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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-10
BRONCO BUSTING AT THE
BIG TERRITORIAL FAIR

Special to the Daily Record.
Albuquerque, N. M, Sept. 7-Bron
co busting has always been one of the
star attractions with the New Mexi
co Territorial Fair. During the last
two years this feature, dear to the
heart of every true Westerner, has
been allowed to lapse, but for the
big fair which opens in Albuquerque
October 7th, it is to be made one of
the big features.
The Association has offered large
purses for riders who know how
good outlaw horses have been secured
and there are enough horses to give
every rider plenty of work
An exhibition of bronco busting will
be given at the fair grounds every
day during the week, and the attempt
will bring out the best riders of New
Mexico and Arizona.
The correspondence at the Fair AS
sociation office shows that the inter
est in this contest is very deep among
the boys On the range.
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THE eILkEsoN RE-oPENs

ITS DINING ROOM
The Gilkeson Hotel re-opened its
dining room 10 the general public
last evening, in formal way, by serI
ing a very delicious fve-course si2
o'clock dinner, which consisted of tae
following menu:
Tomato BOuilloa
Deviled Crabs in Shell
Relishes.
Roast Young Duck, Stuffed (Jelly)
Prime Ribs of Beef, Au JUS
Drowned Mashed Potatoes.
Corn on Cob.
French Peas
Tomato Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream, Assorted Cake
Green Apple Pie.
Coffee
The dining room was very prettily
liers were draped with asparagus
ferns and Norfolk Island pine. and
other ferns We're in profusion about
the room, each table with it's snowy
linen and shining silver making an
inviting scene.
1t will be remembered by many
that The Gilkeson ceased to serve
meals early last spring. and many oi
RosweH's citizens, as well as the tray
cling public. will be glad 10 know
that Mr.. Gilkeson has decided to re
open his dining room again.
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HARLOW G. HESS TO
TAKE MOVING PICTURES

B. F. Harlow and w. R. Hess, the
photographer, have bought a machine
to take moving pictures. There are
but few of these machines in the
United States. They are not made for
the trade and have to be built by spe-
cial order. In this way they come at
an enormous cost. The machine and
chine come at an outlay of $1,000. But
there is a large profit in the films
made by these inventions, and the
Roswell investors expect to make
good money on the deal.
The plan of Messrs. Harlow and
Hess is to take pictures of live sub
jects, such as roping and bronco bust
ing, sheep herdiag and the different
phases of all kinds of livestock rails
ing, such as can be seen and taken
in its best forms only in this section
of the country. They have a guaran-
tee of at least five films for every sub
ject taken, and the cost of one film
destroyed is $3.50. The investors base
their operations ol the fact that in
the various theatres of the United
States four million feet of films are
used every night and only two thous-
and feet of new films are created ev-
cry week. Nearly all the films used
are made in France, and it is time
America is coming to the front with
some of it's characteristic pictures.
Hess and Harlow are early in the
movement
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Louise cahoon Celebrates Birthday.

Louise Cahoon Celebrates Birthday.
Little Miss Louise Cahoon celebrat-
ed her tenth birthday Saturday Of
ternoon by giving a party to about
thirty of 1ner little friends. The fact
that it was her birthday was kept a
secret until the arrival of ts1e guests.
The afternoon was spent playing
games on the lawn, in which Elouise
Parsons and Elsie Bonney won the
prizes, which were a string of beads
and a purse. Late in the afternoon
delicious and cooling refreshments
were served. The guests were Edith
and Mary Louise Bremond, Elouise
and Doris Parsons, Katherine, Freda
Estel. Eva and Ruth Smith, Darelia
Barnett, Francis Seay, Dorothy Wal
ker. Marie and Evaline Kinsinger,
Gertrude Joyner, Sadie Cooper, Eli
nor Greenwood. Bonnie Bell, Francis
Bea3MElsie Bonney, Sophie Anderson
Schuyler Elliott Grace Miller and We
ra fIinkle; also Mesdames Bremond
and, Elliott.
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have any adequate idea of the way
that section is prospering. All of
eastern New Mexico in fact is mus
uaily prosperous looking this fall, aid
in the unirrigated district further
north four crops have already been
raised during the present season. The
generous rains have, of course, con-
tributed largely to this result
far with his residence in Santa Fe,
although he mas hardly been il the
capital long enough to get thorough
ly settled.
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Saunders out-skates carmack.

Carl Saunders, Duke Carmack and
Russell Bird were the contestants in
matched race at the skating rink
last night and Saunders was the win
a surprise to the skating fraternity,
for Carmack was thought to have
been the swiftest skater among the
younger patrons of the rink. Other
matched races will be held in the near
future.
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MISS RUPEE WEDS

Cards have been received in Ros
well announcing the wedding of Miss
Agnes Ruppe, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Ruppe, to Ralph Lane
Polk, Jr., on Monday, Sept. 2, at Cal
umet, Mich. The enclosed card says
they will be "at home'' at East For
est avenue, Detroit, Mich. Miss Ruppe
spent last winter mere, and has many
Roswell friends who will be interested
in this announcement Mr.. Polk Wis
tied Roswell last Christmas.
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Hon. Nathan Jaffa, Secretary of the
Territory, is one of the Roswell peo-
pie who believe in telling the rest of
| the world about the good things we
have here in the Pecos Valley. The
| following from the Albuquerque Nor
ming Journal is a sample of the kind
of talks he gives:
81 am glad to see that AlbU1 U1uerque
has secured the 1908 meeting of the
National Irrigation Congress. 1t will
be a splendid thing for both the city
and the territory" The speaker was
Nathan Jaffa, of Roswell, newly APP
pointed secretary of New Mexico, who
arrived in Albuquerque Saturday. Mr..
Jaffa, in course of conversation with
a Morning Journal representative last
night. expressed a warm interest in
the coming national gathering mere.
81 have attended a number of meet
ingS of the congress-" he continued,
erings are the kind of men who can
do the greatest good to New Mexico.
1t will be a splendid advertisement
for Albuquerque and for all of New
Mexico, and 1 congratulate the city
on its good fortune"
Mr.. Jaffa spent busy day in the
city yesterday, greeting many AIbu-
querque friends, and will likely re-
main il the city until Tuesday morn
ing, when ne will return to Santa Fe.
The secretary attended services at
Temple Albert yesterday, and in the
evening met informally quite a num-
ber of Albuquerque people at. the
home of Mrs Bessie Jaffa and sons,
on West Copper avenue.
1t is a fact not generally known
that Mr.. Jaffa has the distinction of
being the discoverer of artesian wa
ter in the Pecos Valley.
'E was in the year 1885, ne said
last night, in telling the story of the
first well. THE discovery was quite
accidental In a search for better
drinking water 1 hired man to bore
a well in the rear of my residence
il Roswell. After he had been at
work some time he came to me and
inquired what 1 would pay him if he
brought in an artesian well. 1 told
him / would be willing to remunerate
him handsomely for such an achieve
ment. | had agreed to pay him $500
for a 400-foot well, and finally said
that no matter whether he went
down 400 feet or not 1 would pay him
$4O0 if the well was a flowing one.
He had gone down 2t0 feet, and 1 dis
covered afterward had already struck
the artesian water. So he returned in
a short time and said he had made
fully. 1t was a small flow compared
with the present gushers in the Pc
cos Valley, but it was the first arte-
sian well, splendid drinking water,
and caused a sensation, of course.
That well is still there. back of my
residence, and still flowing
Mr.. Jaffa believes that the artesian
flow, which has been one of the most
important factors in the development
of the Pecos Valley, is practically
unlimited, and new wells, instead of
showing a decrease, come in stronger
all the time.
"The development of the valley
since that first WE'LL" said Mr. Jaffa,
has been almost magical. In the last
five years even agriculture has ad-
vanced phenomenally, and all the way
down the broad valley extensive
farming, fruit raising and gardening
have literally transformed the coun-
try. No one who has not visited the
Pecos country for a few years can
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For many years the need of an aux
iliary library of books of reference
and for supplementary reading has
been very apparent in the city schools
and City Superintendent Brasher has
hit upon an attractive way of raising
the money necessary for the purpose,
as well as for the purchase of a pia-
no for the central building, something
that has also been needed for long
time
Under this plan, which has been
heartily approved by the city board
OF education, he expects, with the CO.
operation of the teachers, pupils and
patrons, to raise the money without
calling upon the regular school funds
or imposing a burden on anybody.
His plan embraces a School Lyce-
um Bureau, which will be composed
of series of nine lectures by well
known citizens of Roswell, delivered
monthly at tae Central building, and
which will be supplemented by select
programs of vocal and instrumental
music and recitation, part being TAX
en- by local talent we'll qualified for
the purpose. These entertainments
are under the management of COM
mittee of teachers, who will arrange
the programs, and attend to the de-
tails, being careful to give entertain
ments that will at once amuse and
benefit the people.
The list of lectures is practically
complete, although the participants
have not yet announced their sub
jects, which will in each instance be
along lines encountered in their own
experience. 1t is practically certain
that the entertainments will be in the
following order, occurring on the
third Friday evening of each month:
October 12-Prof Elihu B. Hin
shaw, who has given a lifetime to
work among the Indians.
November 22.-Will Robi1son, edi-
tor of the Roswell Register-Tribune,
Impressions of a Tenderfoot."
Dec 2O.-Rev. C. C. Hill, pastor of
the Christian church.
Jan. 19.-Hon. VIM. H. Pope, judge
of the Fifth Judicial District.
Fen. 1b.-f1On. G. A fICndTuSOH
Marcn 16.-Rev. John Murray, pas
tor of the First NJ. E. church.
April 19.-Col. J. w. Wilson, sup
erintendent of the New Mexico Mill
tary Institute.
May 1S.-Rev. Father Herbert.
June 21.-Rev. ]. w. Smith, pastor
of the Methodist Church, South.
The tariff arrangement for this SER
les will be very reasonable, tickets
being sold for the entire nine for
$500, with single admissions at 25c.
As each speaker selects mis- own top
fc, the series is sure to be entertain
ing in the extreme. AS something alb
solutely new it will attract a great
deal of attention, and provide lee
ture course a whole lot better than
many of the professional lyceums. In
this instance every one of the partici-
pants will serve without fee, and all
of the money will be used for the IL
brary and piano funds.
1t occurs to the Record that at least
one woman should have been placed
on the program. Say, for instance,
Miss Marie NJ Holt. who has just re-
turned from an extensive tour of
Europe.
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state. In fact 1 believe he will favor
it and l, myself. am willing to go to
Washington and use all the influence
at my command to make statehood
for this territory an assured fact.
The Governor refused to discuss
the graft situation in the territory,
he would insist on a clean govern
ment.
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W. A. Phillips left yesterday for
a visit at Sherman. Dallas. McKin-
ney and Paris, Texas expecting to
be gone about two weeks He will
bring home witl him his son. Dee
Phillips, formerly OF this city
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Mrs. A. NJ. King arrived last night
from Colorado Springs and will re-
main here several days before pro-
ceeding to her home at Carlsbad. She
has been spending the summer in
Colorado. Her husband, DIR. King, is
taking a postgraduate course in osteo
pathy in California
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Notice to Roswell EIks.

NOTICE 10 NOsWcII ETNs-
Roswell lodge No. 500 will meet to-
night at 7:3O in regular session at the
lodge rooms. All members and visit
ing brothers are requested TO attend.
Initiation. A. HANNY,
Exalted Ruler.
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buy all my goods for cash There
fore 1 can save you money on any
thing in Jewelry. Cut Glass. Hand
Painted China and Silverware.-L- B.
Boellner, Jeweler and optician 1t
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100000 to loan on irrigated farms,
long time loans. interest payable an
nually with privilege to pay off loan
before due.-J. B. Herbst, Financial
Agent, 303 N. Main. opp. P. o.
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LECTURES
FOR BOOKS
ENTERTAINMENT TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR LIBRARY FOR
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL lYCEUM BUREAU

The Entertainments to Consist of a
Series of Lectures, Supplemented
by Programs of Vocal and Instru-
mental Music by Local Talent
The Program Practically Complete.
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H. Gates, organizer for the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, Who has
been here several days visiting, left
last night for Albuquerque
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George NJ. Slaughter left this morn
ing for Hereford to meet his father
Col. Slaughter, and accompany him on
a trip of inspection to their ranches
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Mrs H. r. Webb and Miss Eva Lee
McWhirt went to Hagerman last
night to attend the sick+bed of Mrs.
Webb's sister, Mrs. C. C. Mullady.
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J. w. Hughes. of Bonnam and !. NJ.
Fade, of Albany, Stevens county. Tex.
arrived this morning to remain sew
eral days prospecting.
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WANTED Girl to assist in light
house-work for schooling, or woman
TO do cooking for wages Apply 33S
E. 5th. 64t3s
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Misses jeanette and Pauline AL
berts left this morning for their home
in Childress, Texas, after visit with
their uncle Conductor Billie Alberts.
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Albert Pruit returned on the auto
today from a three weeks pleasure
trip to Old Mexico.
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Mrs. A. NJ Thomas came down
from Picacho this morning for a Wis
it with friends and to do some shop
ping.
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See r. B. Jones for rigs. VIII rent
|or sell. 1904 N Washington. phone
1872 37f&s2mo
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U. S. WEATHER BUREAU.
IL neal RannrA

Roswell. N. NJ. Sept. IO.-Tempera-
ture yesterday Max. II: min. As:
mean, 62.
Precipitation. 90: wind s.. velocity
2 miles; weather clear
Forecast not received
M.WRIcHT.
ofneIai In Charge
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Book Covers and Candy given
away free with all school books at
mgersoll Book Store If
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Gatewood left
ON the auto today for 4.1amogordo,
court. Mrs. Gatewood went for the
pleasure of the trip.
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H. Deb. Hefiin was operated on for
appendicitis at St. Mary's hospital
this morning and was resting easy
this afternoon
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H. r. Miller went to Torrance on
the auto today.
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Martin Chaves. mayor OF Picacho
was here on business today.
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Miss Bert Wigginton and cousin
have gone to the formers claim near
Hagerman.
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J. F. Ellis came in on the auto to
day from trip TO the central par1
OF the territory. points in Arizona and
at Kansas City.
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Mrs. G. p Johnson and daughter
nave located in Los Angeles.
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Cazier win sell you the best land
in the Pecos Valley for the least mon
ey. Titles perfect. Dexter. N. NJ. 27t33
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A. G. Collins and Dan Glover were
passengers out on the auto yesterday.
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WITH FRIENDS THERE

MIR. Jaffa Tells of the Discovery of
Artesian Water in the Pecos Val
ley-Development of Southeastern
New Mexico Almost Magical Dur
ing the Last Few Years.
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Furniture and lease for sale at .
bargain By Carlton g Bell
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Ed Ross came in last night from
Ancho on sheep business.
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TALKS FOR
ROSWELL

NATHAN JAFFA TELLS THE PEO-
PIE OF ALBUQUERQUE OF
THE GOOD THINGS IN
HIS HOME TOWN.
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RfF'JSF TO BUY LAND
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Sheep Must Seek New Pasture
Americans Becoming Voracious Con
sumers of Lamb.

, 4&a
Holbrook argus., 1907-07-23

tle------------------S 90 Wallace & Bly, add
Jasper Rhoton raised asst stock cattle S $50 90
work horses 20 90 J. F. Woods, addasst
raised mpts gun----------------
See. 25 T. 12 Ri 100 90 j. W White raised on
Henry Scorse, raised stock of goods
saddle Hyrum Willis, raised
reised hhg goods work horses
j. R. Rhoton, raised addass't work hor-
work horses 20 90 -~----------------
George Sharp, ]. Warren raised
on stock cattle-- $50 90 20
Smith, on Mary l.. luck,
imp'ts lots 1 & 2, raised on work. thor
Shumway Bros. rails add.ass't Stockton
ed on lots 13 to Is, so
blk 1--------------- $50 90 l. McCleve raised
A & B. Schuster,add. work horses
II, blk 4 O. h goods Is 90
H. H. Scorse raised 7. A. McCeve raised
work horses---- 20 90 saddle horses
add. asst lot 5,brk Frank McI1aws,
3-------.---------- 81 so ed work
add. asst lot 21 W. H. Kay raised on
blk ~---------~-~- 2, blk 3D. 25 90
j. E. Shelley, raised add.
imp'ts Sec. % It's, horse ---.-~-~---~--
R. 19-~------ 40 90 addast h.h goods
j. D. Smithson raised harness Is 90
stock horses $50 c. H. Ballard, raised
raised saddle work horses so 90
horses~---------~-- 10 90 Frank Campbel,rais
add asst oo ed on khorses
j. D. smthson, sr, o. D. Flake raised
raised on land work horses 20 90
II, 7. 16, X. o. Flake Bros raised on
add asst land Sec land Sec IA, T. 49,
II, T. 6, R. oo R. 21------ II so
add asst cows 80 90 raised land sec
L. NJ Savage, add IA, T. Is, R. 21~ 45
asst work horses 70 90 j. A Freeman, raised
work horses
w A Shumway rails add asst cows 40
e. O imp'ts lot 90 j. H. Frost, addasst
Joseph Sponseller HORSES so 90
w add asst
ses---~------------- 40 90 add. asst imp'ts
raise on stoc khOr thereon
.
A. F. Standihrd, until O'Clock m.
ed on stock cattle At Z o'clock m
John Stand6rd, add. venes All present.
asst oo w. w. Freeman rails
On Board a r ed stock horses
suntil1 o'clock m Lewis Hunt
t 1 m.
All present. add. asst
| A E. Shumway John Hunt, raised
d ed onl Is 25 90 stock horses
]. l. Porter raised
Thereon % work horses
edonw khor-
d 20 possessory right
Solomon, raised add.
OOI Iva don
Holbrook argus., 1907-07-23
40 90

work horses--S 40 90 Pursuant motion OF adj
c. Poole Manager ournment under of Jas
Wnslow 6th the Board this
& Supply date at $50 All present.
raised stock of Minutes of last meeting read and
goods $50 approved de
Rand Dagg Mere. Co.. The Boar then proceeded to
raised of business of equalization
goods -- 1900 Byrthe Kartchner, j.
reduced l, raised on workhor
Camp. add. 100 ses--------------$ 20 90 &c
c. ]. Spelmre raised Jesse A. Kay raised
on lots & 2blk work 20 90 E.
Thos. K Seeger, add. ]. Y. Lee, raised
tsteaml laundry 1000 land Sec. s. T. &c.
Barnett Stiles, raised R. % ~--- -. 900 90 ST
on stock cattle 1890 1000 90 add asst land Sec
raised % s. T. 16, r. 22----- 100
TO- blk N----------- 80 90 VIM Lee, add asst A
add. Sec 26, work horse
T. IS, R. II, 100 add asst stock H
acres - $50 90 cattle--- 100 90
mp'rs add asst hay rake % 90
thereon $1,000 - 200 Montana rails
Smith, raised on ed on sheep $1,000
stock cattle 80 head) $500 90
head) ------------- 90 John McLaws, raised J..
E. A. Sawyer. raised on cows---.---- 60 90
on work horses Han Nelson,
Is 20 90 ].
raised value of Jose Nuanez, raised
$50 1850 90
add. asst sheep Tomas Ortega, raised
G,5oo head)---~ $3.50 90 on sheep 1880 90
imp'ts F. H Owens, raised J..
possessory right % saddle horse 20 90
Fe Land & I'm add. asst 20 90
provement Co. rails Porter,
ed distri work horses so 90
buting system----- 10000 90 on
D. B. Thurston raised tle--------------- 100 90 L
on jewelry--------.- 90 on land
WR.Van W1nklerais 49, T. IS, R. 10 70 90
ed h. h. goods rs raised npt's W
raised on imp tslots thereon 100 90
90 blk g. $50 c. EOwens, raised Il
P. A. Ward, raised land Sec. II, T. 16,
20 R. % 80 so
Daze, raised c. F. Perkins, raised
sheep(6OO head) 1900 land Sec. 4, 7.
Williams, raised II, r. 2O----------- 10 90 A
Juan Padila, raised
saddle work horses 20 o II
add. work
stock 16O 90
100 raised harness 20 90 Ct
WinslowOp raHouse, raised impts
chairs so 90 possessory right 90 A
raised panoa-- $50 90 John Pearce raised A
IN imp ts1ots stock horses 90
blk 2------ 1877 so raised saddle
X. Woods Est. of, horses 90
lots / raised stock
2, blk 2--------- 90 tle----------------- 90
Express R. 7. Perkins, raised E
imp'ts lots 1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-06
-
Why "a Canard ~

Does anyone know the origin Of the
word "Canard," q duck, as meaning
false report, especially in q newBpa-
per? came upon the explanation
only recently, says writer in Vanity
Fair. It ID this. About 1860 French
journalist being hard up for news.
wrote an amazing story in q leading
Paris journal to the effect that he had
kept and fattened 20 live ducks, and
one day being short Of duck.food he
killed one, chopped II up. and distri'
buted It among the other 10. The fol-
lowing day he slaughtered another
bird, and the IS ducks ate It up. 80
he went on from day to day, until
there was only q solitary duck left,
which had, Of course, assimilated most
Of the other 10. The enterprising
press gentleman then related that he
had this last duck for his own dinner.
thus practically eating the score OF
birds at one meal The amazing yarn
went the round Of the papers at the
time, and formed the origin Of the
term "canard" for q humping big
story.