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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-22

back to the new home. AS the young
can he raised by rand without serfus
difficulty, it may prove easier to start
the new colony with nestlings alone,
feeding them on meal worms, grass
hoppers, and the like. Six or eight
pairs can well De spared from a strong
colony without unduly weakening it.
This method promises well, and if the
experiment can be tried from year to
year, even on a small scale, a gradual
increase in the number of martin col
onies is likely to result and new cent
ers of distribution to be formed.
From the standpoint of the farmer
and the orchardist, perhaps no birds
more useful tnan the swallows exist.
They have been described as the
light cavalry of the avian army. Spec
tally adapted for flight and unexcell-
ed in aerial evolutions, they have few
rivals in the art of capturing insects
in mid air. They eat nothing of val
ue to man. except a few predaceous
wasps and bugs, and in return for
their services in destroying vast num-
Der Of obnoxious insects ask only for
and protection. It is to
the fact that they capture heir prey
on he wing that their peculiar value
to the cotton grower is due. Orioles
do royal service in catching weevils
on the 'bolls; and blackbirds, wrens
f1ycatchers, and others contribute to
the good work; but when swallows
are migrating ove the cotton fields
they int the weevils flying in the
air and wage active war against
As many as At adult weevils
been found in the stomach of a
cliff swallow.
What may be termed the interstate
of birds are not always as
as in the Ease of the swallows.
Some birds are most desirable summer
residents of Northern States, but when
greatly damage certain of
the crops in the Southern States.
Not so with the swallows. Their
beauty, their graceful flight, and their
insure them a welcome ev-
and endear them to every
of nature. Their esthetic value
however, great as it is, is not so i'm
porta1t is their economic worth, SO
effective is the warfare
they wage against the insect hosts
which but for them and other avian
5enefactors would render successful
agriculture impossible. To the South
ar1 States may safely be intrusted the
duty of protecting and ~augmenting in
every possible way the numbers of re-
sident birds that prey upon the boil
But it is for the Northern
States to aid the good work so far as
lies in their power. An enlightened
patriotism knows no State boundaries |
The insect enemy of the farmer of Ell
-her district is h enemy of the com
mon veal, and only from cooperation |
some a full measure of success.
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OF NEws ERoM

OVER THE TERRITORY.
The finishing touches are being put
on the Belen cutoff and it is expected
that trains will be operated before
many months.
A rich strike of gold ore was re-
Gently made in the Manzano noun
tains and many claims have been TAX
en- up. 1t is claimed that the ore will
average $1,000 per ton
According to the last issue of the
Captain News there is little prospect
of the capture of the Mexicans who
escaped from the Lincoln county iail
several weeks ago.
A slight fire occurred Friday night
at the Santa Fe depot in Santa Fe.
The loss will be small as the fire was
quickly extinguished.
Territorial Travelling Auditor SAT-
ford n his assistant A. l.. Morri-
son, Jr., are busily engaged in going
over the books of former ~superinten-
dent H. o. Bursum, of the Territorial
Penite1tiary.
A. v. Logan, of Artesia has been
appointed a Notary public.
The following articles of incOrpora-
ions have been filed at Santa Fee:
The Dragon-fat Irrigation Co., prin-
cipal place of business at Artesia Ed
dy county Territorial agent John B.
Grain, at Artesia, capital stock $4,000
divided into n thousand four nun
dred shares of h par value of $40
each. Object, operating water works
CUCfnno for i.ri rotio. --5
purposes. Period of existence, fifty
years. Incorporators John B.. Grain,
William P. Run1els, Wilbur R. Frier-
mond, Charles E. Reeves, Thomas d.
Carter n Wayland w. Solder, of
Hope.
The Albuquerque Citizen of Satur-
day has the following to say of the
Albuquerque base bal team now play
ing in Roswell:
The Browns leave for Roswell to-
morrow with a bunch of players hat
ought to bring back victory.
On the pitching staff are Lopez OF
Santa Fe, N Gulgano, recently of
the Western League. The latter is
about as good as they make 'em. and
the fans will be pleased to learn That
Gulgano is going to remain in Albu-
querque just Is long as the Browns
can afford to pay him 300 a month,
which is the price agreed upon.
Archer, OF the Geronimos, will
hold down the initial sack on the trip
and Candy Kunz will gyrate aroun
second. Shay, the Gallup chap, will
try Corhan's old place at Snort, and if
he is anything like the same class as
"Binger," Mr.. Shay can stay with the
Browns.
Clumsy Clancy, who is not SO clu-
msy a. heretofore, because of a re-
cent sickness, during which he lost
pounds, viii hold dow1 third.
The ielders will be Graham, McHugh
and Lassater, and Roy Mcdonald will
handle the big mitt and keep the
together.
Beginning with Monday the Browns
will play a series of games at Ros-
we'll with the Military Institute team,
the Roswell team and probably the
team, III it is barely possible
a run will be made down to Ell
Paso for a game or two. The Brown
les will be gone a week at the least.
and when they return it will be time
for Albuquerque fans to get their
horns out, for there is going to be
doing OF the Traction park
diamond in the base ball line before
very long.
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Attention.
We have for sale 20 acres of land
within the corporate limits of Ros-
well. This la7d is well fenced and in
cultivation. On the land is an arte-
sian well, some fruit trees and a
good six-room house. This is a splen-
did proposition at $4,000. or will
trade for good residence.-Carlton &
Bell.
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Hardware Stores.
Hotels.

THE GILKESON:-RoswelPs new
hotel, rooms with private bath.-All
accommodations first class. One
Block West Of Postoffice.
Ell CAPTAIN HOTEL European
plan. Rooms, SOC; meals, Csc. One
block west of depot.
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL:-New
management. Woodruff & De
Freest. Best and largest.f Centrally
ly located.
HOTEL SHELBY New manage
ment. The leading hotel of the city.
H. Kercheyal, Prop.
ROSWELL HOTEL The Dollar a
Day House, 800 feet west of depot.
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S......8OU......S

S------8OO---.--$
The 800 above means that
for $500 we can sell you a ITO
it. front fOt on Main Street if
sold in next few days. Carl
ton & Bell.
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Lumber Yards.

PECOS VALLEY LUMBER CO.
Lumber, shingles, doors, lime, ce-
ment, paints. varnisa and glass.
ROSWELL LUMBER CO. Oldest
lumber yard in Roswell. See US for
all kinds Of building materials AID
paint.
Lumber, Shingles, etc. We treat
You right. East 4th st.
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Jewelry Stores.

JGWCHy CEUTESs
HARRY MORRISON The leading
and exclusive jeweler. Watches,
diamonds, jewelry, rich cut glass
and hand painted China, Sterling
n plated silverware.
L. B. BOELLNER.-Rosw wells best
jeweler. A full line cut glass, hand
painted China, diamonds. etc.
C. FEINBERG-RoswelPs new Jew
eler. Call and see me-, at 203k N.
Main St. A swell line of Jewelry.
We repair watches, all work guar
anteed.
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$500. 900 to loan on irrigated farms
Long time loans. interest payable an
nually with privilege to pay on loan
before due-. B. Herbst. Financial
Agent. 500 N. Main. opp. p. o.
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Real Estate.

Real Estate.
COOPER & MILLICE.-Real Estate,
Room 8, Texas Block.
CARLTON & BELL-Do the largest
real estate business in the city. If
you are il the market to buy or
sell, see us.
EDWARD A. FINNEGAN.- Garst
Bldg. (210 N. Main). I sell strictly
or 5 per cent commission.
& CALFEE.- Real es-
tate. Make a speciality on city pro-
perty. 300 N. Main St.
GILMORE & FLEMING Real Es-
tate and Live Stock.-Garst Build
ing, Room No. 8.
List your property at lowest possible
price with Miss Nell R. Moore, real
American Natl Bank, phone Al.
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FOR 800

S acres of splendid land with
in one block of Main Street for
$500. An investment here will
beat II per cent interest.
Carlton & Bell.
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VALUE Of
SWALLOWS
ARE GREATLY DESIRABLE As,
DESTROYERS OF INJURIOUS
INSECTS. \
THE FARMERS FRIENDS

Make Wa on insects lnju-
rious to farmers and orchardists.-
The Great Importance of Protecting
Them. Valuable Services also Rem
dered by Other Birds.
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Printing

PRINTING Cards, posters, com.
mercial stationery, booklets, cata-
logues.-The Daily Record.
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Piano Tuners.

GOOD TUNERS, like good pianos,
are scarce. Try Bernard Pos, the
expert piano tuner for both. Oppo-
site P. o., phone IS.
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Grocery Stores.
Grain, Fuel & Hide Dealers.

ROSWELL WOOL & HIDE CO.-Let
us furnish you with your Grain, Goa.
and wood, we buy hides, phone 20
ROSWELL TRADING CO. Coal
Hay, and Grain. Always the best
East Second St., Phone 126.
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--ROSWELL
Trade Directory.
Mems Furnishers.

f. H. WILLIAMS & CO.-The only
exclusive Mems Furaishers in the
Pecos Valley.
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Photographers.

HESS & CO.-Successors to Walton.
First class photographs, enlarge
ments, and views.
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Legal Blanks Of all Kinds for sale
at the Record On1ca
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wear Apparel.

THE MORRISON BROS. STORE
Outfitters in ready to wear apparel
for~men, women and children. Mil
linery a specially.
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Billiard-POO Halls.
BOttling Works.


See R. H McCune in Patterson,s
harness store for loans or homes on
easy payments.
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Surety Companies i.

R. H. McCune, agent q. s. Fidelity
& Guaranty Co. Bonds On short notice
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TailOrS.

w. P. WOOD Tailor made suits.
Cleaning and pressing. 11Sk North
Main st. Phone 400.
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Public Service Corporations.
ROSWELL ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
The best light and power. Phone
131 and $50.
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The finishing touches are being put
on the Belen cutoff and it is expected
that trains will be operated before
many months.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-08

'Wc!l, l,..@ ar it. | said.
Il intend thrt sou shall wait till |
get them arranged. III buill UP the
story as | go along, and | want YOU to
ask any questions or point out any de-
fcctS that occur TO YOU. OF course II
will be only Il study in probabilities,
but between us | think we can get it
pretty straight"
He got up from the desk with the
clippings in neat little pile ana sat
down in the chair facing mine. lie
took Il mcdtativc puil or two before
he began.
well have to start with few gen.
eral observations" he said ut last
"Its evident that Thompson wouldn't
have carried these clippings around
with him for so long unless they in
some way concerned him. It's evident
that Miss Croydon would never have
dared TO take them unless she was
pretty certain that they somehow vi
tally concerned her. It's evident that
Tremaine wouldn't have taken so
HluCn trouble TO look lOf tnclll UnleSS
he was mighty anxious to find them.
We arrive, thcn at our first conclu-
sion-namely, that these clippings nee
essarily shed some light upon the trag-
edy recently enacted in this room and
upon the connection of these people
with each other"
"Ges," | agreed; "unleSs all these
people were mistaken in their estimate
Of the value of the clippings"
THAT, of course, is po ,sblc but
don't think ii probable. At any rate,
let us disregard that suggestion for
the moment and proceed along the 9th
er line. What light is it possible for
these clippings to shed on the murder
of ThompsonI Obviously it must be
only by explaining motives, The ma
jorty of them seem to be concerned
with the adventures of Il Frcnchman
who goes under various names, but
who, | am sure, is one and the same
person. He must. then, be either Ire
maine or Thompson. But Thompson
was evidently not a Frcnchman, and
Tremaine pretty evidently is, though
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-08
NO. 46

his contact with the world has served
to rub away good many Of the
marks. l think we're pretty safe,
therefore, in assuming that the
Frenchman of these clippings is IRE
maine. AS we go on / believe we'll
find some internal evidence confirming
this. You agree with me thus far?"
Perfectly" I said, admitting your
first premise that these clippings are
really concerned with the case"
THAT, too, | believe, Wen soon be
able TO prove by internal evidence. OF
course, if they haven't any connection
with It, they'll soon lead us into chaos.
But there's another thing. We mustn't
expect too much from them. We
mustn't expect Il story complete in all
its parts-its bound to be fragmentary.
The wonder is that Thompson succeed
ell in keeping this many links in the
chain. Maybe In his more prosperous
days he had n mania for clippings At
best we mustn't be disappointed II
there are long gaps in the stcry."
Yes" | agreed again. That's evil
dent enough"
Very well. Wen begin with the
clippings, then, substituting Tremane'S
name for the one used. The first clip
ping Is merely Il marriage notice, an
nouncing that on the 23d of August,
1888, Trcmaine married one Tercsc
Bcrtgny at Dicppc. Let me see. Ire
maine was then probably about twenty
years of age. No doubt he was born
at Deppe so that the name given here.
Victor Charcntc is his real one. You'll
notice that he's retained his first name.
which Is Il bit of cQrroboratve evi-
dencc"
"Or Il mere coincidence" l supple
mcntcd.
III wire our correspondent at
Dicppc to look up this Charentc. Per
haps he can get photograph. That
would settle the question"
| nodded. Yes. that would settle 1t,
for Tremaine II forty was probably not
greatly different from Trcmaine at
twenty.
"rhe second clipping" proceeded
wandered from the straight and mar
row path, and gives us, too, little
light upon his personal history. In the
spring following his marriage-Aprll
16, 1884, to be cXact-while assistant
manager of the ship supplies house of
Briquct Frercs, he absconds with 10000
francs. lie Is believed TO have gone to
America, to have been struggled out OF
the harbor by n friendly American cap
tain. Surely. it is not impossible" lie
added, that this friendly American
captain was Thompson"
Every few things are impossible"
commented. | began TO be impatient
with Godfrey lie was permitting his
prejudice against Tremaine to warp
his judgment
'Well, wc'll keep that for hypothe-
sis, anyhow" And he turned to the
third clipping This" he continued,
'shows us that he indeed came to
America. 1t is dated July %, 1885, and
states that young Frcnchman and Il
tramp skipper named Johnson-ah you
see?"
did, indeed, see. Here was the first
appearance of Trcmaine's zombi - of
his familiar devil looked Mt Godfrey
with the liycliest admiration. This
constructive reasoning was something
which | certainly was quite incapable
of.
$50 that ] on Thompson's arm was
tI.. ;t,tt tai o. LII 81.
Godfrey. II thought it was; it had
been there Il long time, and an ef-
fort had been made to erase it, After
CONTINUED on fourth page
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-08
A Legislative Committee From the
State Capital Make a Tour of In
spection and are Royalty
Entertained


w THILE the railroad atmosphere is murky and
" convinCes one that we yet things
through a glass darl<Iy, there many
things which prove to the close observer that there
is something sure and steadfast i'm the growth and
development of of the most popular mercantile
stores of our town. We have reference to the Canyon
Mercantile Company, which has from its very Begin
ming sought to improve the quality lower the price,
and give better all around satisfaction of any and all
competitors.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-08
THE VERY LATEST EVIDENCE

OF what we claim is the fact that at this particular
NOW we are giving our customers the advantage of
buying season-end goods at reductions which at
once strikes the conviction in the minds of those
who are buying that what say and do is literally
true. While the people taking advantage of this
opportunity constantly restocking with fresh
new goods to take the place of the ones sold.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-08
CHAPTER xxi.

~1OR moment l thought that
II Godfrey was joking. How
@ could that tangle Of hap
sSX0 hazard clippings tell any
story? And il they did. how could it
be connected with the one which we
were trying to decipher? Then, at a
second glance. saw how in deadly
earnest he was There could be no
doubling it. He had read into them
some meaning which had failed utter
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-08

" I'd SVV.
| sat down in my cnair again, my
nerves a-quiver; at last we were on
the verge of success.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-08
OUR BUYER HAS RETURNED

And he assures that he has bought with lavish
hand the very things the people to want for
the spring and summer These late purCha=
ses now arriving and it will only be very
little while until store will be decked out in full
dress spring attire.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-05
Yacht Raeea on Ohio pax.

The great International yacht races
IN competition for cups offered by King
Edward, President Roosevelt Sir
Thomas Upton and the jamestown ex-
position will be in full swing on
Sept IL, when the Buckeye clans
gather on the heaths of the mother
state at the Tercentennial. Any one of
these cup races would ordinarily Mt
tract the attention of the world and
with four great events, embracing all
classes of boats, programme of un-
paralleled magnlfcence has been pro-
duced The most intense interest has
been aroused all over the country, and
the entries promise to excnl Anything
or the kind ever before known. The
races will occur in Hampton Roads, dl-
rectly In front of the exposition grounds,
ana VIII continue for three weeks or
more, Commencing Sept. 4 and con-
tlnuing for week or ten days, there
VIII also be held in Hampton Roads an
international motor boat carnival, which
VIII to many be of equal interest with
the yacht races.
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jamestown Exposition Features.

The largest building on the exposl
tlon grounds is the States Exhibit Pal
ace, which is 800 by 500 feet, with 13O,,
600 square feet of floor space and a
court 10000 square feet In area. Ohio
has fine exhibit in this building.
The exposition brings together the
largest fleet OF war vessels in the his
tory of the world.
The most effective water and land IL
lnminations ever conceived by mortal
man can be seen nightly.
The exposition is located upon
grounds possessing greater abun-
dance OF natural beauty than those OF
any other exposition.
The jamestown exposition commemo-
rates the most important event In the
history Of the new world, the 1rst per-
manent English settlement on this CON
tinent, 800 years ago.
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malned so unri it was revived two
years later by Governor Hoadly.
For tWenty-four years the society has
faithfully pursued the lines of study
ana investigation for which 1t WAS or
gani2ed and hats held regular annual
meetings at Columbus. In that time il
has accumulated Il valuable collection
or relics and antiques, consisting of
over 100000 specimens.
No state in the Union is so rich in
archaeological resources as Ohio, and
the society has in its possession
mounds forts, graves and monuments.
all belonging to prehistoric periods.
Among the most interesting of these
Is Fort Ancient. in Warren county, the
largest, best preserved and most in
teresting remains of its character now
eNtant Models of this fort are in some
OF the leading museums of Europe,
and 1t Is often visited by distinguished
scholars of foreign countries.
The society is also the possessor of
the famous Serpent mound In the
northern part of Adams county, one of
Tie most curious religious monuments
left by the mound builders. An exact
reproduction in miniature of this won.
deriul handiwock Of the ancient mound
builders forms 4 most interesting part
of the Ohio exhibit. The miniature Is
exact In every detail ana shows the
entire reservation of seventy acres ON
which the mound Is located Another
miniature, representing one of the
charnal mounds, or cremation houses |
forms feature OF the exhibit of the |
society So well preserved is this |
burial place in every detail that many |
Of the methods of these people of Il
totally unknown period are shown |
The mound which Is 100 feet In length.
DO feet In breadth and 20 feet in height,
was in such perfect state of preser.
Vatlon when uncovered that the actual
graves and skeletons. all charred froIn
cremation, We're revealed.
William g. Mills. curator and libra.
ian Of the Ohio State Archaeological
md Historical society who has made
life study Of this branch of science.
$ In charge of the exhibit Mt the
jamestown TeTcentenuial. His ear.
lest and untirlng work as a member
4 the organization has been well re-
Varded, aud his publications on yari.
us phases Of archaeological research
re most interesting aud valuable.