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The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20
FIRST PASSENGER TRIMS
IRE RUN ON THE CUTOFF
Splendid Service will Facilitate the Emigration from the Southeast to
the EstanCa Valley

outlet from Galveston and New Orleans
to the Pacific coast by way of the cut
off. Already graders have commenced
work throwing dirt south from Texico,
and when the more urgent work on the
Panhandle line is completed, the Santa
Fe will give it's entire attention toward
the construction of this new line and
to building the link connecting New
Orleans and Galveston, for which $25,
100000 was voted by the directors
nearly year ago. Verify the cutoff
through New Mexico is destined to grow
in Importance for many years to come,
and the territory tributary to this line,
of which the entire Estancia Valley is
among the most favored, will benefit
and grow correspondingly.
These trains pass through Willard a
little after o'clock going west, and
about 10 o'clock a. m. going east.
Both trains stop here for meals.
The mixed daily train between Belen
and Willard will continue to run on the
old schedule by which it arrives here at
1:3O a. m. and leaves for the west at
p. M, except Sundays. The irst-class
passenger trains will all make connec-
ton at Texico with a stub train from
Roswell, and it is understood that some
sort of service will be installed between
Rio Puerco and Belen, enabling east
bound passengers on the California
main line to connect with the Cutoff
trains without having to run on up to
Albuquerque.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20
Services at MOuntdindir.

The Fifth Sunday Meeting of the
Baptist Churches of the Estancia Val
lev will be held with the First Baptist
Church of Mountainair, N. M, Decem-
ber 27-29. The following program has
been arranged:
FRIDAY, DEC. 27.
7:3O p. m. Devotional Service. e..........
Sherman Carmony.
800 Introductory Sermon, .......
Rev. B. w. Means.
SATURDAY, DEC. %
9:30 a. m. Devotional Service. e....
Deacon Phillips
1000 ''Enlarging our work; does
it need it? can we do it?.
Deacon Parsons and others
1920 Ordination Sermon, ......
Rev. j. W. Campbell
HOO Ordination Of Deacon
2:30 p. m. Devotional Service ........
Deacon Thomas
800 GAS Christian, what would
God have me to do?. ...............
Mrs. r. E. King and others
7:45 Devotional Service. .......
Ray E. King
800 Sermon. ..... Rev. Jackson
SUNDAY, DEC. 20
HOO a. m. Missionary Sermon.
Rev. Jackson
2:30 p. m. B. Y. P. U. 'The Power of
Personal Influence .... Eva Corbett
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20
..Violdte Rules Of Forest Reserve

H. R. Whiting, United State commits
sioner, yesterday issued the first war;
rants ever issued here for the arrest
of persons accused of violating the laws
governing the national forests. The
warrants, four in number, were for men
living on the Manzano national forest,
of which H. H. Harris, of this city, is
supervisor
Mr.. Harris has had considerable
trouble during the last few months
with native farmers who persist in cut
ting down timber without the consent
of the authorities, besid-s other viola
tions of the forest laws. The warrants
were placed in the hands of United
States Marshal C...M. Foraker, and will
be served this week.
George A. Reed, inspector of the
forest service, arrived in the city yes
terday from Arizona, where he has
been making thorough examination of
the agricultural lands in the San Fran
cisco national forest. MI. Reed goes
to Mountainair this week to assist
Charles L. Castle in completing the ex-
animation of the agricultural lands in
the Manzano national forest. There
are large number of fine farming
lands that have been homesteaded re-
Gently and the two inspectors are hav-
| ing the settlers conform to the fed
eral laws.
C. Dwier, inspector of the forest
service, who has been making an ex-
animation of the agricultural lands in
the Jemez national forest, is in the
city for several days, visiting friends.
Mr.. Dwier is on his annual leave of alb
sence. Albuquerque Journal.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20
Smoker a SUCCESS

The smoker given by Carpenters
Union, No. 1925 at the Valley Hotel on
last Saturday night was voted a success
by all preseut, a crowd of about thirty,
including the members of the Union.
Assall were seated in a circle, Indian
fashion, each was called upon to give
his reasons for the Faith that was in
him. Excellent music was enjoyed,
being furnished by Horr, Decker and
Duke. At 10 o'clock lunch was announ-
ced and all repaired to the dining hall,
where splendid coffee and sandwiches
of several kinds were enjoyed, true to
the instincts of the Union mechanic the
world over. A neat sum of money was
raised and presented to Miss Flora
Stowe, who kindly remained to wait
table. After all had satisfied the inner
man, an adjournment was made to the
smoking parlor, where each told story
thus closing a most pleasant social eve
ming.
The Union extended hearty thanks to
Goldsmith & Canter who SO. kindly fur
nished the cigars for the occasion.
| Hon. Juan C. Jaramillo and Isidoro
| Perea of Torreon were Estancia visi-
tnrs today
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20

suited to the careful attention of the stu
dents. Never was it our privilege to
attend a course Of lectures which gave
such universal satisfaction as did this
gentleman's. Largely endowed by ma
ture with those powers, which in them
selves are sufficient to hold'an interest
an audience upon almost any subject he
in addition possesses those rare qualifi-
cations which can only be obtained by
years Of travel and research. Alliance,
Ohio Monitor.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20

Messrs. Moore..& Torrance Gverymen
of Mcintosh, were in Estancia Monday
on business.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20

w. J. Hittson, vice president of the
Estancia Savings Bank, has just been
chosen president of the Quay County
Savings Bank at Tucumcari, a new
banking institution of that thriving
town.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20

A. J. Green, president of the Estan-
cia Savings Bank, returned yesterday
from visit to his old home, Newkirk,
Oklahoma. He acted as pilot to the
Land of Sunshine" for a party COM
posed of Mrs. Ogilve, Oscar Fuller and
Mr.. Depoy.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1907-12-20

Hon. Juan C. Jaramillo and Isidoro
Perea of Torreon were Estancia visi-
tors today.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
Grange Anniversary

The 10th anniversary of Arson Grange
which was observed Saturday, was a
very successful affair. Early in the
m orning members TO the order were
coming into the village and at the time
of the opening session more than 100
people had gathered The forenoon
was devoted to the working of the LIST
and End degrees on four candidates. At
noon an oyster dinner was served The
programme announced in the ADVOCATE
columns last week was carried out in a
very successful manner. This grange
started ten years ago with small mem,
bership and its growth has been steady
until to-day it numbers more than 200
people from this and surrounding towns
Beginning by renting a small room to
hold its meetings in, 1t now owns a large
and finely furnished grange house. Its
members are interested harmonious and
energetic They believe that in Union
is strength and that all are working for
q common good. 1t has passed through
the incipient stages and ia now firmly
established and it will live and increase
in membership bee ause it is founded on
the social, intellectual and progressive
side OF farm life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
The WAY Of se,entIfle r,uth.

Many prophets aud righteous men.
many thinkers and idealsts have
wasted their lives in running after
scientific truth. Never run after scien-
tifice truth. Stand where you are. aud
in few years scientific truth will run
after you. Continue 10 eat pork. and
sooner or later the doctors will say
that pork is the only food that Is per
fectly digestible. Continue TO drink
port, and sooner or later a man Will
arise In medical circles who will prove
that port is the only certain safeguard
against govt. The specialist may have
told you to take your children 10 the
seaside. but If you are only long
enough in packing he will very likely
have discovered that sea air is poison
before you start The best authorities
may have told you. II your chest Is
weak. TO make your bed in your back
garden for year. They may be tell
ing you to grow your tulips In your
bedroom the next year-G. X. Chester
ton in illustrated London News.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21

There Is not the slightest doubt from
the specimens found that we are to have
a battle royal with the gypsy moth
right here In Maine, and all the money
proposed to be appropriated by the
Legislature will be reeded. This moth
eats every thing that is green, and one
stripping by gypsy moths of the foliage
OF any tree will kill the tree. II we can
quarantine an infested district and have
an appropriation suitable for handling
the country, 1t is hoped that this pest
Can be eradicated from Maine, and the
United States Department will assist, as
we understand 1t. In this connection
we may state that the Department OF
Agriculture has made discovery that is
expected TO destroy the gypsy moth.
The discovery lie parasite OF the moth,
which ranges in size from a microscopial
insect to one as large as a mosquito.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
Marx TWain's Ant.

ozark Twain In one of his amusing
books of travel attacks the ant" said
nature student. "He ridicules the
idea that the ant is industrious and
wise He devotes three or four pages
to an account of an ant making It's
way homeward with a burden. He
shows the ant climbing grass stems
instead of going round them, doing q
hundred silly things, taking in every
case the long and foolish instead of the
short and sensible way home. And
hence, naturally enough, he concludes
that the ants wise industry is over
rated-naturally enough, | say. Mark
Twaln's ignorance being granted, for
he was unaware when he wrote that
long and interesting passage that many
kinds of ants are blind. He did not,
for all his close observation, take up
his little ant subject, look for Its eye
sockets and find them absent. 1t was
a blind ant Mark Twain studied, and
he didn't know it."-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21

GormorantS are far the largest and
most striking in appearance OF the
common English sea fowl. A male
cormorant is a yard long and very
strong and heavy. and. though more
quaint than beautiful, whether dying
diving or sitting on the rocks or buoys
d is Il far more interesting creature
thnu the sea gull, wonderful instance
of adaptation of form TO special needs
and of permanence of type enduring
from remote ages, for the fossil cor
norant hardly differs from those which
are now fishing from the cliffs in which
their petriiied ancestors are Embedded
Our common great black cormorant'
is not only the most representative
type of his family but a link with the
inhabitants of the shallow seas of both
the old aud new worlds lie is found
throughout Europe. in north Africa.
Egypt and the greater part Of Asia, in
eastern North America and. a little
changed by distance, In New Zealand
and Australia Lastly. he IS the only
bird. except the hawks and falcons,
which is trained TO assist man in the
capture of living prey, and in this vo-
cation be is Of all birds. by sense, mem
DRY and affection, iucomparably the
beSt-London Spectator
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
He Must Have Been Asleep.


Mrs. Hickam was much concerned
about her youngest son He had de
veloped a popularity Of which he had
previously shown no trace = that of
walking in his sleep. In great distress
OF mind she told her husband.
Samuel" she said, do YOU know
that Johnny is somnambuistT
a what"
"A somnambulist. He walks in his
sleep
when did he begin 10 do that
4 never noticed it until last night
After he had gone 10 bed and was
sound asleep he got up, dressed him
self went out 10 the woodshed aud
brought in an armful Of kindling
lie did that in his sleep
He did watched him He didn't
know thue about it this morning
either How can you explain such Il
thing
"IImph" calculated Mr. Iliekam II
cant. Bur if he had gone out while
he was wide awake. Lucinda. and done
such a thing as that voluntarily II
would have been a good deal harder TO
explain Youths Companion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
Shadow Etiquette.

Il sala1rd Tie Ea.lr oAef respect
f4ly aud hearty SAID the sailor Can
you imagine my surprise when he give
me kick
Get off my sbadder. he says
"'WOtT
Get of my shadder
Il was standing, by erlnus. on bis
khadder, the shadder Of his stomach.
| skipped from there 70 the face lie
groaned When ! got on 10 sunlit
ground again be says 10 ne
Didn't you never have no brinPin
up Look at you now. lengtheuin' out
your shadow longern mine crouch.
consarn you. or III warm your hide
with this here club.
The sailor gave loud laugh and
emptied his glass Of milk
Then Kafiirs.' he said. regards
their shadders as part Of themselves
polite kafiir would no more walk on
anothers shadder than a polite Ameri-
can would hit lady they have a
regular shadder etiquette You mustn't
on no account let your shadder be
longer than a superiors You must
crouch TO make il smaller aud that
there crouch for the purpose OF dunn
ishin' the shadder is thought by the
Spencerian philosophers don't say
think 50. mind to be the origin Of the
bow. New Orleans Times Democrat
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
skOWHEGAN MARKET.


OATS cts.
WOoL-Unwashed. 81 cts
HIDES AND SKISs-hides. cts lamb skins IS
70 -Scts calf skins. Is to 80 cts. Zach.
Observation-Disclosures yellow eyes $40 70 ES-5
les beans, Sis 70 &l4O.
BKEF-Ox beef, 10 7cts
PorLTRY-Fowls. 10 10 = cts. per H., chicken
u 10 = cts.
RnUNp HOG-Sl2 ts.
TALLow-Roukh cts. pc, Ia.
bUTrEE-flrst qualtyt stamped. 81 &c = per Il
EGGs- IS sts. per der fresh.
FoTAToRs-4sc, per hushe,.
Cheese, i4cto lee, per De-.
RFrAu MARREr.
FLouR-Spnnc wheat Patent. = 80 to g. l5
Winter wheat pat $50 to t6ta' Winter wheS4
choice $50
CoRS-sl 2s per bag, meal and cracked corn
81 Is per bag.
c. S, MEAL-sld5 per bag.
FEEp-Middlings, 81 So rer cvt Gluter I'D
per cwt.
SPRING BRAS-Sl s per cwt.
MIXED FEEDS. 40 Per VT.
SALT PoRK-l2C III 10y the hbl zoe lbs, 5000
CHEEsR--ls per 10.
BUrTER-23 to Is cts per 10
EG0s-2S cts sot fresh.
TEAs-25 10 90 cents PER 10.
CoFFFE-20 to IS cents per 10.
LARp-Domestc, "a cts; Pure, y cts Com
pound, 10 cts.
MoIAssEs-Pure Ponce 40; pure BaroAooes
soc
sUGAR-Granulated sugar, best quality -
pounds for $780, Brown, IS pounds for 81.
POTATOES s0c per bUshel
Dry FIsH-Cod, to 10 cts per II pollock. SC.
OSIoSs-5c per II.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
Number 8
A Much Needed Office.
Lewiston journal

Within day Or 30 Representative
Scates Of Westbrook will present an act
u the Legislature To establish the ofice
Of "State controller" The act will
provide that such officer is to be elected
biennially at the gubernatorial election.
with the exception that the first con-
troller after the passage Of the act shall
be appointed by the governor By and
with the consent of the council, 10 hold
Office till the election and qualification
OF his successor. Il is provided that no
person shall be appointed or elected to
the position who is not competent &C
countant and no person shall bold the
office for more than three successive
terms The controller lie to receive a
salary of & 20, wi one permanent
clerk at salary of 1920 with such ad-
dltional clerk hire as the governor and
council may deem necessary. The act
provides that the controller shall audit
all accounts against the State, including
bills approved by trustees of state lnsti-
tutions, and if it shall appear to him
that there are improper charges he shall
council The controller lie to have free
access 10 all books and papers of the
several departments, commissioners,
boaros and institutions OF the State and
all departments shall follow his sugges-
tions in regard to method of bookkeep
ing The controller is required to sub
NIT to the legislature a biennial report
showing full and accurate statement
of the financial condition of the State,
and department heads are required to
furnish him, preceding each session,
with estimates for their departments for
the ensuing year, written statement
showing cause to be submitted with each
request for an appropriation above the
fixed charges. The bill has been read
to number of of beading men in both
and meets with general favor. Both par
ties parties agree that the State needs
an auditor and the Scates bill provides
such an officer without amending the
constitution.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
M unjciDiaI Court.

George Washburn, proprietor of the
Weston House at Madison, appeared at
the Skowhegan Municipal Court to
answer to the charge of single sale.
John Derosche testified to the purchase
of the liquor and Joseph Leclair told of
the circumstances and of helping to
drink it The judge held the respondent
to be guilty and in view of a court record
already existing, the sentence for sec
ond offense was imposed, 5000 fine, with
COSTS and months in Jail. Mr.. Wash
burn appealed and furnished bonds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
6nouZ and Rain.

The first man to whom it ever oc-
Cured TO find out how much rain was
represented by Il given fall Of snow
WINS Alexander Brice of Kirknewton,
who in March, 1865, made simple ex
pertinent with the contents of a stone
jug driven face downward into over
six inches of SNOW. What he learned
was that greater or less degree Of
cold or of wind when the snow falls
and its lying a longer or shorter time
on the ground" will occasion differ
ence in the weight and In the quantity
of water produced. but If, he added,
II may trust to the above trials. which
I endeavoEed to perform with care,
snow newly fallen. with moderate
gale of wind, freezing cold. will pro
duce Il quantity Of water equal TO one
tenth part of its bulk" So that a fall
Of snow of ten inches represents a
rainfall of one inch.-London Chroni-
Gle
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21

In the hearing before the committee
on the removal of the capital to Port
land, Hon. Forrest Goodwin of this
town had charge of the case in behalf Of
the people of the State against the grab
made by the selfishness of the city Of
Portland. His speech was good-natured,
but cutting, able and unanswerable.
fully sustained and fortified by the testi-
mony of those called to the stand. The
closing speech of Hon. Fl. M Heath was
one OF the finest efforts that the old
timers ever heard at the State House.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21

Rev. c. <. Bonsfield, very intelli-
gent and cultured gentlemen, who has
been missionary in China for many
years, is now in this State, and has
been giving our people great deal of
reliable information concerning that
interesting country. He says the
foreign introduction of opium into that
country was the cause of great deal Of
trouble. But now an imperial edict has
prohibited the cultivation of the opium
poppy and the use of opium 10 any form
except under medical prescription. This
is the second time that China has at
tempted to free herself from the evils of
opium The trade of India in opium for
the Chinese has been immense, but the
Chinese crop finally became 30 large
that the sales of the Indian drug were
cut down from $40,0O0.OO0 in 1870 to
$15 900, 600 In 1896. What China is try
ing pow to do is to kill the market for
opium by prohibiting its use; just what
we in this State have been trying to do
on the liquor question. The Chinese
themselves say that opium Is the black
eat cloud that hangs over their country.
The medical missions and nearly every
town In China have at least one opium
retreat where attempts are made to cure
the craving for the drug. The habit
has become 30 firmly fixed upon great
numbers of the people that 1t cannot be
eradicated without drastic measures.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
A Temple Made From a Single Stone.

Mayalipmam, India, has seven of the
most remarkable temples in the world,
each of these unique places of worship
having been fashioned from solid gran
lite powders Some idea of their size
and the task of chiseling out the int
rior may be CLEANED from the fact that
the smallest of the seven is twenty
four feet high, seventeen feet long and
twelve feet wide. Travellers who have
carefully examined them are of the
opinion that it took centuries of work
to carve these graceful edfices from
native rock.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21

Among lawyers there is a saying
that in the trial Of case al attorney
II light on facts must be heavy on law.
The other day an attorney was prepar
ing TO leave his Office in one OF the big
Office buildings to go TO the courthouse
to try a case. From the shelves OF his
library he had taken many large law
books containing decisions and opin-
ions of higher courts. At intervals a
boy went in and out OF the door and
each time he bore in his arms stack
of the books, which he carried TO an
express wagon that stood IN the street
below. The attorney was to use the
books in the courtroom. Another law
yer. who is of southern birth and who
always addresses his friends with
some army title, watched the boy as he
went in and out carrying the law
books Then he dug his hands deep
into his trousers pockets and said 10
the lawyer:
We'll, Ah'll sweah. kunnel. you must
have no case at all."-Kansas City
Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21

Gov. Hughes of New York is bound to
be Governor and to carry out the prom.
ses made by him previous to the cleo
ton. In recent speech he said; 1.-The
time has gone by when any politician or
officeholder who is detected n using
opportunities afforded him to feather his
own nest will long be left in the fore
ground" Just think Of it, taking such
grand position a the very centre of
political corrupticn-the good OF the
people, and nothing on the side for the
officeholder.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-21
In ashiDgtOn.

Lhe naval bill reported retains all the
large battle ships embraced in the orig
inal measure.
Under suspension of the rules the
House has adopted the conference re-
port on the immigration bill, although
the Democrats generally made party
issue sgainat the passport provision as
we'll as to that requiring increased air
space in vessels.
The House refused to suspend the
rules and pass the bill recommended by
the interstate and foreign commerce
committee as a substitute for the 80
called La Toilette bill limiting employ
ment on railroads to 16 hours, the Dem
ocrats voting solidly against the sub
stitute.
The President goes to Massachuset 8
Friday, to visit his boys who are in col
lege. He will not entertain the thought
of any public reception.