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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-16
INI0vITOvS LAW ANNvLLED.
InfN nous Act % New Mexico Wiped
OF the Statute Books.

Washington, May .. Under
suspension OF the rules the house
today, on a yea and nay vote pass
ed unanimously the senate resolu.
ton repeating the act Of the terri.
torial Legislature OF New Mexico,
which was passed over the govern.
or's veto March IL, 1908. The
territorial act deals with civil pro.
cedure in personal injury cases.
The resolution now goes to the
president Tor his signature, having
passed the senate in March.
Birdsall, OF Iowa, having
charge OF the bill, recalled that the
law was the most remarkable piece
OF Legislation ever enacted. Instead
OF being an act to regulate law
and procedure in certain cases he
said it should be entitled an "ac,
TO prevent the recovery OF damages
for injuries received in accidents or
otherwise upon railroads within the
territory OF New Mexico"
Ii was, he asserted, an iniquitous
act OF the legislature and demon.
strated the wisdom of the law civ.
ing to congress TO absolutely con.
troll the Legislature OF the territories.
The passage OF the resolution
was urged by Henry, OF Texas,
who characterized the act OF the
Legislature as infamous. In an
opinion, Clayton, OF Alabama, said
that no layman could read this law
OF the Legislature without being hor.
riiied at its outrages.
The law, he charged, was passed
at the instance OF the railroads,
which, he said, tyrannized the PEG.
pie OF New Mexico and deprived
them OF Justice.
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The Sending Away Habit.

We send for almost everything
In these progressive days,
No 4or the comfort that II brings,
But because we think II pays.
For scores OF catalogues we write,
To the great Mail Order Store;
And study hard by day and night,
AS we never did before.
The catalogue in glowing terms
Tells us they have the stuff
They are the biggest OF all firms;
And, we believe them, sure
enough.
We find the goods "oh,so cheap, %
That we can no longer wait;
We dream OF bargains" while we
sleep,
But never dreamt Of Freight. %
We send for groceries TO eat,
And Tor clothing Tor 20 wear,
And, il we sometimes do get beat,
For that we do not care.
We send for hardware, doors and
sash,
For plows and barbwire fence;
Remember 10 inclose the cash.
1t is strictly in advance.
We send for magazines and books,
And papers by the score;
For coachmen, maids and Chinese
Cooks,
And bIic-a-brac galore.
We send Tor bonds and mining
stocks,
And schemes 10 get rich quick
We send away our hard-earned
rocks
And get a golden brick.
We send for carpets and for rugs,
And pictures Tor the wall
For Poodle dogs and yellow Pugs,
And for partn ers Tor the ball.
We send Tor Princes, Dukes and
Earles,
With titles long and old,
To wed our Million.dollar Girls
And help them spend their gold,
We send to lawyers Tor advice,
And to bankers for a loan,
To friends TO help US with the
price"
When all our cash is gomez
And when at last comes Grim
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y SOCIETY y
Costly American Beauties.

1t has been asserted that rose
by any other name would smell as
sweet Perhaps so. but the
American Beauty-not the ilorai
specimen, but the human product
that is encompassed about with
that highly pcriumed atmosphere
that clings so closely to the multi.
millionaire's daughter, is as after
OF roses to the scions OF nobility
who are forever nosing around Tor
American hciresscs. And the cost
OF producing these rarc and radlent
maidcns who dwell IN the above
mentioned aromatic atmosphere Is
siupcndous, and to ordinary NOR.
tails who toll and spin it seems
wantonly cxtravagant. The de.
lineator makes the startling state
mcnt that It takes 100000 to
bring up" and put the finishing
touch es' on one OF the strictly FIRST
class Processes OF exclusive So
ciety; and that this is a very con.
sentative estimate. Were the
papa miilionairs to try and skimp
and economic in an endeavor to
bring up the dear things on a few
dollars less, the beauties would be
minus a few OF the graccs required
by the impccunious foreigner OF
title, who tor a few millions to
boot, is always ready to take the
finished product off papa's hands.
Yet we have seen American girls
beauties at that who helped
bring up themselves, and as
soon as they were finished be-.
came important factors in the
busy world OF real human beings.
And it is a fact that intrinsically
they are worth so much more to
the world than the aromatic, hot.
house beauty that it is an insult to
compare our splendid resourcctul
American girl who can support
herself with the 5000, 900 species.
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San Jon Breezes.

Correspondence
A number OF San lon Valley PEG.
pie spent Sunday in Cap Rock.
Luther Martin is fencing and inn
proving his mothers claim these
days.
Little Fannie Fullwood and lila
White have both been down with
the grip.
c. {. Reed, the lumber man, is
building a tour.roomed dwelling
house on his claim Just north oil
town.
The men have arrived and work
has begun on the new Auto station
house, which is to be built in San
Jon.
The Church Committee me,
again last Saturday and decided
to begin hauling cement and sand
tor the new church, in a few days.
The 5. S. had a pleasant little
sing at DR.. Haworth's, Sunday
afternoon. TheJ are getting ac-
quainted with the new singing
books.
W. J.. Pittman and wife and
daughter Gertie, returned Saturday
from a camping trip into Texas.
Mr.. Pittman has returned very
much improved in health.
The Pippin Grocery Store is GO.
Ing up this week Just west OF the
Hardware Store. Three nice store
buildings on the south side OF Mair
81. give us quite a prosperous air
More sand but we like sand
We are told that a sandy soil hold.
moisture, but there must be some
mistake, TOR the sandy soil that i.
moving around on our streets these
days, seems quite dry.
Messrs Geo. Tompkins and Ed
Matlock, friends OF c. K. Gist were
looking yer San Jon property tn,
first Of the week. They are from
Sparta, Tenn, and like the looks o.
our town we'll enough 10 invest.
Jim Branham and ". T. Graves
are putting up a dwelling house ior
\. K. Hurt on his claim east 0.
town. Mr.. Hurt is expecting his
wife and two grandchildren iron
Trenton, Missouri, in a few days
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Musicale at ANGELS Abode

On Friday evening OF last week
a mos, delightful social event oc'
Cured in that heavenly domiciIe
known in common parlancc As the
CANCELS Abode in Holgh street.
The hostesscs OF the occasion were
Misses Hillikcr, Barker and Mem
ncdy, three OF our po pular pubic
school teachers, and to Mrs. W.
y, Cfofutd was assigned the
plcasant duty OF chapcroning the
piddy participants. The evening
was decidedly musical, a musical
contest being the principal feature
Miss BRYAN and Mr., Cramer cut
for the prize, a pretty leather
rocket book. Vocal numbers 10y
Messts Brymer and Gamble were
greatly enjoyed also several
beautiful violin selections 10y
Lee Anderson. The charming
hostesscs served refreshments OF a
Celestial nature, consisting OF
Angels Food Cake and a nectar
ht Tor the Olympian Gods, which
common mortals call fruit punch.
The guests as one declared that
they had never spent a more heav'
cniy evening, and nor had they
evcr been entertained 10y more
Angelic hostcsscs. Those present
were: Misses Hillikcr, Bryan,
Kennedy, Barker, Freeman, Bell,
Watkins, Glenn Bell and McsNrs
Brymer, viii Gamble, Cramcr,
Anderson, G.. Gamble and frotcs-
Cpr Wary.
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her checks. The ticket az ut came
out softly, stirred the tire, and
went back. Alter a pause she con.
tinued
Il went TO Martha's-wcnt with
a pain IN my heart ! never tclt be.
tore. | VAS willing to do ANYTHING
so as not TO be a burden. But
that wasntlt found they wcr,
ashamed OF my bent old body and
my wlthcrcd iace ashamed OF my
rough, wunklcd hands made so
toillng Tor them
The tears came thick and fas,
now. The stranger hand rested
carclessly on the gray head.
AT last they told me mus,
1--we at a boarding house, and
they'd keep me there. | couldn ,
say unythIng. Nv heart was too
iull OF pam. wrote to Iohn VIVA,
they were going TO do. He wrote
right back, a long, kind letter for
mo 10 come right to HIM. | should
always have 4 home while he had
a root, he SAID. To come riph,
there and stay as long as lived.
hat hts mother never should 90
out 10 strangers. So I'm going 10
John. lie got only his rough
hands and his great warm heart
but there's room Tor his old moth.
er God bless him
The stranger brushed a tear
from her check and waited the con.
I clusIon.
Some day when I am gone
where I'll never trouble them apair
Mary and Martha will think OF !,
all, some day when the hand
that toIlcd Tor them are folded and
suns when the eyes that watched
over them through many a weary
night are CLOSED forever; when IN,
Little old body, bent with the bur.
dcaa It bore Tor them. is put away
"hcf" It never Can shame them !
The agent drew his hand quickly
before has eyes, and went out as 1
to look Tor the tram. The strang.
ers fingers strokcd the gray locks.
"hil" the tears al sorrow and n,
sympathy tell together. Tn,
weary heart was unhurdcnad
Sppihcd by a touch OF symuathy
The troubled soul welded 10 m,
longing Tor rest, and She Tell asIeep.
ne agent went u0isclcssly abou,
ms duties that he might not wax,
hef. rs the tar stranger watchce
she saw a smile on the carcworr
lace, The hos moved. She ben,
do"n ~ hear,
Pm dong 1t Tor Mary an,
Martha, They'll take care Of m,
hpmclmc.
She "as dreaming OF the DAVIS !,
ne httlc cottaR, -oi the fond hone,
"hich inspired her, long Lclor,
hh' learned, with a broken heatt
that someday she would, homeless,
N The world, 10 to John,--Ou,
] Dumb Animals.
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Going 10 John.

Going north, madam"
No, maam.'
Gong south, them"
i don't know, ma'am. never
was on the cars. I'm waiting Tor
the train TO 20 TO John"
john
Oh, John. my son. He's on,
in Kansas"
Pm going to Kansas myself.
You intend TO visitp'
No, ma am"
She said it with a sigh so heart.
burdened the stranger was touched.
"John sick1"
NO"
The evasivc tone, the look OF
pain IN the iurrowed face, were
noticed 10y the lady who asked
these questions as the grey head
bowed upon the toll marked hand.
She wanted to hear her story and
70 help her.
Excuse me-lohn in troublcr
No, no-lm IN trouble. Trouble
my old heart never thought to see.
The train does not come Tor
some time. Here, rest your head
upon my cloak.
You are kind. II my own were
50 ! shouldn't be IN trouble.
What Is your troublcS Maybe
! can help YOU
Its hard to tell It to strangers,
but my heart IS too full 10 keep il
back. When ! was lett a widow
with three children, | thought d,
was more than / could bear; but II
wasn't bad IS this
The stranger waited till she r..
covered her voice to 20 on.
- had only the cottage and " =
hands, ! toIlcd early and late all
the years TIL John could help M.
Then We kept the girls AT school
John and me. They were married
not long ago. Married uch. too,
as the world goes. John sold ia.
cottage, sent me 10 the city 10 live
with their end he went West IA
begin Tor himself. lie said he
had provided Tor the girls, and they
would provide Tor mo now.
Her voice choked with emotion.
The stranger waited IN silence.
II went 10 them IN the city.
went 10 Mary's first. She lived IN
a great house with servants 10 war
on her a house many times larger
than the little cottage but ! soon
found there wasn't room onCugl,
Tor mc
The tears stood IN the lines al
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-16
Growing Spuds on the Plains
$. n. MyGArr-

1t is evident that many OF the
new pains settlers will try the
raising OF potatoes as one OF the
main crops this year and it may I've
OF interes, to know something OF
what has been done along this line
in the past and what they may
reasonably expect to accomplish
by their effort. For eleven sue.
cessive seasons ! have raised from
ten 10 thirty acres OF potatoes us.
ing only the simplest OF imple-
ments-the pillow and harrow at
first, to which ! have added only a
surface cultivator and a corn lis.
ter. The crop has not made us
rich but with the help OF my two
boys we have had no OUTLAY for
labor and the proceeds have help.
ed us ovei the hard places.
II a given amount OF seed must
go over an acre ! prefer that the
pieces should be OF good size even
{ | have TO make the spaces wider.
Our spaces are eighteen or twenty
inches and we use about twelve
bushels oil coarse cut seed TO the
acre. | would advise a beginner
to plant early. The seed is then
in good condition, the soil damp
and the scorching DAYS have not
come which are so apt to ruin seed
either in sack or iurrow before il
is covered. For early planting a
lister is good and the seed may be
covered as soon as dropped with a
cultivotor OF go.devil. II is hard
work Tor a nan to use the cultlva.
tor but | like it best for | know
that every piece is covered.
The outside shovels al be taken
OFF. Never cover with the harrow
Tor the burrows will be filled with
Jumps instead OF fine moist soil.
Ii the hot days have come and the
ground is becoming dry | would
use a COMMON fourteen inch pillow
and drop the seed in every third
furrow. 1t may be a little slower
planting but not much and the
crop can be cultivated and KEEP,
tree from weeds much easier than
the listed part. II will yield as
we'll as the other but will be a little
harder to dig. II the seed is placed
conveniently, a good hand will
drop all tina, any team will cover
and there will be no waiting.
The team will pass the dropper
at each end and he will begin be-
hind the pillow each time. Then
there will be no mistake and nc
waiting. In hot or showery
weather when the sun is likely &c
shine out hot, no seed should b,
left in sack in the field. = part oil
il may grow but will never make q
full crop. Use the harrow 10
to bring the surface in fine condi'
ton and again when weeds ar,
small, but the harrow will not gel
all the weeds on the listed plot.
The cultivator will have TO be used
early and all the weeds buried
even if many OF the vines are COW
cred at the same time. In the
other way OF planting the harrow
will keep the weeds down until III,
vines are large enough to cultivate.
use a surface cultivator. The
last two seasons il has been M
special help but during dry year.
it saved me many times its cost
Field * Farm.
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cally.

DIR. Hale has gone of to attend
lectures which leaves us without a
doctor. Grady is a fine opening
for a doctor. Grady is a healthy
country, but we need one doctor
tor emergency cases.
Luz.
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old Death,
The last, but not the least
When We are about ~ lose our
breath,
Wen send ior The Priest,
Yours truly, Dill Pickles, Sarles,
n. Oak.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-19
NO WONDER SIZE DIDN'T KNOW
Woman Of Experience Not Hasty in
Expressing Opinion.

Before he had beer fin the car three
minutes most of the women passen
gers and some of the men were ex.
planning TO their neighbors what they
would do with the little imp n be be-
'onged to them Spanking was The
popular remedy. and II that boy had
received then and there AN the pad
dlings that his critics were aching to
administer he certainly would have
been we'll blistered
To the general babel Of advice and
faultfnding, however, there was one
woman who contributed nothing She
was gentle, gray-halred body. who
remained unruiled in the midst Of the
small tempest raging
III that child was mine" said the
determined woman beside her. I'D
make him mind II had to half kill
him Wouldn't you7"
81 don't know" said the little won.
an, mildly. what I'd do"
You don't?' said the determined
woman Well know. But maybe
you are not used TO children Maybe
you never had any Of yOnr own"
"Oh, yes" said the little woman u
brought up 10. That is why don'i
know what would do"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-19
WINS RAILROAD CASE
Supreme Court Decides for State In
Taxation Suits

Montpelier Soy. iN-The Vermont
supreme court yesterday handed down
% decision u the famous railroad case
boo which the state attempted tO col
loct from the Central Vermont and
Rutland railroads uu amount asgre.
eating nearly $4,000 which 20 was
claimed was due in taxes By Me de
cision rendered the state gets about
$4,000 from the Central Vermont and
$4,000 from lhe Rutland, bur DO is con-
sidored % great victory both for state
Tax Commissioner Cushmau. who was
responsible for starting the suit aud
Attorney General Fits. who carried
Dc through
The railroads have their option IN
paying taxes on the appraised value OF
their property or upon Jnc gross earn
iugs of the roads based on a sliding
scale of percentage. That Is. the
smaller the gross earnings the small
er the rate of percentage tax. The
railroads took the option OF a tax up.
on the gross earnings and contended
that the computation on the rate OF
percentage should be- made on the
earnings for six months. The fact
that they paid q rate on six months
earnings instead OF one years brought
the tax under q lower rate Of percen-
tagc
The state claimed the rate should
be- on the earnings for "a year and al.
so claimed that In view Of the fact
that the railroad had not computed
their taxes correctly ON the gross earn
ings scale. that the state should re-.
cover for the time involved on the ap.
praised valuation scale making. OF
course. q larger amount.
The case was heard before the su.
prcme court In October, H. II Powers
appearing for the Rutland. C. W. Wit.
tcrs for the Central Vermont and Al
torncy General c. G. Fits and Hale
X Darling for the state. The SUI
prcmc court decided Yesterday that
the taxes should be- computed upon q
yearly basis instead OF q six months
basis but that the state could not re-
cover taxes on the appraised yalua
ton basis ON the strength OF incorrect
computation by the railroads becaus,
the railroads had the option of an
election on the basis on which 10 De-
taxed and had chosen the gross earn
ings
Had the state been able to collect
ON the basis OF the appraised valuation
of the roads, u would have received
about $4,000 from the Rutland aut
| $4,000 from the Central Vermont
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Clever Crabs.

The tree crab " the South Sea is.
lands is akin to the hermit crab. but
Il is larger and Il has It's hind quar-
ters shealhed IA a shell. It Is
also known as the palm crab. because
Il climbs the cocoanut palm and
picks the fruit. which Il nips on
close TO the stem u always takes
care 10 choose a palm tree with plenty
Of stones at the foot. so that the
cocoanut may be- broken by the
fall. When the natives see that a
crab Is In a tree they tie run Of
grass around the trunk. When the
crab comes down again he Is upset by
the grass and falls heavily to the
ground. whore he lies stunned. lie
Is then killed with a stone AZ. his
nippers are tied together and he
Is slung upon a spear to be carried
to camp. The South Sea islanders
roast the palm crab between two hot
stones and consider the flesh a great
dellcacy.
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WHAT CAUSES DYSPEPSIA?
An6 incidentally Constipation, Coated
Tongue. Nervousness, Headache
and other Symptoms.

Did you ever know that the stomach
is a churn? That just as soon as you
are done eating. the healthy stomach
commences to roll the food around.
and mixes Il thoroughly with the jul
ces OF the stomach
And did you know dear reader. that
II the stomach is run down or hahby
30 that Il cannot do the churuiug that
dyspepsia is the result2
II the food Is not churned, it lays
heavily on your stomach. turns sour,
and causes all kinds OF distressing
symptoms, such as headache. coated
tongue. constipation. etc
and so. as every physician will tell
you, 70 to VIM. H. Gokay. the druggist
aud get large box Of Miona Tablets.
The cost Is only so cents and every
reader of the Banner Is welcome TO
his or her money back II Miona does
not cure
Mona has cured thousands OF the
worst and most obstinate cases OF In
digestion. II quickly cures sea or
car sickness and vomiting Of preg-
nancy.
Mona Is the great stomach tonic,
one or two tablets will stop sea or car
sickness. vomiting OF pregnancy and
will instantly tone up the worn out
stomach the morning after the social
session.
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coneret. Not Modern

Concrete is very ancient material
for construction. but reinforced con
crete II scarcely half a century old
II Is said 10 have started in a happy
idea that came 10 Frenchmau who
wanted large aoWer pots for bis plants
which should Aot be thick and clumsy
He reinforced them with wire Now.
Rdays We see glass reinforced in the
same way, especially about elevatrs
shafts
Colgnet and others developed the
reinforcement of concrete for build.
ings, a. hrst merely useful buildings
like conservatories As early as 1874
concrete villa was built on tho north
shore OF Long Island sound. but Il
was many years before the idea took
here. although In France, Belgium and
Germany II was seized upon with avid
lty.-Smith's Magazine
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CAN DEFEAT BRYAN
Republican Leaders Approve Of His
Continued candidancy.

Republican Leaders Approve Of His
Continued candidaney.
Washington Nov. iS.-Republican
politicians In Washington are interest
ed in the report from San Antonio To-
the effect that William Jennings Bry.
an declared there yesterday that he
would be- a candidate for the prcsi.
dency again in 1912 provided the par.
~ demanded and conditions warrant.
ed a. or course. Bryan himself
would be- the Judge as 10 both the de-.
mand OF the party and the warrant of
conditions as he was this year. and
that In view OF the Republicans. in.
sures his nomination They are en-.
tirely satisfied with that prospect for
they believe II insures the continued
success OF their party as long as R~y.
an remains TN the field
III We can only keep Bryan running
for the next forty years said one of
them. I'VE shall have an unintcrrupt
ed control OF both congress aud the
administration for that time. without
the strain of a hard campaign every
four years. Il would be- the best thing
that could happen for us to- have only
Bryan to beat
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TAXATION HEARING
Last Gathering Of the Kind During
Present Session.

Present Session.
Montpelier Noy lS.-The Supreme
court room was crowded Monday eve
ming during the hearing before the
joint committee on taxation. at which
The proposed abolition of offsets and
the establishment of Cat rate ON iu.
tangible property was discussed
Among those present was dele.
cation from Bratleboro. the mom-
beers of which came expressly 10 Oh
pose the proposition The dcloca
ton consisted OF j. F.. Hooker. %. w.
Corser. G. o. Robbins. G.. W. Dun.
ham and b. c Crosby. AN prominent
business men of their home town.
and all earnestly opposed 10 the alb
clifton OF offset j. p. Adams of
Montpelier also appeared for the
Merchants association. and smoke
along the same lines.
Representative Howe OF ST. Johns
bury called the committees attention
TO the fact that the present 7-l0 OF I
per cent tax on savings bank deposits
should be abolished II Hat rate OF
'lO OF j per cent on intangible prop
erty should be- established. he said
that otherwise the savings bank.
would practically De driven out of
business.
This was the last public hearing
on taxation matters during the pres.
sent session.