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notice the attention she was attracting
from group of half tipsy youths who
had dubbed her the queen" and were
daring each other to "piek up the
peach.
At Ridley's park she felt oddly dizzy
With the confusion. Perhaps she had
worked bit too hard At the Settle
mcnt house Perhaps she had not eat
en- enough At amy rate. when they
reached the park entrance, and the
crowd showed her this way and that,
aud the three youths clustered around
her and paid her loaklsomc compli-
ments. she wondered whether she
should faint or scream as'ud. sudden
ly Il man in uniform showed the leef-
ing Youths aside and touched her ell
bow deferentially
Where do you want Ia 10, MISS
inquired the trolley inspector, for such
he WAS
Home. home" exclaimed the tired
girl, with Il touch of hySteria In her
voice
Car ON the third track" said the
inspector laconically. and he put her
aboard.
once out of the crowd. with the cool
Ing west wind tanning her face, Kathe-
riuc felt better She understood now
why Maggie telt that Tom-big pro-
teetlng Tom had given the girl n new
view of life.
1t must be dreadful to he alone and
unprotected In the world Now, if Ar
mold had only been different, II he had
not been SO absorbed in business. Then
suddenly feeling that mad never come
10 katherine Morgan before obsessed
her. Had Arnold ever really neglected
her? Had he ever refused her his at
tendance save when she willfuliy
changed her mind or made childish de
mands ON his time? She remembered.
too. that her father said something
about Il shaky market. possibilities of
Il panic, the need of conservatism. etc.
They had all been meaningless terms
In her moment of anger, but now she
understood If Arnold meant to take
her "outen the factory he must stand
IA W ~ tic Ai'ass ~ ann N'h'iti 100
was the street" Something bright
and round fell from kaiherincs eye TO
the glovcd hand she raised hastily us n
screen, and then IL happened crashing
beams. cracking glass, shrieling wo-
men and grooming men
When katherine woke up she WAS in
Arnold Grcshams big touring ear and
Arnold Grcshams face was very close
10 hers.
How did You get Off, she inquired
DULY, feeling as If she had been ching
ed into Maggie Delany and Maggie S
Tom had come to the rescue.
81 went down to the Settlement house
FOR you, found you had left with one
girl, and another told me she had seen
You board the car for Ridley's park
WAS Just following you out when
saw the collision aud thought might
be of some service to the injured
Katherine why in the world did YOU
go out like this alonei"
katherine laid her head contentedly
on Gresham's still trembling shoulder.
because needed To know TINT
could not get along without you. Ar
mold. dear, take me home
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SpoonsfuI and Mouthsful.

Heaven forfeud that with rash hand
should rip open the chronic eoutro
vcrsy MS To the proper plural Of spoon
ful ct hoe genus omncl At present
and for the present that controversy
Is happily slumberiug. and | would say
non molestar II can che dormc II is
very sure to wake up ere long and
VeX us Yet ! cannot refrain from
citing one word of that class which
strange to say. has hitherto been over
looked in the controversy and which
vet ought 10 he decisive of IT. That
word Is mouthful Now, If the adYo
Gates of spoonsful. etc. have any pre-
tensions 10 consistency they must
doubtless maintain that the proper
plural of this word Is mouthsful Well
If so | would only submit that If any
person Should be directed to taGc Il
few mouthsful of milk or tea he tonid
he tempted 10 ask, like sydney Smith
when enjoined by his doctor to take
an occasional walk on IN empty stom
ach, whose London Notes aud que
rpS
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TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT IT.



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THE DIAMOND CROP.
What Becomes of the Peeks of Gems
Turned Out Each Year,

Turned Out Each Year,
Where do al the crystallized gems
20 worth many millions of pounds
year? The diamond Is said to he one
Of the hardest things in nature and
Is practically impeWious TO wear and
tear have m Idea, though | am
not certain, that an old diamond Is
every hit as good MS Il new one, sup
posing both belong To the same class
that IS to say, diamonds do not Wear
ont rs trousers or hats wear out.
Then what becomes OF the thousands
and thousands turned ont each year?
know that the financial genluses who
control the diamond output keep the
supply down to the actual demand so
MS not IL lower the price, and thus
there must he steady demand for
these things to the value of millions n
year and there must be n gradually
Increasing stock or accumulation of
them ia rings or tiaras, crowns, scarf
pins and so on
People do not cover themselves all
over With these gems and then Jump
about in the street 10 shake them off
for the sake of humble friends and
poor relations, rs VAS done by the
gaudy Duke OF Buckingham. A GER
tain number. | know. are stolen every
year. but, after all, they are compare
lively few, and most of them come
hack into the market in very short
time.
The MIN who steals diamonds does
not cal them. He disposcs of them for
the benefit of his humble family, and
NIL he really does Noer, honest and
misunderstood fellow Is TO put them
into circulation Where do they go2-
London NJ \, T.
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loo Enthusiastie.

Edwin Forrest once produced a play
called "Mctamora." Supcrs were en-
gagged To personate Indian warriors,
and among them was II bright Irish lad
who had n deep admiration for the
great tragcdian. At II point In the
play where Metamora asks Am l
not the grent chief of the pottawato-
mies?" the supers are supposed to
grunt Ugh ugh' The stage man
agcr had carefully drilled them In
what they were expected To do. but on
the night of the performance the
young freshman was SO transported by
Forests acting ms quite TO forget that
he was mpcrsonating an Indian. When
Forrest turned to the assembled war
riors and Numbered forth, Am | not
the great chief of the ottawatomiesP
the Irish boys enthusiasm broke
through all restraint. He leaped into
the air with wild shout and, twlrling
his tomahawk about his head. replied,
"Begorrn, ye aren'-London Standard.
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The Perfect Kiss.

Why osculation has received so lit
lie attention from wise men we cannot
tell II may be that thinking and kiss
Ing 90 not well together If so, few
of MS would require long time to choose
between them, or possibly the subject
has seemed 10 require too delicate
handling, or 1t may have seemed trl-
fling We neither know nor care The
most valuable practical lesson 10 be de
rived from experience aud now set
down IL that closing of the eyes Is es-
sentinl TO perfection In kissing Aside
from this hint 10 those Of congenlnl
spirit We would merely direct the at
tcntion Of those who may dccry the
Importance of the topic TO the iniln-
enee of the charm In returning hold
upon one worth keeping aud rendering
less frequent aud hazardous those alb
senecs which are only too likely to
make the heart grow fondcr Of some
one else George Harvey In North
American Review.
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The AT % Pickllnn Nnta.

''Ihc Chinese are the only people In
the world who know the art Of pickllDg
all kinds Of nuts, said "A San Francis
co man. You take, for instance. the
picked Chinese walnut This is the
most delightful of all the relish faml
~ The big nut is piclllcd and has
the finest kind Of flavor It Is rich,
and an order of them costs S Then
there Is the Chinese buttcrnui. This,
too, IS picked and is palate tickling.
The Chinese are the only folk who can
really make fine nut butter. In fact.
the Chinese have more accomplish
ments than the average American ever
dreamed OF Nashville Tenncssecan
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Water on Gibraltar.

ON the eastern side of the rock OF
Gibraltar there is curious looking
white patch which led nm American
tourist to ask whether the rock was
being armor plated. 1t is really
enrichment for rainwater to increase
the reserve of water on the rock. The
catchmcut covers ten acres. 1t Is made
Of galvanized corrugated iron fixed to
piles driven deep into the sandy slopes
above the village of Catalan. The wa
ter collected ut the foot of the catch
ment runs through the rock into II tun-
mel 2,00O feet long and is delivered in-
to reservoirs on the western side. The
yield to the Inch Of rainfall Is 100000
gallons New York Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-11-13

If Your dogs are troubled with licas
very simple way 10 ret rid of the
pest Is to provide beds of fresh cedar
slloylngs or. better. cedar excelsior in
the kennels or wherever the dogs sleep.
The scent is not mt NIL unpleasant To
the dogs but Is abhorrent TO the flcas.
When a dogs coat gets thoroughly
scented not only do the (eas leave him
white asleep. but they will not jump
upon him when lie Is out In the sand
during the day Country Life In
America.
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He runs heavily who Is forfed to
run. Danish Proyerb.
Custard.

Concerning custard, or "custad,' as
It was formerly called, 1t was com
mon Joke at civic feasts In the olden
time TO place an enormous custard In
the middle of the table. into which at
some stage of the proceedings the
clown UNEXPECTEDLY jumped. Ben JON
son uses the term 'custard leap jack"
OF one who "in tail of sheriff's dinner
took "hs almain leap into custard"
to make my lady mayoress and her
sisters laugh all their hoods over their
SHOULDERS Black woods Magazine,
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BiIIville Office Rules.

We never return rejected articles
We get dollar ton for them at the
paper mill
Write on one side of the paper only.
When the other side Is blank we can
figure up our losses on 1t.
Subscribers who have not received
the paper IN three weeks or more
should inquire ut the sherlff's Office,
where a reason Will probably be given
them Frank H. Stanton in Atlanta
Constitution.
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Home.

Home, How deep spell that little
word contains! 1t is the circle In
which our purest, best affections move
and consecrate themselves, the hive in
which. Ike the industrious bee, youth
gamers the sweets and memories of
life for age TO mediate and feed upon.
1t Is chidhoods temple and man
hoods shrine the ark of the past and
the future - INLAND
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what" querled the young man, "Is
the difference between white lies aud
black llesY'
white Hes" answered the home
grown philosopher, "are the kind we
tell. Black Hes are the kind We hear"
Chicago News.
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Awful Blunder.

Newspaper ONCE Boy oh, there's
been an awful time up In the editorial
room today! Business Manager En-?
What's the trouble? Office Boy-The
hail porter made mistake and put the
"No Admtance" sign at the subscrlp-
ton Office and the Welcome" doormat
in front Of the EDITORS room. London
Tit Bits
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The Boss.

"Ali right said Elsie, well play
theater. III be the boss"
No replied Tommy, 81 VIII. 1t
takes man TO be manager"
"Of course. that's all right | mean
I'll be the leading lady Kansas City
Independent
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d Delicate Hint

Two very cadavcrous looking tramps
looked IN at the window Of Il railway
station where a telegraph operator sat
at his key.
Say, pardner" one of Them said in a
very husky voice. report II couple o
emptIcs goin east" IIarper's Weekly.
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Aecountina For Il.

NO. said The stubborn man. no
body can alter my regard for Jlggins.
He's man You don't meet every day"
II admit that" replied Markley, nut
| attribute It TO the fact that | loaned
him SO several months go"-Catho-
lie Standard and Times
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NnniiN md nun.

"Do you agree with the woman who
says that vanity Is a much stronger
passion than love"
We'll | know that there is greater
demand for mirrors than for yalen.
tines" ~ Cleveland Plain Dealer
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"Cubbison says # costs him quar-
ter every time he goes TO church"
~ have never seen him contribute a
cent"
Gle has TO get his trousers pressed. "
IIarper's Weekly
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Just as Fresh.

Mrs. Newwed Are these eggs as
fresh as the ones got from you last
weeki The Grocer-Ob, ycs'm, Some
Of the same lot. maam I've been
keeping 'em for you Pick Me Up.
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Corrected.

II WIS at a reunion of n gallant Irish
regiment, and in due course n member
rose to express his carefully rehearsed
continent.
Here's TO IA ,uld Fifty ninth" he
began hotly. ~. lest In tn field an
tn first 10 lave ut
"Ye muddler" shouted Il compatrlot.
sprlnging TO his feet Here's TO tn
ould Fifty ninth, equiI to none -
Youths Companion
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Peggy Now, VIII you listen to mo
while tell you the plain truth, Reg
gyl Rcggy-lm all ears. Peggy. Peg
gy-Thafs Just what | was going to
say, only | should have put 1t differ
entIy.- Illustrated Bits.
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The ObIi1ato.

II went TO the opera last night
"What did you hear"
THAT Mr. Browning Is going to get
divorce. Mrs Riggs has the dearest
dog and new baby, and the IIuttona
ure going to live In India. -IIarpers
Raznr
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A healthy manner Of play Is neces-
sary to healthy manner Of work.
Ruskin.
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The surest proof Of ones endowment
Of noble qualities IL being free from
envy.-I.a Rochefoucaud
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Telephone Notice.

THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS, TEL
EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
have now built their lines into almost all
parts of Hunterdon County and are ready to
receive subscriptions for telephones at the
rate of $l200 per year for unlimited service
throughout the county.
The system now reaches New Hope, Lam
bertville, stockton, Idell, Kingwood, Ser
geantsville, Ringoes, Locktown, Croton, Elem
ington, Three Bridges, Baptisttown, Rose
mont, Frenchtown, Milford, Bloomsbury,
Little York, Mt Pleasant, Everittstown, Pat
tenburg, Quakertown, Pittstown, Clinton,
Annandale, Lebanon, Potterstown, White
house and Whitehouse Station.
Applications for telephones should be made
to Charles n Reading, Frenchtown, n. j. or
Eugene Wilson, Sergeantsville, n J which
will receive prompt attention
TIKI MERCHANTS AND FARNERS
TELEPHONY AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-28
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

After school one day last week Mr..
Browne and Mr., Blood took Miss
Bachelor fpr q walk. The climax was
reached when they reached the cor
NET uf Sixth and Douglas. Miss bach.
clur declared she had enjoyed their
company hat desired II no longer.
They parted company after shaking
hands warmly.
Miss Ward has a ncw watch fob.
Nothing unusual ot course. but sine"
1, has Il peculiar monogram. We are
wondering from whom 1t came. Upnh
further investigation We find that the
donor Is innocent Of any wrong doing.
The Sophomore class Ii getting 10
be quite stylish. The History class is
now being taught by the College
method of l~ecturing. The SOphomores
don't appreciate anything that Is be.
Ing done for them by their teacher.
@
Miss Fisher.
The High school girls have mad"
"A great deal Of home made candy and
will dispose OF 1t at the u. Of n. NJ.
Y. NJ. e. 4. game tonight.
The Freshman class have complet-
ed their physical geography and will
take up civil government for the next
| semester.
Several students found huge tufts
OF black hair In the hall some mora.
ings ago, The High school detective
Clarence Williams has been put 10
work on the case. but up TO this time
he Is still! unable to throw any light
on the matter.
No wonder Mr.. Grant feels so well
these days. We are told that he
takes daily exercise on a turning
pole In his shd.
II Is hoped that all the High school
students will turn out en- masse to.
night AT the basket ball game.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-28

/. /. Zim neraaan, the civil engtr
nv.,r. PASSED through the city yestee-
day for Santa Fe. fresh from he dry
farming congress In Beaver. He wll
likely return 10 Las Vegas tomorrow
" r Cornelius. Perry, la; J. T
Hays. Enel~. y NJ; \. Franklin
Scott. Joplin. Mo: Kenneth ShOtwell.
.Glene4,e. Mo. and Julia Tremble. Las
Vegas. register at the Eldorado hotel
H. a. Martin. of indianapolis. who
has l"4.n spending four or five
months at Nalmora. is In the city to
day and ~ill leave in "a couple OF daHs
for Phoenix. Artz. ON business mat
ttrr%
F. Gnonlwin Austen, VIII" visited tn.
cat;lrmcn' convention at Denver. r.
turned to this city Saturday. hut lett
the same evening to attend a mt+',
Ing Of the cattle sanitary hoard "a,
Santa 70 today,
Hon q. A I.arraZoh left the city
for Ration yesterday afternoon on No.
. accompanied by his stenographer.
Mrs, j. G.. Minter. TO take dispositions
in the formers ontes proceedings
for delegat" to congress from New
Mexico.
A Rcnwick Sanders, advance rem
res"niative of John Griffith. who will
appear In this city in Richard. the
Third" ON February 4th. Is In Las We.
gas today arranging for the date. Mr..
'udc. and Is meeting with great sue
tudee, and is meeting with great sue.
crSs this season.
d. T. Hoskins. cashier of the San
Miguel National bank, whose presence
In Denver at the dry farming con.
grcSS Is noted In The Optics special
correspondence from that city. else.
wher" In this issue. reached home
Yesterday. somewhat ~enthused on the
subject by the trip,
! II, W. Wyman. formerly a resident
and business man of this city. and
owner of the Wyman block. the build
ing occupied by The J. c, johnson I
Son undertaking parlors. spent YES.
tcrday In this city with old friends
but left last night for his place o.
business at Colorado Springs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-28

Leroy l.. Hiett. who was being &C.
c%ompanied TO Santa Fe from Wichita.
Kan, by his brother. F. II. Hiett. was
in a dying condition when train No. /
reached Las Vegas yesterday after
noon. consequently he was taken
from the train here and taken 10 st.
Anthony's sanitarium where he died
at I O'Clock last evening. Deceased
was cashier for the L. s. EXPRESS
company at Wichita. a X. of P. and 26
years Of age.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-28
PERSONAL MENTION


Pr Mct;lynn IL doAn tlom ban
.,c.
Rafael nnn,ro il r"t"ab,uts fl"nn
,&lcra today.
Vidal Ortiz ca,n" ". from Rl'r1
this afternoon.
Francisco D"!sad" Is In town H"m
Santa Fe today.
rncle John Peudarics visits town
and city again from RuCiada.
c. F.. Neweumber Is in the Meadow
CITY from the Duke city TO-DAY
b. p. Smith and | J. Rhoads ar" nj
the Central hotel from Albuquerque
n. d. Halleti. of Watrous. graced
the city with his presence YESTERDAY.
Bonifacio Ortiz. a printer. arrived
In town from Santa r" this afternoon.
Chas. l.. Hernandez drove In from
a trim down to Santa Rosa yesterday.
Pete Roth desecrated the Sabbath
by making Il business run up t" Wat
ruuc.
Joseflta de Gutierrez and Clari,a G.
de Suazo departed for Trinidad yes
tcrday.
Thos. McConvilIe has returned to
Trinidad, probably TO remain for
some time,
Ex-Gov. NJ. A. Otero has returned to
Santa Fe from a visit nf several days
in this city.
Mrs. Arthur W Silvers, Of La
Junta. Colo, is the guest of relatives
In this city.
Shan Rhodes has been up from Al
buquerque again. visiting his family
and friends.
Capt. Jose Santos Esquibel AMI
members of his family got home from
Santa Fe yesterday.
DR.. G. W. Harrison is in town from
Albuquerque today. presumably or
,rofOeetnno1 pHaStarS
Don Eugenio Romero came home
from Santa Fee Friday and returned to
the capital last night.
Estevan Gallegos and Luis Ores
pin, of Chaperito. are patronizing Las
Vegas merchants today.
]. F.. Jones visited town from the
orsythe ranch today. feeling the pulse
Of the vegetable market.
George Abercrombie is at the Raw
Inns house from Anton Chico. ThoS.
CoOmbs from Santa Rosa.
Sidney Roberts. Chelsea. /. T.; c.
W. Clark and s, II. Eanes, Cleburne,
Texas, put up at the New Optic.
Howell Givens and wife passed
through the city yesterday afternoon.
en- route to Albuquerque from Denver.
G. W. Bond. the merchant prince of
Espanola, Is at the Castaneda hotel
today, registering from Trinidad,
Colo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-28

Mrs. NJ. r. Sschmidt and her &C.
complished daughter, Miss Caroline
Schmidt, left today for New York.
from which city they sail on the
Deutschland, February 4th. for the
Mediterranean and the Holy Land.
They will reach Naples about the
18th proximo and from there they go
to Cairo, travelling through Egypt
and up the Nile. Constantinople and
Athens. a trip through Switzerland
and Germany are. also included in
their itinerary.