grew older
| had more sense than to-that Is, !
knew better than because when
there's h house full OF girls a boy
basu't any chance. you see-and then
there's tie trouble OF having TO look
after them and keep them out OF mis-
chlef-T'm talking about the boys now
-and-and n boy is even more bother
than q girl, for the reason-eyer have
the earaehe, Mrs. Lipscomb7 I've been
suffering terribly with II FOR the last
two days."-Cblcago Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-04

1wo nunurea thousand dollars is the
value sc. on Mrs. Bradley Martins
emeralds.
Miss Carrie L. Flint. Lyme Center,
N. H., has a collection OF Roman coins,
many of them dating from before the
Christian era.
Miss Beatrice Gordon, aged twelve.
Of North Sullivan, Me-, has just won o
prize for not missing n word In spell
Ing for a ten weeks term of school.
Mrs. Harriet s. MacMurphy Of
Omahn. Neb., will conduct a restau-
rant for d~yspeptlcs at the st. Louis
worlds fair. She is widely known az
q lecturer on domestic science.
Mrs. s. s. Villas Of Bellows Fails,
VI, who passed her eighty-sixth birth.
day recently, is remarkably vigorous
Tor one Of her age. attending church In
the morning, going and returning on
foot.
Mrs. Hetty Green pays the extrava.
CANT rent Of $40 a month for her fiai
In Hoboken. It Is said. and In order
thai she may not be bothered by in.
Quisitive visitors the doorplate bears
the name Of NASH" This is under.
stood to be the name of the maid of all
WORK In the apartment.
An extraordinary head of hair Is DOS.
sessed by Mercedes Lopez, the wife Of
. poor sheep herder In San Vicente,
Mexico. Her height is five feet, and
when she stands erect her hair trails
on the ground four feet eight inches
The hair is 80 thick that she can com
pietely hide herself in It.
Mrs. Astor, who Is known the world
Q as the social empress of New
York. Is a woman OF system. Her 40
cial life is ordered in a most business
Ike way. She always gives her ball,
on Thursdays and her dinners ON Mon
DAYS. and she leaves New York for
London or Newport on the same date
each year.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-04
No. an English Gentl.man.

A certain laborer once asked a counr
try clergyman TO write G letter for him
to a dnxe from whom he wished to OBJ
tain aid.
But you ought to go yourself ana
e his grace" said the clergyman
II would, sir" wns the nervous an
swer: but, you see. | don't like 70
speak to the duke. He may be TO-
proud to listen to the likes OF ne.
can talk to you well enough. III.
There's nothing of the gentleman snoea
you."-London Tit-Bits.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-04
Bitten by n spider.

Through blood poisoning caused by a
spider bite, John Washington OF bos-
~queville, Tex, would have lost his leg,
which became a mass Of running sores,
mad he not been persuaded TO try Buck
lens Arnica Salve. He writes: "The
first application relieved, and four ooves
healed all the sores" Heals every sore.
25c at A ID Lemaire 4 Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-04
Honeymoon

Mrs. Newbrfde-I'm sorry you don't
like my cooking.
Mr.. Newbride-Why. my dear. Tvs
never complained of It.
Mrs. Newbride-But you're always
growing about your stomach---Ne"
York World.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-04
Roncful Jones.

Kopcfni Jones.
The Doctors Wlfc-Agc you gong
out again.
Doctor--Yes. Jones wanted me 10
look after his mother-ln-kiw once
more. lie thought she was becoming
so much worse.
The Doctors Wife-Do you think hs
serious. then?
Doctor-Why. no. He II such nn op
timlst. you know. brooklyn Life.
Two of n Kind.
smith and Jones seem always 10 ue
together"
Yes. a sort of fellow feeling. Ihey
were both disappointed In love by TIC
same woman"
But Jones Is married and Smith u
not"
II know. Jones married her sne
Smith didn't "--LIouston lost ;
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-07-06
Cleaning Wool.

Burrs have to be taken out by al
process called carbonizing, which
weakcns the wool fiber. The
thing, however, that seems to call
out the strongest condemnation of
manufacturers is the use of min
eral paint in marking sheep. The
sorter must cut out every spot SO
marked. 1t cannot even 20 with
the tags.
a highly desirable feature of a
fleece from the manufacturers
point of view is that it be as near
uniform as possible. All the
coarse sorts are lower in value.
For instance, a fleece bought for
one-half-blood from a Southdown,
Dorset or possibly a Mcrino-S hrop-
shire cross, will have a varying
amount OF coarse wool about the
breech. The one pound, or in eX-
treme cases the two, that would
have TO be thrown into the one
fourth-blood pile, would reduce the
value Of the fleece from two to
four cents. SO the fleece OF the
heavily folded Merino, having the
folds covered with coarse hair,
has all those strips torn out and
thrown into a low, cheap value.
Another thing annoying to man
ufacturers is the tying of wool
with binder Irvine. Fibers from it
in the wool will not take coloring
and have to be picked out by hand
and this is a very expensive pro
cess. -Albuquerque Citizen.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-07-06
Puerto pickingS.
Correspondence

Correspondence
The people of Puerto will meet
next Monday for the purpose of
making arrangements for a barbe-
que which will be held here on the
18th.
The Puerto ball team crossed
bats with the Quay team on the 4th.
lack Lewis Of Frio Draw was
here Monday on business.
John Mccain, road overseer OF
this precinct, had his men doing
the picking act On the Rim
Rock this week. They have now
made a road which is passable.
This road will be a great help to
people travelling between the
plains country and Tucumcari,
Green, the new postmaster Of
Grady, was mere Monday IN the
interest Of the Grady post Office.
A. 7. Locklear and family spent
the Fourth at Texico.
We are nov eating lots of gar
den stuff, such as new potatoes,
peas, beans and radishes.
There are several claims near
Puerto that, according to law are
subject to contest.
Some Of our people are soliciting
money to fence the grave yard
1t has been without a fence ever
since it was started five years ago.
BEAR GRASS.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-07-06
SLUMP IN SHEEP MAR
KET NOT LIKELY
Prices Are Firm Despite Annual
Kicks Of the Buyers.

~ JSesS 'e'~
since there has been a slump in
sheep values and it is not time yet
for a reaction. This country has
not only been unable to increase
its hocks up to and ahead of cur
rent demands but the worlds sup
ply of sheep is short and this
means that feeders will stick to the
game. But they will not rush in
and contract to fill their feed lots
at inflated prices. This is what
broke a whole lot Of cattle feeders
three or four years ago and a lot
of green hands are up against the
same proposition in the sheep
game.
There is a well regulated sheep
camp up in northern Colorado in
which the shepherd dogs are new
er forgotten. AS each herder
leaves the table he takes up a
plate and fills it with food for the
dogs. Each herder has two dogs
and a man never leaves the table
without looking out for them.
While the herders are at mess
some twenty odd dogs wait out
side for their meals and singular
as it may eem there is never any
fighting among them. Each dog
knows that it will get its proper
ton without having to fight and
shows more patience than "A lot OF
men waiting for the second table.
Complaint OF Freight Rates.
There is the usual amount of
complaint this summer about the
extortionate freight rates on wool
which has to undergo the strenu-
Gus exactions of a long haul to the
eastern market. Whether wool is
consigned or purchased outright,
the amount paid for freighting has
to be deducted in one form or an
other from the sum received by the
grower or owner. On large clips
of wool it is no small matter
whether the grower who consign
his wool, for instance, to Boston
is obliged to pay one cent or two
or two and a half cents a pound
for freightage..
Buyers Kick.
The wool buyers at the Boston
market are sending back their an
nual wall about the loose lointeo
manner in which western wool i:
out up. There are growers who
say that color is an unimportan
feature, that all wool looks alike
after il is secured and that thu
color is in the oil, which all wash
es out. AS a matter OF fact
bright olored pile of wool has thu
same advantage over a dingy pill
that a we'll groomed horse ha'
over a neglected m Any foreign
substance such as thistles, seed
or burrs, are stunned by man,
manufacturers. Loose materia
a very largely be combed out, blu
il must I've put through two o
.L.ao k;.,ac
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-07-06

All goods at our July
Clearance Sale will be
marked i'm plain figures at
prices without peer or pre-
Cedent-- Gross, X elly& CO
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01

ed men. This provision, aside from
the intention of the bill TO make uni
form increase in pay of the Army of 20
per cent, is especially meritorious,
more particularly where applicable TO
the non commissioned officers class.
While the increased cost of living
does not directly affect the class
whose quarters are heated, whose
clothing and subsistence are furnish
ed, the increase proposed tends 10
greater contentment, from which fol-
lows greater efficiency and greater in
ducement for retention in the service
of competent men. The enlisted
strength of the Army is drawn from
the classes of men whose wages in
civil life have been largely increased,
SO that ii becomes more and more
difficult to get recruits on the present
rates of pay. Legislation of the kind
proposed in this bill will, in a meas
ure, remedy this state of affairs.
While it is still believed, as has
already been expressed in the recon-
mendation TO Congress on the subject,
that the difference in pay between the
non-cOmmissioned officers and pri-
Yates should be greater than that now
authorized by law, or that proposed
in this measure, il is not deemed wise
to attempt To provide in bill of this
kind having such general provisions
foI particular class based on other
considerations than those which must
have weight in n matter affecting not
only the Army, but the kindred SER
vices.
III is recommended that 5. 1890 DO
given favorable consideration.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
'NAVYS COACH TO RETIRE.
Dr.. Paulll. DaShieII To Drop 0ut of MILDLY
FO0tball-llaS Made Great
Reputation

nr. Paul ]. DaShiell. whose rcputa-
! tion as chairman of the rules COM
mittee of the Intercollegiate Assucia-
tiOn and Official OF big games has
placed him among the leading foot.
ball experts in the country, has 4. IL
\ nitely decided 10 retire as head coach
of the Naval Academy football team,
n position which he has occupied for
three years.
DR. nashiell took hold oC badly
beaten team, and under his control
| football has advanced among the mid
shipmen until the splendid victory
of last year was won over tho Army.
nr. Dashiell has recently been ap-
pointed professor OF mathematics.
with the rank of lieutenant, in tbs
Navy, and his work and response
bilities are increasing.
DIR. Dashiell has given many years
of his life to Navy football, having
coached the second team and acted
in an advisory capacity for many
years before his appointment as head
coach. and feels now that someone
else should take the place. lie an
nounced before the last West Point
game that he would retire from the
position of head coach. no matter
be.
Those mentioned for the position OF
head coach for next season are Lieu
tenant Joseph NJ. Reeves, the great
tackle of the team of 1892 aud 1898:
Lieutenant Orie w. Fowler, captain of
the team of 1900; Lieutenants Bryon
A. Long and Semmes Reed, famous
players in Navy teams, and Doug
lass l.. Howard, captain of the team
of 1909. All of these will be- station
cd at the Naval Academy next fall
and will bc members of the coaching
squad.
Richard Glendon, of the Boston
Athletic Association, who has coached
the Navy boat crews with great sue
cess for the past three seasons, arrived
in Annapolis yesterday and will be-
gin work with the crew candidates nj
once, the practice on the machines
taking place in the gymnasium. Coach
Glendon has five of his veterans to
begin the season, and, after looking
over the new material, eXpie ssed him
self as much pleased with the out
look.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
IN THE KLuNpIKE.
A Measuring Party.

\ unique and very interesting enter
tainment will b. given by st. Anne s
Society on Tuesday evening, February
8, in the lower room of st. Anne's
Chapel. The affair is called "A
Measuring Party in the Klondike.
\ talk will be given on the KlonidkC
by Prof. III. J. Fenton.
The invitation contains the follow
ing verses, together with n small bag
for the pennies:
Come, now, ye good folks, one an all
The fat and lean, the short and tall
To a Measuring Party, full OF fun,
We want each, all and every one.
For every foot three pennies bring,
And every inch over a cent;
If you will all begin to grow,
We shall be well content.
Count up your feet and inches, too,
And multiply, and then
If you can only add n few,
We'Il thank you once again.
Within this bag your money place,
BE sure to keep il there)
And then prepare to run n race,
For, if the night be fair,
There surely will be quite n crowd
OF our good friends, we know:
To such n pleasant meeting they
VIII all be sure to go.
We hope to see you without fail
At our KlOndike party,
Wen meet you on that happy night,
And give you greetings hearty.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
ST. MARYS SUPPER.
Electrical Display Promises To Be An luter.
esting Feature.

St. Mary Church suppers are ia
nous for the good things provided in
abundance. the quick and excellent
service and the delightfully."- social
evenings these annual suppers afford
all who attend
The supper this year promises 10
eclipse all its predecessors. Especial
attention will toe given 10 decorating
the large st. Mary's Hall, where the
supper will be held-the largest hall
in the city. 4 profusion OF laurel
and evergreens will be used in ihe
decorations, together with potted
plants and cut flowers. There will he
service at table for one hundred NJ a
time, and me hundred patrons can be
and will be served to satisfaction at
The same time to Il delicious prepared
supper.
The stage will be given up 90 an
ice cream garden, where refreshments
of ices, custard, cake, etc, will be
served i'm bower OF beautiful green
and amidst the attractive stage set
tings. Besides this there Will be a
Fancy Table, Fish Pond, cake
Table and Confectionery Table.
4 new feature will be introduced.
Every table will be lighted with
electric lights and additional lights
will be placed in st. Mary's Hall for
the occasion. supper will be served
for 20 cents on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings from 6 o'clock
throughout the evening. Liberal pat
ronage is solicited. II you have never
patronized one of the delightful st.
Mary's suppers, don't fail TO do so
on this occasion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
HELD WEEKLY RECEPTION.
Many Callers Al Thursday Informal At The
Government House.

The usual Thursday afternoon re-
ception was held at the Government
House from A to 6 yesterday. Mrs.
Warfleld was not present, being
obliged to keep an engagement in
Baltimore yesterday.
Mrs. Tilghman, wife of the Secre-
tarry of State, received the guests, as
sisted by Mrs. Herman Hopes, of
Philadelphia Mrs. Hopes is the
Governors sister. Miss Mary Ran
dali Magruder poured tea and Miss
Elizabeth Handy served the callers.
Mrs. Tilghman was handsomely
gowned in black lace and jet, and
wore corsage bouquet of violets.
Mrs. Hopes wore beautiful
gown of heliotrope and white lace.
Miss Handy was gowned in an ex-
quisite dress Of white lace over silk,
and Miss Magruder looked charming
in light blue with garnishings of
white lace.
There were many callers, includ
ing a large number from the Naval
Academy. Mrs. Warfeld will receive
again next Thursday, and will he
lat home' informally Thursday after
moons in Lent.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
THE lATROBE IN SERVICE.
Breaks Up The Ice In The FIarbOr For The
Smaller Boats.

The iceboat Latrobe came in last
night and was called into use today.
At the request of the manager of the
Chesapeake Chemical Company the La
trobe broke the ice about the wharf
of that company and made an opening
through the ice for boats to enter and
leave the Chemical Company's wharf.
Captain Geoghan, of the Latrobe,
says this is what the iceboat is for,
and if the County Commissioners, OF
the contractor of Spa bridge were TO
ask To have the ice broken for the
ferry, the Latrobe would do it. Cap
tain Geoghan says the worst ice he
struck all the way from Baltimore to
Annapolis was that outside OF the An
napolis harbor, where large foes OF
ise are piled one on another, and the
ice conditions are worse than they
have been for some years.
Mr.. Luther Francis, local agent of
the Tolchester Steamboat Company,
said this morning that the ice con
dition is practically the same today
as it has been for several days past
since the heavy weather set in.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
FORMER ANNAPOuTAN ROBBED.
Two Boys Niotimize J. Hicks Russell And
Stole From Him $500.

Mr.. j. Hicks Russell was the vic
tim of a robbery some DAYS ago a,
, the hands of two boys, Clarence
Irwin, IL years old, and Elmer Pad
gett, also II. The boys are held at
the Brooklyn police station. this
county, charged with being incorrigi-
BILE.
Mr.. Russell recently moved to
Brooklyn from Annapolis.--wh here he
had sold his home. After purchasing
necessities, Mr.. Russell gave the re-
mainder of The money-$460-to his
wife TO deposit in bank. Mrs.
Russell, however, locked it in one
of the drawers of a chiffonier. intend
ing at the FIRST opportunity to take it
to the bank.
Young Padgett and Irwin, they say,
learned of the concealed money from
Ernest Russell, young son of the
owner. Last Wednesday a week ago.
while Mr.. Russell went to the sta
tion TO meet his wife, the boys
crawled through the cellar window
and forced an entrance 10 the second
floor. After throwing bureau drawers
and furniture about they finally dis
covered the money by breaking into
the drawer in whicn it was hid.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
The Publication

Tomorrow, February ?, is the day
of Publication. It commentaries tho
presentation of Christ in the Temple,
and is commonly called the Purifca-
tion of st. Mary the Virgin. The
reformers desirous that our Saviour
should attract more attention, than His
mother reversed the order of the fes-
tival, but some never recognized the
change, consequently the day has al
ways been regarded as the Feast OF
the Publication, in commemOration
of the Blessed Virgins appearance i'm
the Temple TO make the accustomed
offering of a pair of turtle doves. The
Feast of Candlemas dates from Anglo
Saxon times, and was celebrated with
many candles our Saviour being
termed "A Light to Tighten the Gen
tiles. The day will be appropriately
observed in the churches.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
Plenty of Oysters.

oysters are plentiful even in this
cold weather with the unusual ice
conditions. This morning Messrs.
c. w. Martin g. Co, one of the lar
gest oyster dealers in town, unloaded
from oyster dredge boats nine hun
dred bushels of oysters. a large
quantity of these will probably be
shipped West and to cities contiguous
to Annapolis, where there is great
demand for the luscious bivalVe.
OH the Western railroads have raded
an eight-hour work day for n 10 per
cent. ($3, 500, ,O00) increase in wages to
take effect today. About $1,000 men
operating locomotives and 80 roads
will profit by the agreement entered
into between the committees, which
were in conference for three weeks.
With the advance given to the switch
men a month ago, the railroad corpo-
rations now have added approximately
$40, 900, 600 to their annual pay rolls.
This will not be the end, however,
for today representatives of 500, QUO
conductors and other trainmen will
renew their requests for substantial
increases running into the millions.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
A SUCCESSFUL SHOOT.
Lucky Winners At Turkey Shoot Held Al
ST. Margaret's.

The turkey and chicken shoot held
yesterday afternoon on the fam of
Mr.. F. NJ. Duvall, at st. Margaret S
in the Third district, was highly
successful.
About a dozen gentlemen partici-
pated in the sport, and turkeys and
chickens were offered as prizes. The
lucky winner were the follow ing:
John Levy,a member of the Annap-
oils Gun Club, who won two turkeys.
George Heintz, also a member of
the Annapolis Gun Club, who won
two turkeys.
Grover Macy, of the Third district,
won two turkeys.
5. Macy, of Anne Arundel county.
won two turkeys.
Some of the other marksmen were
Messrs. oily Macy, Weens Ridout and
the Messrs. BALDWIN, all of the Third
district. The shoot was highly sue
cessful and much enjoyed by all par
Elephants. The lucky winners from
Annapolis brought home their live
turkeys last night as trophies of their
craftsmanship as well as pooty.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
ST. Mary's Church.

Tomorrow, Candlemas bay, the
services at st. Mary's Church will
begin at a. m. The solemn blessing
of the candles and the accompanying
procession will take place first and
will be followed by high mass.
Sunday will be SeNagesima Sunday
and the feast of 81. Blase. The ser
vices on that day will be as custo-
mary on Sunday. After each of the
masses in the morning, at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon and after evening
services, the blessing of throats will
be administered.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
Damage Repaired BY Crew.

The Navy Department received a
mail report yesterday from Captain
william Swift, commanding the bat
tleship Connecticut, relative to the
grounding Of that vessel on January
13 when she was entering the harbor
of Culebra. The damage to the ship
was not nearly so serious as was at
first reported and consisted principally y
of the denting in of. some of heI
plates. Necessary repairs, says Cap
tain Swift, were made by the snip's
crew. a court of inquiry will be or
dered, however, TO determine the re-
sponisbility for the mishap.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
Pretty Home Wedding

very pretty home wedding was
quietly solemnized on Wednesday
evening at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blatchford, Chesapeake avenue,
Eastport. when Miss Elizabeth T..
Churchill and Mr.. Charles Gibson
Weber were married. Quite a large
number of friends from Eastport and
Annapolis witnessed the marriage, and
remained TO the reception which fol-
lowed. Rev. J. w. Hammersley per
formed the ceremony.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-01
A Delightful Tea.

Miss Mary Collinson, of "Colersby, 4"
South River, gave n delightful ten
Thursday evening in honor of her
guest, Mrs. r.. rilghman Brice, Jr.,
and Miss Lidie J. Joyce, of North
Severn. Covers were laid foi twelve
and the color scheme was yellow.
Miss collinson is most charming
hostess.