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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
A MOTHERS INFLUENCE

~ YES. know it's Cot, but moih
era help lot!'
The little BOY who said this (n a."
swer 60 somebody IS statement that 1t
is God who makes people GOOD han
the right idea OF . mothers influence
mi one of the blessed arogngement+
iu Gods plan that he let's the moth
ers help.
There are mothers VINO hinder
That seems hard thing TO say but II
j. true.
They usually do It by trying to heli
too much and too obviously, II Is a
very little while that babies ought '"
90 In leading strings. Or at least tht
strinSs ought to be so fine as to be 81
most invisible, Early in the game Of
life tie little people oughtto be allo"
ed to find theiE own placesin the play
grouud to begin to fight their own bat
ties to bear their fallsand bruises am
to learn from them.
Did you ever see little fellow tr'
to help his father carrG Il big has e.
of apples from the orchard? How
proud he is to strain and tuR! lI'
was told that he might help but lee
wants to do the whole. Gradually lt
spraads his little fingers over the hat
ole and very likely gets in front u
the basket them comes disaster JIG
moveslt a foot or two then pitche'
over and tho apples all go rolling.
This is a parable OF the may some
peopIe try 10 help God in his plan "
br nglng chi dren up to noble mHl
hood aed womanhood. They want {
! do it all. Not one woman In a hnt
dred an rfal:zs that God is bringi. :
IN her children. All he is permlttint
her TO Go is to help. when she nae'
them constantly worries continual .
b. cause they outgrow III kits anc
| baby dresses Of goo ness tres 10 De
TOO intimate providence In thcl
daily lives she has begun to hindrI
Give the boys and girls a long ?or'
| Keep one eud III your hand 10 oe SUR
ga always give tArm q sense OF ne
dom. NJthing ~ makes for growint
mauliness and w0manliuess.
There are beautiful ways Of helf
ing and the children soon come L
look To you for these II you are nos
TOO otficiuus with offers aug out Teacn
iugs, Teach them to use all ,theli
littls wisdom In the settlement O.
daily pr, blems they Will soon come
to the end Of their small store anc
ask you to help.
L never say L would or l wouldn't
to my children says one wise moth
err until they come and ask me and
then l don't If l can helpit. try
to help vhem to use their own judst
ment.
Why didn't you knock on the viii
dow or something SOS to remind
me mn,her?" said boy half rt
proachfully one day when he hao
forgettee $ me errand aud gone Of
SKATING. You saw me going.
won't b1 either memory orcon
science FOR you my boy was her al
swer. The boy was silent but after
ward he did not SO easily forget,
A mothers Influence must Away
be on the side of goodness. Hel
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
A CURE FOR MISERY

II have found cure for the misery
malaria poison produces" says r. M,
james, OF Louellen, ) C. It's c; lied
Electric Bitters and comes in SOC
bottles. 1t brea Mp case Of ch Is
ora bijrous attack IN almost no time;
and it puts We low Jauudice clean out.
of comm ssiou" This great t mic
medicine and blood purifier gives
quick relief in ali stomach, liver and
k dnev complaints and the misery of
LAM back. Sold under guarantee at
al drug stores
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
IT DOES THE BUSINESS

Mr.. f. f. Chamberlain, of Clinton
Maine, SAYS of Bucilen's Arni' a
Salye, 1T does the business: hav
used it for piles and it cured them
Used it for chapped hands and IT
cured them. Applied it to an Cd
sore and it healed it 'rithont leaving
a scar behind 25c at all drug
store
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03

When snow covers the ground al "
does now good roomy house for the
Gu ckons seems more desirable than
ever. To see fowls shivering 10 the
snow is a very plUable sight and t.
Expect them 30 Law under such couo'
ions is out Of the question. they
should be 'oyidec with large
house, where they are rot crowd G
md where they can eat their feed al q
exercise themselves ia comfort l.
200 crowde'I they will not thrive wei
and viii be apt to get ovefheated an"
,a,ch cold when let out into the colo
air. But IL you have roomy house
where they can scratch for their ieed
they will be comfortable add deepi on
layink right along.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03

in auenitential mood, said; i nave
been great sinner for mere toau ON
wears. ana not know it, Al ola COZ
ored woman who had lived with Ter
long time. eXclaimeo' Loio' l
knew il all the time!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03

We have everything in small mus
cal merchandise.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
FARM NOTES

When weather conditions cOmIel
one TO keep his chickens IN tue p""'
try house that have heretofore hao
free range one of the first things to
soe 20 is to be sure that they hay'
plenty of grit for without this essth
tial aid TO the digestion OF their fooG
fowls viii become soou sick and de
Grit is the CHI ckenH' teeth and they
must have some form Of 1t IN order t.
Grind their food and " hen the grou @
- covered wife snSw it is Impossible
Tor them To get what they baYe beer
accustomed 10 in the form of griI
neuce some provision must be made ~
once TIA supply them with an aoun-
iaat quantity OF sharp grit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
DENTIST

DENTIST
over Frewert's Drug Store. No. ~ e.
Main, porcelain work, crown and
bridge work. and regulating as we'll as
al other operations pertaining TO the
teeth. J. J. MEANS d. d. 5.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03

Because an Omo man woman .
arise from his wan bed at a. m, ana
kindle the breakfast hfe' NJ ira'o
wife shot at him ana after chasing
him inside the barn turned mao
hun in AFTER BIN and lcched the door
| suppose the mans anger at the
woman cooled somewhat when he
thought how sweet it was OF her 10
exchange herself for the bull IN
Gle BY.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03

We carry the CONOVER,
CABLE, WELLINGTON and
KINGSBURY pianos. Also the
CHICAGO COTTAGE organs.
These lines are most popular. The
goods are standard. You can do
no better than make your selection
from our stock.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
WATER MOTOR

For sale cheap. Large -
good repair. Address this Q
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03

Remember that you can buy no
more desirable Christmas present
Ran a musical instrument of some
sind. We carry the most beautiful
inc plans, rgans, violins,
guitars, mandolins and other small
instruments ever shown in Chanute.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03

John Evans and family ate Christ
mas dinner with his father, Mario
Evans.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23
Anna and the Prince TO Wed.

The interest in the Sagan. Gould
affair is still paramount. II is
rather disgusting that the Ameri.
can public dotes on such sensation
al dope. Every move OF Madame
Anna and the denoted Sagan is
watched and chronicled with neat
ness and dispatch.
That they will we'd is an assured
tact and the sooner the better, Tor
the subject has been rather over
done.
AT present the couple accompan.
led by Madam Annals children and
a retinue OF servants have been en-
Toying a round OF visits to Naples,
Rome Monte Carlo, and Paris.
The marriage will take place as
soon as the Prince embraces the
Protestant faith. Ii seems that he
is willing to renounce his religion
Tor the sake OF Annals millions and
become the step.papa Of Count
Boni's children.
The Cupero OF the Scions OF
mulIi-millionairs and European
nobility are beyond the ken OF com.
mon mortals. We can only stand
and gaze open.mouthed aud won.
der what they will do next.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23

step from her prominent feet and
departed in a huff to wreck some
other untortunate's digestive APP.
paratus with her pies.
Next came a very mournful and
acrid looking wilder woman, 4"
not a grass one this time. but one
fresh from the grave OF her dear
departed. She was eminentlv re-.
spectacle and depressing. Besides
she had an appendage in the shape
OF a very precious young son, who
bore the distinguished appellation
OF Thomas jefferson Higgins. The
widow called the boy hy his full
name. She and the boy consented
to become my companions tor
awhile. She considered herself
much too respectable to act under
the name OF servant. Mrs. Hig.
gins informed us that she was OF a
very craving" disposition. BY
making her a substantial present
at least once a week ! managed to
keep a sicklv smile on her sour
visage. Thomas J. Higgins did
not belle the principles OF his great
irst namesake. believing in Jefer-
sonian simplicity, and like h i $
mother possessing a craving dis
position, he unblushingly asked
Algernou for = dime every day or
so, with which to buy candy and
chewing gum. The combined
strain on Algernon's not too ample
purse and my trazzled nerves at
LAST became uncomfortable, so we
gently but firmly gave Mrs. Hig-
gins to understand that we were
compelled to dispense with the lux
ury OF a companion and an appen.
dage. by this time | had imbibed
ONE OF the excellent methods OF
economizing work practiced by my
thrifty Western-bred %neighbors.
So, Inspired by their example, |
was filled with zeal to 20 and do
likewise. Naturally Aigernon de.
INJURED at first, reminding me that
the stone hostelry was still in cx.
istence and still patronized the ad.
vertising columns OF The Dickens
City Daily, but at last, after much
pleading on my part, he consented
for me to undertake the cooking
and homework, provided | would
put the washing out.
The day ! took my own work in.
to my own hands was our indepen.
dence day. ! have declared and
maintained a vigorous policy OF
seli.help and am a sovereign house.
holder tree from all the Linnies,
the Pearlies and the wilder wo.
men,"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23
UnsppreciAted.

The midnight meteor hashe :
through the starlit space,
Its momentary tail illume,
A radiant bit OF light divine, celes.
tia! grace,
Then vauishes in outer gloom.
The Hottest thoughts ere born in
gifted mortal's brain,
The rarest swan-songs ever sung ,
Ne'er lived their need OF earthly
praise to gain,
Or bark TO critics praises rung,
So deem thy treasured songs not
wholly sung in vain,
That reach not to the gay throngs
ears,
Their mission be TO soo,he thy
lonely souls sad pain,
AS goest thou adown the years.
Florence b. CroHord.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23

and dishpans with wonderful dex.
terity now, and even split stove.
wood in an emergency. Besides,
Algernon never has time these DAYS
to notice my hands. His time is
occupied with the sollcitous pur.
suit OF the dollar.
Elated by Melinda's culinary ac-
compiishments, | was tempted to
undertake a rash thing, give a tea,
aud according to the Dickens City
social code, high tea" The
chosen few were duly invited.
After much circumlocution,
inesse, and no end Of tact, | con.
WINGED Melinda that | knew more
about such functions than did she,
and arranged the menu 10 suit my.
sell without mortally, wounding
her feelings. AS she was to serve,
! finally persuaded her to wear with
her ford speech a blue satin even
ing waist and a maids cap and
apron. | ielt sure this was con.
trarv ,c her convictions and sense
OF dignity, but when she appeared
On the scene after the guests were
seated al the table, with the low.cut
blue satin bodice on and a pink rose
stuck launtilv in her cap, | had to
own defeat unconditional surren.
der. My caietully given instrue-
tons were loitily ignored. Instead
Of the dainty ice cream dishes,
each holding a generous spoonful,
Melinda substituted the oatmeal
dishes. Hers was a bountitul
nature; she scorned slinginess; each
guest should have a bountiiul help.
ing. She ladled out the oysters in
great brown heaps, and served the
crackers from the box; the olives
were on the table in Jars, the pre-
serves ditto. She poured the tea
into the finger bowls--they match
ed the teapot in color. and Melin.
da believed in the eternal fitness OF
things. Naturally the tea and the
w 'AtiS duh tue lOG Gttdili ltluSCu
to go around"
But the guests were equal to the
! occasion. Not 10 be outdone in
generosity and largeness Of soul by
a mere servant, they divided with
each other, and what had promised
to be a domestic tragedy became a
roaring Joke, with Melinda the her
oine OF the hour.
But Melinda lett us. Her hus.
band appeared on the scene and
persuaded her 10 heal her lacerated
heart. They were reconciled and
he bore my perfect treasure away
TO preside over another great hotel
or possibly a restaurant.
Our next help, or rather hind.
rance, was an airy young maiden,
black as Plutonian darkness, but
bearing the sentimental misnomer
OF Pearlie. Pearlie's p~enchant was
pies. We had pies OF every known
aud unknown variety. We literal.
ly subsisted upon that t~oo,hsome,
il indlgestibie, tidbit. We had
pies at all hours OF the day OF night,
and then it was that | learned the
mysteries OF Washington pie.
Algy, the heathern, rather liked it.
| held nv peace for a while. Why
burden her young soul with the
knowledge that pies are vulgar ?
But when our outraged digestive
ALPHABETICALLY protested vigorous.
ly | vas forced to ask Pearlie to
desist from pie-making. We also
had a slight misunderstanding
about that time in regard 10 her
daily habit OF picking up chips in
my hand-pain;ci beribboned waste
paper basket. Sc our dusky Pear.
lie shook the dust OF our back door
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23

We have all read with undue zcs,
thrilling tales OF the cowboy of the
plains and his companion, the long.
horned steer; Of the valiant bron.
cho-buster and his wiry, muscular
steed, accredited with a nature
halt devil, half brute; OF the provi.
dent homeseeker and the wary
sooner" the lone squatter and the
lazy redskin. But OF the Western
servant girl we read not at all; she
is too elusive, too much like the
lrishman's flea, Yet she is a dis.
tinetive type and deserves a share
OF our attention.
assure you, she is a subject
fraught with vast possibilities, a
subject whose scope is unlimited
and a subject upon which | can
promise you some startling reveIa.
tons.
Life is made up OF incongruities,
and OF course the unexpected hap.
pened when ! was literally uproot-
ed from the sunny soil OF a typical
"befo' de wah" Southern town and
transplanted to the barren western
plains. Love was the mighty 20.
tentate that wrought the change;
my husband, like young Lochinvar,
came out OF the west. He follow.
ed the exalted, but in this case not
remunerative. calling OF a press.
man. as the Britishers put il, and
he vas in very truth pressmen, edi.
tor and devil OF the Dickens CITY
Daily. Owning exactly halt OF the
embryo city, he had great expecta
tons, and | supposed that account.
ed for the mans. He hoped bv
booming the possibilities OF the un.
couth little town in blazing editor
ials to bring them to pass and reap
golden rewards, and that account.
ed for the existence OF the daily.
My first disappointment came
with the ruthless SCATTERING OF my
picturesquely colored ideals OF life
on the rolling plains. Where we're
the bison, the sportive elk and an-
telopep Where the red-skin brave
with tomahawk and fringed deer
skin legginsS Where was the les.
tive cowboy with clanking silver
spur, ostentiously displayed on a
perilous high-heeled boot, wearing
$50 sombrero and a red silk sash
that streamed in the prairie breeze
as he ~hooped through the streets
demolishing window lights with his
shooting ironl
My second disappointment was
painfully rubbed in three times
running with my introduction to
the servant girl OF the plains. AZ
tel a few uncomfortable weeks at
the pretentious stone hostelry"
Ito quote the ad in the Dickens
City Daily, which went in on the
board bill), known as the Metropoli.
tan, which lacked style in every
thing except the name and the bill,
s~N'NSa w ~ W housekeeping
as the lesser OF two evils. Indica.
tons OF a were winter fastened
oui decision. Our room, a little
ten-by-twelve cuddy hole, was bare
OF carpet and scant OF furniture,
and its only means OF being heated
a stove pipe that ran through the
corner on its way to the root from
the dining room below. The land.
lord assured US it was almost as
good as a heater and charged US s.
extra per month for the use OF it.
Luxuries were dear in Dickens
City.
The cabin we finally rented, at a
fancy price, seemed to have been
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23
Notice 10 Voters.

Since there is going to be little
time before the primaries meet Tor
candidates TO canvass the different
precincts in the county it will like.
iy be impossible Tor me to see all
the people personally before that
date, and ! wish to say on behalf
OF my candidacy that | shall ap.
preciate il it those interested in the
election OF an assessor for Quay
county will make diligcnt inquiry
as regards my capability Tor the
business OF this office. will he
pleased to give necessary references
and answer all questions concern.
ing myself and my candidacy that
you desire. Respectfully,
]. w. NEWMAN,
p. o., Box aoa, Tucumcari, y. NJ.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23

dumped down haphazard on the
bare prairies in what was called
the fashionable residence portion
OF the city, no yard to shut of the
pryinR public, no trees to break the
force OF the tireless wind that never
ceased wbirling up the sand.
My troubles commenced with the
first load of flour and timed provi.
sions and my first encounter with
white help" | had always been
accustomed to good old-iashioned
darkies in that 'beio' dc wah" town,
not the progressive colored person
OF the present, but the extinct ia IL
lily servant OF turbaned head and
old.time "curtsy.'
For that reason it took some time
for me to acquire the iree-and.equal
attitude demanded 10y the white
help.
Our first specimen was hand.
some, stylish and given to a Horid
style OF speech that quite put my
unassuming words to shame. She
introduced herself as MJs. Melinda
ones, but added with a coquetish
smirk. MY most intimate friends
call me Linny. but | prefer that my
employers address me as Melinda"
My husband persisted in calling
her 'Ninny." and when | came to
know her well | agreed with him
perfectly, though not openly.
Melinda, Llnny, "Ninny, as you
please, being duly installed, a new
experience began tor me. She ire.
quently informed the that in her
palmy DAYS she had presided over
a blg hotel" These were her ex-
act words. She rather awcd me.
| could not accoun, for my good
fortune IN securing such a person.
age. But it afterwards transpired
that Melinda was a widow "a grass
one, who during the temporary
alienation OF her liege lords aztec.
tons had deigned to preside over
the culinary affairs of my humble
kitchen. Again quote the verbose
Melinda's exact words.
Melinda we likened to the scourge
Of Attila- everything tell before
her, though she seemed to have an
unconquetable affinity tor my treas.
ured teacups. She yearned for
them, she burned Tor them, and in
the end carried eff all she did not
break. But she proved TO be a
tolerable tair cook. She had not
presided over a big hotel in vain.
When Algernon came home to din.
der the day Melinda was initiated
into the mysteries OF my domestic
arrangements" as she put il, |
rushed forth eagerly to meet him;
DO hurry, Algy,' | cried. 81
have splendid news for you" Now
Algy, as behtted his calling. was
always seeming news, so he hurried
in, saying anxiouslyG
What is it," Don't keep me
in suspense, Maidic mine. It's
confoundedly stupid down town to.
day"
IT'S too good to be true" | con.
hded loyously. I'VE have secured
a perfect treasure in Melinda"
Good" he cried, and good
again! That is better than a muir.
der or a marriage, or even a boom
in Dickens City real estate! I'm
truly thankful for such good luck
| don't want these dear little hands
roughened with pots and skillets
and dishpans," and he emphasized
his remarks with sundry and divers
endearments. You see, those were
the early days OF married bliss.
Time has long since disillusioned
US. can handle pots and skillets
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23

Paul Meeting has contracted to
build a cement block house for Am
line on the corner OF High and
Jackson streets. Amline is q rail
road man.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23

The J. K. Moore Luml er Co,
reports an Improvement in business
so FAR this month OF about 100 per
cent over the same period OF last.
This looks good to the building
and lumber trade and means that
business OF ali kinds is getting bet
ter as the summer approaches.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-26

to totally different purposes, but
in philanthropic matters he yield
ed to his wife's judgment. It
was she who gently guided his
interests toward philanthropy.
She would not permit money of
which the poor, prosecuted ano
oppressed Jews stood in so much
need, to be turned aside into for
eign channels. She determined
that her husband should turn his
energies to relieving the distress
of His coreligionists.
In the work of founding colo
MES in Argentina and Canada,
as an outlet for the prosecuted
Jews in Russia and the Orient,
she was her husbands associate
and inspiration. Shewas thor
cughly conversant with all his
schemes, SO that at his death she
was able to continue, develop and
complete, as well as add to, the
undertakings begun by him.
The baron was q remarkable
man, gifted with extraordinary
powers, with q genius for large
affairs, which was displayed
even in a higher degree in his
gigantic plans for the exodus OF
the Russian Jews than in the
amassing of his great fortune.
He loved pleasure, but disliked
vanity. He was not endowed
with sentiment, nor was he re
ligious in the ordinary sense
His ideals were all merged in
his devotion to his far-reachin9
and carefully planned scheme OF
benevolence. No appeals made
to him-and there were many
to endow some great institution
in France, or to erect some ar.
tistic public building to perpet
uate his name and family, ever
induced him to turn aside from
his plans for effecting the emf
grafton of the Russian Jews anC
converting them into agricultu