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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

,.,....+ .4,n,ess YOU tell what Is too much And besides that, drinking IS too norob ia not necessarily hard drinklns nn1ess if is A constant habit. The man who has an occasional spree ana care- fullv gets over 1t before he drinks again is not a hard drinker.
 "A hard thinker" said one ln the chorus, lis one who keeps ms eno up among his friends and who also drinks alone"
 .rrhat wouldn't do," objected the senior wrangler "It comes back to the personal equation again. What is enough for hls friends or perhaps too much for some or them. may not be anywhere near that mans limit, assuming that the capacity of different men differs widely
 ..I call a man hard thinker" said the editor. "who can't do his work acceptably without the stimulus of alcohol. some writers I have come across tell me they can't do any work that Is up to their standard unless they key themselves up with whiskey."
 "such a man as that may be a hard drinker, of course" said the doctor, but the fact that he can't work without stimulant does not prove it. He may be constitutionally weak or he may be en- feebled by disease of some sort and un- able to reach his normal standard with out artificial aid.
 .In such a case, if the liquor is used for the purpose of doing the work it may be extremely mischievous in the long run, but the man couldn't be called hard thinker in the sense in which we com monly use the term"
 T reckon that puts the finger of com mon sense on the exact point of the whole discussion" said the ex-judge. We have been trying to find what we mean by a term which we often use, when the fact is that we use it carelessly.
 If man drinks at all he either keeps within his limit or he doesn't. If he goes beyond t he is probably hard drinker, but 1t is extremely doubtful If he himself or anybody else can fix that limit accu. rately.
 Excepting in palpable cases. it is there fore hard to justify the charge against an individual. It seems to me we have travelled in a circle and come back to the first answer.
 Hard drinking is drinking too much, but it is hard matter to say what is too much, unless we beg the whole question and say that any alcohol is too much In this court hardly think that opinion will be sustained"
 And the dawn came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
CITY TAX NOTICE.
 December 1, 1908.

OCCCluUCl l, lJUO. Real and Personal Taxes for the year 1908 are now due and tax payers are notified to ap- pear at my office and pay the same.
 Said taxes will be delinquent on Jan. 1 and will draw interest at 8 per cent from said date. Alter taxes become dclin- quent a list of all assessments remaining unpaid will be certi- fled to the Register in Chance " who, under a decree of the Chancery Court, will advertise and sell property on which taxes remain unpaid.
 GEO EUSTIS.
 Tax Collector. Age-Herald. Dec 1-4-6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Both Alike.
From Puck

From Puck
 'The prospectus says that this mining scheme is a 'git-edged proposition whose character is In perfect harmony with the reputation of Its promoters I"
 Then 'guilt-edged is the correct term"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

$23.25 to Washington and return via Southern Railway. Tickets on sale Dec. 5, 6, ' and 8; limited Dec. 16. Southern Railway, the only afternoon train. Through sleeper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

That settles nothing" objected the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-15
Homestead Entries l099l and lO4S2
Homestead Consolidated Notice
for Publication

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settlers have filed
notice of their intention to make final
Communication proof on their respective
claims before r. p. Donohoo, Probate
Clerk Of Quay County, at his office In
Tucumcari. n. m, on march Is, 1908.
viz:
Savannah L.. Naylor. of Grady, n.
m. Oh homestead application no. 10
99l, dated September IL. 1906, for the
nw4 Sec, %. 7. Sn, r. &e n. m. p. M;
John 5. Keen, of Grady, H.. m. on
homestead application no. l04S2. dated
October |, 1906. for the SEA Sec. %, II.
Sn, Il. 35e. n. III. p. III.
Proof Of residence and cultivation
In compliance with the communication
clause Of the homestead laws will be
made with the following witnesses:
:. j, Lobbins. Of Grady, n, m.
Fred King, e
q. l.. Schoonover, -
w. o. Thompson. "
2-l5-S Edward w. Fox. ltegiste.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-15
A NEW PROJECT.
A Machine for Putting Dow n
Deep Well Will be Put In Op-
GRAFTON Here.
SUCCESSFUL DRILLING OF DEEP
WELLS IS ASSURED:

a new machine for putting down
deep wells will soon reach Tucum-
carl and will be put in immediate
use in drilling a new well for the
Tucumcari Public Service Com
panv. The machine is to be oper-
ated by Davis & Hartman Of
Pittsburg, Pa, who have bad
years of experience in putting
down deep wells, and the cost of
the machine is S26oo.oo
Heretofore deep wells have,
many OF them, proven u~nsuccess-
full, and have been put down at
great expense only to be aban-
doned. These people propose to
guarantee to put down a straight
hole and get the casing to the bot
tom, and if they fail in this they
propose to make no charge.
H. :. Brickley, Of the Tucum-
carl Public Service company states
that that company has let the con-
tract for a we'll TO these people,
and that he believes the new ma
chine will do the work.
Ii deep we'll drilling proves
successful with the new machine,
il will be a great thing for the
town as we'll as the country, and a
number OF wells will probably be
drilled at once. The hole for the
well at the Ice Plant is down a
hundred feet and will be COM
pleted by this outfit.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-15
Homestead Entry 253S
Notice for Publication
Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Clayton, n. m.

Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Clayton, n. m.
Feb. 18th, 1908
Notice Is hereby given that Tomas
Romero, for the heirs Of DonacianO
Romero, deceased, Of Tucumcari, n.
M. has filed notice of his intention
to make final five year proof In sup
port OF Of his claim, viz: Homestead
Entry no. 253s made november 18th,
1900, sci nei. ne4 SEA, and W. SCI,
Section "a, Township lin. Rangs PIE,
and that said proof will be made be.
fore Il. p. Donohoo. Probate Clerk or
Quay County, at his office In Tucum-
carl, n. m. on march oath, ly0S.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation Of, the land, viz:
Demecia Lujan, OF Montaya, n. III
EsaroS muniZ, I"
Preciliano Lovato, Z"
Teo ID. martinez of Tucucumcari, q"
2-l5-8 Edward w. Fox, Register
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-15
The Presbyterian Church.

Services next Sunday:
Sunday School 1000 a. IN.
Public worship HOO a. III. and
1880 p. m.
Subject OF sermons: morning:
The Elder Brother"
Evening, "China's Example,
Shall We Follow It?"
Special music as usual will be
rendered by the choir. Come and
worship with us for we will be
pleased to have you.
WARNER II. DU BOSE,
Clint Rutherford is taking a lean
INTO the mysteries OF Pythian
knighthood. He has something
coming.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-15

Ed Upchurch reports that his
brother who is teaching school in
Norton, is on the sick list.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-15

Mrs. r. A. Muirhead entertained
for her husband and a number OF
his friends at a six o'clock dinner
last week. The occasion OF Mr..
Muirhead's departure for the east
ern markets. The home was dec
grated prettily and the guests had
a pleasant afternoon. A three
course dinner was served. The
guests present were: Gene Law
renee, Ed Ashley, Crowell San
ders, Ambrose Muirhead and
others.
Wash Batson, one OF the county
commissioners is smoking his
$500 merchaum pipe and says
he found it Ut the expense OF a
friend on a wager. 1t transforms
him from a Cow puncher" to a
curb capitalist" and we notice
that he is wearing his hat on the
back of his head.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17

'S9457 congress should be so parsi
monious as to limit the leave to
print in the Congressional Record TO
a pallry and insufficient five days.
Not half of the choked and stilied
utterances of the session can be cram
med into the Congressional Record 5
five day capacity. And when we think
on the wondrous MISUNDERSTANDING
and fate defying thoughts and ideas
that will be sprung on the pnblic-Or
so much OF il as gains access to the
Congressional RecOrd-in those five
DAYS we weep at the further thought
of what must be omitted What John
SHARP Williams thinks on the cur
rency question finds place. We feel
that there must be others in congress
whose ideas on the currency question
are as valuable as those of John Sharp
Williams. II could hardly be other.
wise. What Congressman SmSith Of
feels regarding the demands
of labor must find echo or elaboration
in Complementary congressional minds,
The Confessional eRcord tells us that
there was applause on the Democratic
side" never heard this great speech
on the demands of labor, to be sure
but doubtless the applause is more
sincere for that. Let it be granted
that the applause is general Incident
ally, why not, next time. inaugurate q
new system? Let the leave To print
be extended indefinitely through the
dull summer season-and assess the
cost of these extra issues upon the
glorious contributors. in just proper
lion.-Bcston Advertiser.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17

This town boasts a modern day Sam
son. In an eccentric old man, who, like
the hero OF old has never permitted
his hair to be trimmed saws dis
patch from Maple Fails, Wash, TO the
New York American. lie wears long
locks which hang nearly to the ground.
He is a powerfully built man aud
stands six feet five inches The man
is John Fitzpatrick, - years Of age,
and who, though 80 Old, can lift a bar
rel of salt. weighing go pounds, at
arms length over his head.
Ona Of his recent feats of strength
was at the Yakima county fair when
in the presence of many persons. he
picked mp granite bowlder which,
when previously weighed, tipped the
scales at 40 pounds He raised the
huge oblong stone IN his arms, carried
it 40 feet and loaded # i1tJ wagon.
box wi,h no assistance
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
"Abe's" Duty to His Mother.

Abe had a powerful good memory.
fled go to church an come home an
say over the sermon as good as the
ureacher. He'd often do it fur Aunt
Sairv. when she couldn't 20. an she
said it was jist as good as goin' her
self. He'd say over everything f.om
beloved brethren to amen without
crackin a smile. pass a pewter plate
fur a collection. an then we'd all jine
him in singin' the doyology Aunt
Sairy thought a heap o Abe. an he
did O her. an ! reckon they'd "a done
most anything fur one another Den
mis- Hanks recollections in American
Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
POLICE DOGS AT WORK.
4 Casual Encounter of bona and
Nogi on Duty in brooklyn.

A night worker on his way home
In the Prospect Park section at An
early morning hour recently saw a
dog with a jingling tag fastened to
its neck come running along the OPP
pOsite side of the street. The dog
ran up to the front door OF a house.
shifted and was down OF the porch
anL around to the rear like fash.
Judging from the unusual conduct
Of dogs the first thought was that this
one was either searching for his
home or looking hungrily for a stray
bone.
AT the next house the same per-
Torrance was repeated with equal
thoroughness. A little further down
the street a man swung the gate
open and entered the yard about the
same time the dog arrived The dog
followed him up the steps, waited
until he took out his key and let
himself in. then, satisfied, went on
about its business.
The man who had forgotten. just
at the moment that the policing OF
the city is now being done by i'm
proved methods, was at a loss to ac-
count for the dogs performance be-
ing repeated nj every house until he
saw the animal run out into the mid
die OF the street and sniff at dark
object lying there The dog circled
around the object several times and
then darted of at top speed.
In a short time 1t returned, fol-
lowed by another dog. Not far be-
hind the second animal was a police
man who had been trying to keep
pace with the dog Under the po-
liceman's prodding the object moved
and proved TO be a man who got up
and walked off uncertainty down the
street
Then the dog that brought assist
auce to the intoxicated man ran on
In one direction and the policeman
and the other dog went the opposite
way 1t was Dona ana Nogi, two
Of the police dogs doing their duty
faithfully and without any fuss
New York Sun
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17

Youthful Sutton with Well-DsVeloped
Head for Finance.

There IS a young fellow In Pitts
burg who viii undoubtedly get
along" although, as yet, he has not
succeeded in amassing vast wealth
In fact. he receives a weekly wage or
SIS He is however an extremely
good looking ana entertaining young
man. aud not long ago succeeded in
making such an impression upon the
daughter of a welkto-do manufacturer
that it was decided between them that
he should ask papa" This he pro
ceaded to do, and to his surprise was
received not unhndly.
We'll, let's see my boy the Old
man remarked, pushing up his glasses
What Is your annual income?'
We'll, sir, | should estimate 1t at
50 600" the young man replied.
"Well-not SO bad, not so bad. the
old man said THAT added to her in.
terest at four per cent on the $4,000
I have always said would settle upon
Mary at her marriage would give you
81 900 You should be able TO get
along"
We'll, sir to tell the truth" the
young man interrupted 4 took the
liberty of figuring thar interest into
MY estimate - H2rper's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
A Tall Fish Story.

Speaking about showers Cf fish,
said the solomn-Iooking faker from
his seat on the starch box, reminds
Ua OF TIE time we We're marooned on
an islauG In the blue Pacific For
two long hours there was a shower
Of fresh mackerel, and strange TO
say, they all dropped into a salt lake
on the mountain side That brined
ITEM
"Whcw." the cid dodgers chorus
ed in Unison
But that's not the strangest part
OF the story. Ten days later a cy-
clone came along. picked up the
Lrined mackerel md dropped them
Into a lot spring That boiled them,
and, gentlemen. they We're the finest
boiled mackerei you ever tasted
Thought about sen4ing some home to
the folks, but"
Their was a sudden interruption
ana six strong men took the nature
saker outside and ducked him in the
horse trough. News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
French Words Used by Enallsh.

Few people AMONG those who object
to the English habit Of employing
words like naiyete or eHnui because
they are French are conscious how
many words in the most common Eng
hsh usage have been taken from the
French language. Prof Lounsbury uf
Yale. in Harper's Magazine, directs at.
.ention to M less striking examples
than the words chagrin. ridicue,
foible, trait. etc. An additional point
about the word trait, one that will
surprise the American, is that in Eng
lish il is pronounced without the final
t, as in French, and is 50 sanctioned
by the dictionaries. The reader will
be amused to learn in this article how
an eighteenth century critic spoke q
the French words amateur and ''es-
cort" in English usage as 'disgracing
and deforming the language
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
Dancer of Wood Pulp CARGO.

Abnormal stormy weather prevail
ing on the North Atlantic during last
November and December was re-
sponsible for many fatal accidents 10
small vessels Seven men-the sur
vivors Of a crew Of 16-who We're
picked up in the Atlantic after drift
ing eight days IN an open hnat. tell a
tragic story Of the loss of their ship.
She was bound from Nova Scotia to
England laden with wood pulp, and
after fighting storms for a fortnight
lost her masts, sprang a leak and
drifted heiplessly For two days the
men pumped, knowing all the time
that it was merely a matter Of time
before the gaining water would be
sucked up by the pulp, which uld
swell like a sponge and burst the YES
sePs seams. At last the end came
and the men took to the boats as the
vessel went down.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
CHARITY IN CHILDISH HEART
Bright Spot Too Infrequently Found
by Workers Among the Poor.

Here's one of the bright spots in
charity work" Agent Gustav Frellson
said one afternoon recently To Mil
waukee Free Press reporter as he
handed out letter he had just re-
ceiyed
The superscription on the envelope
read:
Dear Mailman, please give this TO
Mr. Frilson of the Poor. from Billy
Unerti." and 1t was written IN childish
characters, painfully precise This is
the letter:
Dear Mr. Frilson, please give this
to that poor lady on fveth street for
Billy. that one that had to send her
boy out To steal milk and roolls.
My mama just read about a poor
family who had nothing 10 eat and had
to send their boy out barefooted TO
steal milk and | felt SO sorry for you
that | viii send you one dollar which
my uncle george sent me for candy.
YOU can buy something to eat my
mama will send you something to eat
and some clothes SO | thought you
would be very happy II | send you the
money. | wish your mother would send
us that little baby for am sure that
we would be good to 1t. My little sister
would be glad to play with her. Let
me know how much you want for It,
| will save all my bank money to buy
ii il You will come tomorrow we will
give YOU some shoes too wear. Call
at 2l24 Cold Spring avenue and ask
for Billy
"P S-Just send your boy to my
house every morning and he can steal
our milk aud rolls ii he wants to.
Mama won't care.
A dollar bin was inclosed
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LINE cars due Ia leave SECOND ST. go
.ng north on Commercial Ave. ssary - ala
aGes from -, ri. to II p. n
Going north on Walnut st every IA inmate
ire IN g. 0s En to 1855 p. III.
POPLAR SF. lin &C. hoIpr0ok ave, car
20 lenye secona ~. geiug nsrth on Holbrot
Ave. ~ 5:E7; 6.H; Gas, a;h7; Z; "a A.. m. EHd
same hinlites every hour until 1919 aAd 4
,. N.
Going west on Twen.y Eighth Vt. ST 49,
F:tq; 6;A; G. AZ; aud 1904 a. m,Rni o. same miu
ltes every hour until i0:Si aud II: "a p. m
Poplar VI. cars due tai pArs ~. MarY'r
II minutes after leaving second vt.
Self LINE owl OARS north ua Wainat
II 10 p. M 1884 II. IN; 80 3. M; 80 n. ia.
Z 80 =. a.; 81 - m; 30 II. IN.
North on Commercial IA 90 y. nj 90
IA. Oh a. tn. 90 "a. IL 1 80 a. N, n. III.
Belt and Owl cars are due 80 pass es
Thirty fourth ST rs mtnntes After 'asviua
SECOND vt
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
HIS METHODS GOT THE MONEY
Portland Character Il Very Effective
Sill Collector.

4 queer old character who in his s.
years of life had been cursed probably
more than any other man in Portland.
Ore. was buried in the potter's field Il
short time ago although Sir William
Mcdonald of Toronto, ontario, a
wealthy manufacturer, is his brother,
The dead man is Jimmie Mcdonald,
who for the last % years had kept
body and soul together from small
commissions in collecting dead beat
bills.
McDonald's age and general disrepu.
table appearance naturally prevented
him from using the methods of pres
eut-day collectors but he got the
money ottener than any of them. His
system was to stand in front of the
house or office of the debtor and ring
a COW bell Pedestrians would stop in
wonderment Others would come
stroIHng up. thinking an auction was
10 take place. Meanwhile Mcdonald
would nonchalantly ring the bell till
some one would inquire the cause.
oh" he would reply, there's a
man in there who owes a bill and is
trying I beat T.
Another Of his terrifying methods
was to hail debtors when out in com
pany singing this unpoetical distich:
THE Judgment day is drawing nigh,
And unless you pay every bin you owe
You can never wear "A golden crown
Many times he was tromced hut
times without number he got the
money.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
ONLY A SCARECROW.

Reports from Chicago are that the
Taft men fear nothing now but a
stampede to Roosevelt led by the
friends of candidates who have been
trampled on by the Taft juggernaut
says the Centralia Democrat. This
is quite impossible, and we do
not believe the Taft people are in
earnest when they express this fear
Upon the assurance Of Roosevelt that
he would stand pat Secretary Tart
brother has invested upwards of y
million dollars in securing delegates
for Taft. These delegates have. either
directly or Indirectly. been bought and
paid for Those who have not been
secured b. the actual use Of money
have been influenced by patronage.
either promises of jobs in future or
the coercion of men holding office
The brazenness Of this system Is
shown in the case of Frank II. Hitch.
cock, zwho is now driving the Taft
juggeranut. Last fall while Roosevelt
was on his vacation a plan was fixed
up to make George b. Cortelyou a can
didate for president and Hitchcock Wa
given charge Of the work When
Roosevelt got back on the job he
threatened both Cortelyos and Hitch
cock with decapitation if they did not
come into line for Taft. They sur
rendered and Hitchcock was placed
charge of Taft's campaign. II has
been thus all the way down the lin
Mfthout Teddy's big stick and Brothe.
Charley's check book. Taft would not
have been able to even start in thf
race. II Roosevelt should desert Tai
at this stage of the game. he an
Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnols
would be triplets.
The delegates have not only beer
bought and paid for, they have beer
wrapped up and delivered. All tina
is necessary for the Taft managers t.
do is to open the packages and ehecl
up the invoices.
lNDt buiN Auf1 tEAl itit-if~' - ~ ~
way of a Roosevelt stampede, but ais
the money of Wall street The Wal
street magnates have focked TO Tai
rather than risk Roosevelt, and the
are not going to take a chance ON lei
ting the convention get away fror
them The delegates from New Yorl
Pennsylvania. Illinois aud Indian
will never lead stampede TO Roost
welt, for if they did, Papa Wall. Stree
would dlsinherit the whole bunch.
The Roosevelt talk is now. as it ha
ever been. only searecrow to fright
en- the money interests into support Q
Taft. II they had not been afraid Q
Teddy they would have wiped Tai
OF the map with little trouble.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
KANSAS ENOEAVORS.

CcneyvHle, Kas. June lt-.tn en-
tluslastic army of Christian rndeavor
ers has invaded CoIeygilie and viii ra.
main in possession of the city during
the next two DAYS The occasion ia
The twenty first annual convention OF
the state organization An attractive
program has been arranged ana every
Indication points to one OF the most
successful convention of the Kind eyer
held in Kansas.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17

Where's the vini?' scofed the
sailor. why, louk at the birds
they'll tell YOU. Don't you know that
every birds woathercock? Stop
mostenin' your finger and holdin' it
up he went on. in a tone of disgust.
The practice amt hardly cleanly.
Look at the birds is all you got to do,
for every bird sets with its head al
bird in a tree is as reliable weather
cock as them dead birds on the spires
what is SO much considered in this
here season"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
Black and White and Scotch.

Mrs. Blank, wife of a prominent
minister near Boston. had in her en-
ploy a recently engaged colored cook
as black as the proyerbial ace Of
spades One day Mrs. Blank said
60 her
Matilda. wish that yoL would
have oatmeal quite often for break
fast, My husband is very fond OF
II. He is Scotch. ana you know that
the Scotch eat a great deal of oat-
meal"
oh, he's Scotch, is her" said Ma
tilda We'll, now, do you knew
I was thinkin all along dat he wasn't
des like us."-Womau's Home Com
panion.