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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
WHAT ONE MERCHANT DID
Correspondent of Home Trade League Testifies
to Value of Publicity

in the game" The methods of a gen
Grafton ago, it must be remembered,
are not necessarily adapted to the
conditions Of to-day.
BY the persistent and persevering
use of every device for publicity the
catalogue houses have built up their
present enormous trade. 1t is not rea-
sonable to suppose they can be dis
lodged from the position they occupy
"a position, as has frequently been
pointed out, that threatens the we'll
being If not the existence of every
small community throughout the coun-
try-unless they are opposed with
something like their own weapons. A
favorite phrase much in use to-day is
you must go after it. Is it reasonable
to expect it will come to you un-
sought?
Take the experience of this Home
Trade league correspondent as a
guide. He had the goods. He wanted
to sell them. His proceeding was
simple. Through publicity, which in
his case simply meant attractive and
truthful advertising, he brought the
goods and the people together Re-
suits were never in doubt.
To sum up, successfully to compete
with the powerful catalogue houses
of the cities the country merchant
must in a measure adopt their meth
ods. They have won by publicity.
Meet them on that ground. Match
advancement with advancement. You
have the medium in your local paper.
Let your advertisements say some
thing, and mean what they say. Let
the people know what you have to sell,
and depend upon it, they will come to
buy.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
Give Charm to Town.

Attractive streets, well paved, good
sidewalks, clean appearing buildings,
signs arranged well, all go to add a
charm to town. One of the things
that often gives strangers to a town
a bad impression is the loose manner
in which storekeepers and others take
care of the exterior of their places.
Often not a sign about the place is
to be found to designate the character
of the business carried on and this
can only be knoEl. by a peep through
the open door. The windows are
often arranged in such a way as to
give little knowledge Of the goods
handled. During the summer time
awnings hanging low over the walks,
so the passer-by must stoop to avoid
them, are found in many places. Just
a little care is needed to improve
along these lines. An attractive sign
does not cost much and is a good in
vestment for the storekeeper. Clean
liness in front Of business places
makes good impression. In fact
strangers will seldom enter a store IL
lne CutSlue appearance lHulcdleS SlOF-
enliness and carelessness. The up
todate merchant will always be found
with a well-cared-for establishment.
It is quite often you can tell the bust.
ness Importance of a man in the com
munity by the appearance of his store.
Make business places attractive as
possible. 1t may cost you a little
money, little extra labor, but it will
pay in the long run.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
IS HUMAN WEAKNESS
THE DESIRE TO GET SOMETHING
FOR NOTHING.
AN IGNIS FATUUS TO AVOID
One Cause That Has Led to the Down
fall of Many-FaIacy That
Ever Tends Toward
Evil.

A man who won the confidence, re-
spect and admiration Of the people OF
his state was elected to the United
States senate. Soon it is discovered
that he was owned by the railroads.
bought by favors and instead of repre-
asenting the interests of the people
who sent him to his high place in
she nations councils, preferred to rep
resent the corporations that made 1t
possible for him to ride over rail-
roads without cost. 1t is only dem
,onstration of human inclination to get
something for nothing.
The member OF a state legislature
was accused of showing special atten-
ton TO legislation favorable to the
railroads and corporations. He was
charged with riding on passes; and in
fact it became known that his prin-
scipal supporters, too, rode free over
the railroads. Another illustration OF
the human desire to secure something
for nothing.
The mayor of city regularly occu-
pied box at the leading theater;
handed out a free street car ticket to
the conductor, enjoyed free drinks at
the bars-another example Of the mau
who wanted something for nothing,
and at last his greed caused him to
enter into dishonest deals that landed
him in the penitentiary.
On certain days Of the month at
numerous supply depots conducted
by county and city charities. long
rows of men and women can be seen
awaiting their turn to get small
supply of flour, sugar and other neces-
saries of life. Some are helpless, de-
formed and their looks indicate want
and misery, but there are others who
have no appearance of need. Here
again we find men and women leaving
pride and self-respect behind because
of the desire to secure something for
nothing.
On special sales days in the retail
districts of every large city great
crowds can be seen about the en-.
= frances of the great department
stores, crushing, fighting to get to
the bargain counters, all bent upon
getting something of value for little
or nothing.
From the highest walks of life tc
the lowest the all-prevailing and dom
,inant trait in evidence to show the
weakness of the individual is the
struggle to get something for moth
ing. 1t is based upon a knowledge o.
this fraility of humankind that some
great business enterprises are built
Wonderful bargains are advertised
and the masses rush to buy, withou
calm reasoning in the matter of an!
comparisons of value. Good business
Judgment is cast in the background
by the madness to get something TO
nothing.
The get-rich-quick operator uses tht
same methods to lead to his trap vic
Tins with dollars as do the railroads
the big department stores and th
Others who have certain objects Il
gain. 1t is always the promise hell
ont to give something for inadequate
compensation, without its equal in eS
penditure of money or labor that a
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26

lows the frauds to succeed. There Is
magic in the something for nothing
deal 1t is bait that catches people
in every rank and walk of life. 1t
often is the cause of the downfall Of
men who have all the abilities to sue
ceed 1t is a fallacy that tends to-
ward evil There can nothing be
gained without adequate compensa.
ton. THE something for nothing is
an ignis fatuus that the wise will
avoid.
d. M. CARR.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
Plan for Permanent Court Fails.

The Hague. - The plan for a
permanent court of arbitration which
for some days past has been under
consideration by a special committed
has failed to pass. A final effort was
made Wednesday to reach an agree
mcnt in The matter of the selection OF
Judges, bat it proved futile
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
Paws to Keep The Town Neat

The streets Of a town overgrown
with weeds never makes q good i'm
preston on the stranger Good side
walks, well-kept streets in the resi-
donce and business portions of
place, always speak we" for the hab
its of its residents
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
One AIIeaed orafter Is Missing.

Lewis, confidential man for Joseph NJ.
Huston, the capitol architect, could
not be located Thursday by the Harris.
burg detective who came here to serve
warrants. None Of the attorneys iden-
titled Yith the defense Of the accused
capitol gya;gers would admit that they
knew the whereabouts of Lewis
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
Hoiler Explosion Killed n PEOPLE.

Ioluca, Neglect y of duty
en- the part of an employe re-
suited in the death of II persons and
injury to Y more through the explo-
sion Of boiler in the Ferrer factory
at Asorrader.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
q peatrl,c.ive ssorrn.

St. Johns r. F-The heaviest gale
recorded in 40 years swept the New
toundlaud coast Thursday. Reports
from fishing towns show that five lives
were lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
An Entire Gallery Worthless

THE Holburne Museum in Bath was built
at cost of more than hundred thou
sand dollars for the express purpose of receiving
two hundred and ffty-siX old masters" be
queathed to the city by Sir William Holburne
retired naval officer Of enormous wealth.
Sir William is said to have spent more than
five million dollars in buying pictures; but
being eccentric he relied entirely on his own
Judgment and so fell victim to the shady
dealers OF many nations. For twelve years
Bath was proud of her art gallery; but one
gloomy November day Paris dealer walked
into ore of the saloons, and after a close il
spection had a consultation with the curator
Hugh Baker. AS result Investigations We're
set on foot, and no fewer than one hundred and
nnety-four of the paintings were rejected as
worthless.
Still more recently is found the president of
the British Royal Academy, Sir Edward J.
Poynter, paying two thousand dollars for
so called Perugino, hung in the National
Gallery in London 1t will not hang there
long, however; for it is now shown to be mot
even copy of the artist own time, but of a
period at least hundred years later
In the face of all these cases, it must be con-
coded that buying works of art is a risky bust
ness even to the initiated and one is inclined
to agree with the saying of Sainte Beuve,
The last word of art is to be found in counter
felt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08

most modest; nor did he ever know of the de
ception in which his productions figured Ger
tsinly he never touched one twentieth of the
prices paid for the "Nerocchios, - " Ghibertis y
and the like produced by him
One day it occurred to the young genius
to model in fifteenth century style the char
acteristic features of an old workman In the
tobacco factory faithfully dressing him in the
costume of the period, and then hu1nor"tlsly
baptizing his bust "Girolami Benevieri, an
ilustrious Florentine poet and an ardent ad-
herent of the monk Savonaroia, For this
bust Freppa paid seventy dollars. Next day
a French buyer visited Florence and bought
the supposed Benevieni for one hundred and
Frenchman had sold his purchase Freppa was
to benefit proportionately. No guaranty as
to antiquity or otherwise was gwen
When the French dealer returned to Paris
he began to clean his bust from the dirt pur-
poselv imposed, and then wrote to Freppa
bust was really old, of the best epoch, and
therefore of immense value Freppa was
amazed, but in his own interest kept quiet
The Bastianini was exhibited IN the Champs
Elvsees Exhibition of Retrospective Art and
was lauded to the skies by every critic and
amateur in Europe Shortly afterward the
bust was put up for sale at the Hotel Drouot
and its possession fiercely disputed until It
was knocked down to the French Government
for thirteen thousand six hundred francs, and
at once placed IN the Louvre between NlCnel-
angelo and Desiderio d Settignano.
Then it was that for the first time the truth
reached Bastianini's ears and he turned for
help to the press of his country. The result
was he declared and proved that the priced
antique was his own work Then began a
war such as the art world never saw before or
since Bastianini to his amazement was
called an impostor when he claimed the bust
and one French expert offered to pay hteen
thousand francs to any artist living who could
equal the Benevieni. To add to the comedy,
the original French purchaser arrived in Flor
ence to abuse the young sculptor for daring to
saw the bust was his work, and they came to
such high words that they had to be forcibly
separated
The Louvre, however, would not move from
the position its authorities had taken up
Their supporters declared that all the excite
ment was due to Italian jealousy at having
lost such treasure 1t was an Italian dealer,
however, who finally settled the matter.
After private investigations of his own, he
took photographs of the original model, the
old tobacco worker, in the same posture as
the bust and then also photographed the lat
ter So ludicrous was the resemblance that
the French authorities at once gave way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
Forty Thousand for a Fake

THE famous French Museum seems to have
been specially unfortunate As recently as
1906 its directors paid no less than forty thou
sand dollars for that supposed masterpiece of
Greek art known as the Tiara of Sa1ta
phernes" This also led to long and learned
discussions among experts in classical archie
ologv before it was discovered that the sup
posed creation of the ancient Greek gold
smiths was a barefaced forgery made by q
Russian artifcer of Odessa. So skllful was
the work that only the tale bearing of con-
feGerate made known the truth. Even to-day
the matter is not finally settled, for some of
the worlds greatest art experts MAINTAIN that
in part at least the tiara IS genuine, being
made up of mutilated fragments.
We all know what sarcastic fun Bret Harte
extracted from the supposed Phocele skull,
whose presumed discovery agitated both
he.nispheres \ notorious forger of precisely
such geological evidence was the nan known
as Flint Jack, who boosted that there were
plenty of his things in the British Museum, in
Berlin, Rome and other great national col
lections When this forger was unmasked
and could no longer sell his cheap wares at
enormous prices, he had the impudence to
make money by exhibiting his process of
manufacture And thousands flocked to watch
the man fashion flint axes, arrowheads, ham
rnerS and ChicelS.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
Homestead Entry NO 1894
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior Land Office
at clayton. N NJ, Aug 20 1907
Notice is hereby given that Emma NJ
Flores formerly Emma NJ Jahns of Tucum-
carl n NJ has filed notice of her intention
to make final Communication proof in
support of her claim VS. Homestead Entry
n so34 made Sep, II 1903 for the sea of
Sec 5 Twp I'm range 3oe and that said
proof will bee made before X + Donohoo
Probate Clerk at his office in Tucumcari
n NJ on October 10 1907
She names the following witnesses 10
prove her continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of. the land, viz
Ed Ellis A Street w NJ Murphy and
Charles Bowler all of Tucumcari n Nj
Edward w Fox, Register
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office
Clayton, n. NJ .

Clayton, N. NJ.
September Jrd 1907.
A sufficient ontest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by JAMES w. JOHNSON,
contestant against homestead entry No443I
made March II, 1903, for " Ia sw ~,
Sec. as, Sc ia Sc IA Sec. 40. and ne ia
ne "a, Section IS, Township ~ H.. Range
50 e.,by Elisha w. Tinsley, contestee, IN
which it is alleged that said Elisha w.
Tinsley has wholly abandoned said tract,
that he has changed his residence there
from for more than six months since max
ing said entry; that said tract is not settled
upon and cultivated by said party as re-
quired by law; that said alleged absence
still exists at this period; and that said al
legged absence from the said land was not
due to his employment in the Army, Navy
OF Marine Corps of the United States as a
private soldier, officer, seaman or marine,
during the war with Spain. or during any
other war in which the United States may
be engaged. " said parties are hereby mott
fled to appear. respond and offer evidence
touching said alleg alton at 10 O'Clock a. m.
on October II, 1907 before Eugene t..
Hedgecoke. United States Commissioner
at Endee. New Mexico, land that final
hearing will be held at 1890 O'Clock a. m.
on October II. 1907, before)* the Register
and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Clayton, New Mexico.
The said contestant having. in a proper
affidavit. filed September 3 1907, set forth
facts which show that after due diligence
personal service of this notice can not he
made, il Is hereby ordered and directed
ih-t such notice be given by due and proper
publication.
Edward w. Fox,
Register.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
Homestead Entry No 44I7.
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior Land Office
at clayton, n m, Aug 2Sth. 1907
Notice is hereby given that Manuel
Martinez OF Tucumcari, n NJ has filed no
tice of his intention to make final hys
year proof in support of his claim VS.
Homestead Entry No 44I7 made March
g 1903 for the NJ SCI ne4 sw4 and lot 3
Sec IS Twp I'm range age and that said
proof will be made before n V Gallegos
u S Court Commissioner at his office IN
Tucumcari \ M on October roth 1907
he names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, aud
cultivation of, the land, viz
SlXto Martinez, Juan Martinez Bruno
Badillo and Francisco Salazar all of Tu-
cnmcari \ Nj
Edward w Fox, Register
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office
Register
Clayton, New Mexico.

Clayton, New Mexico,
August 20, 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by George w. Parker.
contestant, against homestead entry NO
64o2, made October 7, 1905 for swA
section %, township ION Range 3Ie by
John Il. King. contestee, in which il is
alleged that said John X King has
wholly abandoned said tract; hat he has
changed his residence therefrom for more
than six months since making said entry:
that said tract is not settled upon and cul.
tivater by said party as required by law;
and that said alleged absence still ex-
lists at this period and that his said
alleged absence from the said Land
was not due to his employment
in the Army. Navy or Marine Corps Of
the United States, as a private soldier,
officer. seaman or marine, during the war
with Spain. or during any other war in
which the United States may be engaged, -
said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on October
I8. 1907. before N v Gatlegos. !; lited
States Court Commissioner Al his Office in
Tucumcari. New Mexico. land that final
hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a m on
October rs. 1907 before)* the Register and
and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Clayton, New Mexico.
The said contestant. having, in proper
affidavit, filed August 20. 1907, set forth
facts which snow that after due diligence
personal service of this notice can not be
made, it is hereby ordered and directed
that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
EDWARD w. Fox.
Register,
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
Homestead Entry No Sage
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior Land Office
at Clayton, N NJ, Aug. 20. 1907
Notice is hereby given that Maud ID
Thomason of Montoya n M has filed no.
tice of her intention 10 make final Commu-
tuition proof in support of his claim viz:
Homestead Entry No S236 made April
27th LOGO for the 50 of the ne4 and the
NJ Of the sea of Sec "a Twp On Range
aye and that said proof will be made be-
fore X l. Patterson, Probate Judge at his
office in Tucumcari on October ID 1907
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence pom and
cultivation Of, the land, viz
ID Rogers John L Chappelman James
Brock John K Alexander all of Ogle n NJ
EDWARD w. Fox. Register.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
Homestead entry no 1858
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior Land Office
at clayton, n IN, Aug, 18th 1907
Notice is hereby given tina, George w
Kohn of Montoy n NJ has filed notice of
his intention to make final five year proof
in support of his claim VS. Homestead En-
try No 1858 made June II 1909 for the sea
OF Sec 10 Twp ION range 27e and that
said proof will be made before Il = Dono.
hoo Probate Clerk of Quay county at his
office in Tucumcari n NJ on Oct II 1907
he m the following witnesses to
Prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, the land, viz;
Gy Spinks fedora Garcia Seferino
Chaves and Jesus Segura all of Montoya
N NJ
Edward w Fox, Register
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
Homestead Entry No. 1907.
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land Office
at Clayton. N. M. Aug rs. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Stanley G
Lawson OF Tucumcari N NJ has filed notice
of his intention to make final Communication
proof in support of his claim vizHomestead
Entry NO 1907 made March 10 1900 tor
the e. of the sw4 and the So of the nw4 oil
Sec 80 Twp I'm range gle and that said
proof will be made before X p Donohoo
Probate Clerk of Quay county at his office
in Tucumcari N Nj on October 10th 9 o
he names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence npon, and
cultivation OF. the land. viz
Sam Anderson DIR Coulter Benito Baca
aud w A Jackson all OF Tucumcari n
EDWARD w. Fox, Register.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-09-21
CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office
Clayton New Mexico,
September 3. 1907.

Clayton New Mexico,
September 3. 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by Era r.. Oswald, con-
~testaa,. against homestead entry No.
4S27 made July - 1903 for nw4, Section
81, township I'm. Range 3oe by l., l.. H..
Birch, contested, in which it is alleged
that said l.. T.. Fl. Birch has wholly
abandoned said tract; that he has changed
his residence therefrom for more than six
months since making said entry: that said
tract is not settled upon and cultivated by
said party as required by law. and that
said alleged absence from the said land
was not due to his employ ment in the
Army Navy or Marine Corps of the
United States as private soldier officer
eaman or marine during the war with
Spain or during any other war in which
the United States may be engaged" said
parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on October
81 1907 before Eugene +. Hedgecoke
United States Commissioner at his Office
in Endee New Mexico land that final
hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock a. m.
on November 7 1907 before)* the Regis
ter and Receiver AT the United States
Land Office in Clayton New Mexico.
The said contestant having in a proper
aifidavi' filed September 3 1907 set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service of this notice can
not be made it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
EDWARD w, Fox
Register
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