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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

schools today. Many public school
systems are honeycombed with weak
ness and the children's equipment
for their life work is crippled because
the Superintendents have not the dis
erection nor h stamina to enforce
the unconditional promotion princi-
pie. If we adhere to this policy for
two years our failures will be reduced
to a minimum n the Roswell public
schools will be the most thorough in
the Southwest.
There were enrolled in all the
schools this past month 1,090 pupils;
the same month last year, 962 pupils,
a gain of 12S pupils. There were 95
per cent of the days attended. The
schools were kept Is days this past
month, and the average number Of
days attended per pupil was IA, a
good showing. The average daily at
tendance this past month was 976 pu-
pills, the same month last year 841
pupils, a gain of 1876 pupils. There
were forty of hardness in the
schools this past month; the same.
month last year there were 334 cases
of hardness, a reduction of 294 cases,
a record that speaks volumes for the
schools. There were no of trTI-
ancy in the schools this past month;
the same month last year there were
three cases of ~truancy. There Were
three cases of corporal punishment
in the schools his past month; the
same month last year there were Is.
This one fact speaks much for the
improvement of the moral o of the
schools; and this fact is very signif-
cant when we consider the crowded
of our schools There were
suspensions this past month; the
same month last yea there was one
There were 81 visitors this past
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05
Mission.

(By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.o
If you are signing for a lofty work,
If great ambitions dominate your
mind,
lust watch yourself and see you do
not shirk
The common, little ways of being
kind.
If you are dreaming of a future goal.
When, crowned with glory, men
shall own your power,
Be careful hat you let no struggling
soul
Go {by unaided in the present hour.
If you are moved to pity for the earth
And long to aid it, do not look so
high
You pass some poor, dumb creature
faint with thirst,
All life is equal in the Eternal eye.
If you would help to make the wrong
things right,
Begin at home; there lies a life
times toll,
Weed you own garden fair for all
mems sight
Before you plan to fill another's
toll.
God chooses his own leaders in the
world,
ing hands;
AS mighty mountains into place are
hurled,
While patient tides. may only shape
the sands.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05
ROSWELL HARDWARE co.

tic in this great work and are taking
much interest in it.
The following rooms had no cases
of hardness this past month
Miss Carrie Skillman: Miss Carrie
Ewing; Miss Pattye Skillman; Miss
Edith Carhart: Miss Jennie kenney;
Miss Mary Toophy.
The next lyceum lecture rogra
Will be given February 26 at North
Presbyterian church.. DR.. Alexander
will lecture on Our Nations Capitol.
DR.. Alexander has lived for many
years in Washington City. and will
give us a very instructive lecture. A
splendid supporting has been pre-
pared.
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Thomas w. Freeman returned la

Thomas w. Freeman returned last
night from st. Louis, where he be-
came identified with the Cast Bank
note and Lithographing Co., as travel
ing representative, with headquarters
at Oklahoma City and territory cover
ing Oklahoma, the Panhandle Of Tex
as and he Territory of New Mexico.
He and Mrs. Freeman have been here
since last June and their friends re-
gret that they will leave.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

The reception given by the ladies CT
the M. E. church, South, at the chITsh
last night was well attended by mem
beers and friends. An informal pro-
gram was given followed by a social
hour and light refreshments ALI pres
ent spent a very pleasant evening.
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ditch. L. O. Fullen is plaintiffs attor.

ditch. L. o. Fullen is plaintiffs attor-
ney.
Wickenhiser & Day against Ernest
and Annie Chamberlain, for $500 as
commission for finding buyer. Filed
by R. E. Lund.
aaginst Ingersou Book Store, ct al for
$11S.75 alleged to be due for 1900
leather post cards. H. M. Dow filed
the case.
Flo Crawford against Albert Craw-
ford, for divorce; by J. T.. Evans.
Pearl Lesnet against F. w. Lesnet,
for divorce, filed by J.. T. Evans.
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SCHOOL NOTES.
g g g g g g - Is Is g g g g 9 9 g

Last week the teachers and pupils
began the second terms work. In the
main the results of the first terms
examination were very satisfactory.
The pupils showed a gain of 33 Is
per cen over the work of last year.
Conditional promotions have been
lone away with, and this has caused
the failure of a larger number of pu-
pills than usual. Conditional promo
lions are the bane of our public
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05
A PROMINENT BANKER
DIES AT SAN ANTONIO.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 5.-Wm.
F. Purcell, one of the most prominent
bankers and railroad wner in Mex
leo, died here today at the age of GA.
He was one of the builders of the Goa
hula and Zacatecas Railroad and at
his death was president and principal
owner. Purcell was born in Ireland
and went to Mexico in 1861.
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Scrip.

Soldiers additional Is about all
there is left and not much of that. AS
the quantity gets mauer the price
rises The demand increases as the
supply lessons. Buy 1t now or buy it
higher later.-Roswell Title & Trust
Co. 67tf
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

A bill has been introduced in the
Territorial Council providing h a no
mercantile company shall engage in
b banking business. 1t creates the
Office of bank examiner at a salary of
$2,400 a year, provides for fou inspec
lions a year and requires every bank
under territorial charter to have CAPT
tai stock of at least $4,000.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05
Abstracts.

Ours are ready on the day you said
you wanted it in the attorneys hands
comodate every order both in time
and quality of workmanship and are
in compiling it. Phone 81. Roswell Ii
tie & Trust Co. 57tf
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

WHY Parsons has accepted the po-
sition of st~enographer and assistant
in the office of District Clerk S. 1.
Roberts, to take the place of Miss Lee
nora Jones. who will remain in the
office until the fifteenth of this month
and then pen her public stenograph-
er'S office.
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Notice, Creek Letter Men.

All members Of National College
Fraternities, in Roswell or the Peco
Valley, are requested to call at room
5, Texas block, to register.-Pecos
Valley Pan-Hellenic. S5d12w2
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05
200, ooo, 600, 900 Valentines.

Which run from ! cent to $500 in
Guiding copyright gift book editions
in fancy valentine attire. Absolutely
the largest line ever shown in Ros-
well.-Ingersoll Book Stationery and
Art and Valentine Co..
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

If you want a bargain, see Bert 2.
Ingersoll about that Remington Type
writer No. z. 1t will pay you. 89t3.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05
Saturday Special

per pound, one day only at this price
-Luff'S Candy Kitchen.
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LOCAL NEWS 5
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None better than Luff's candies
Don't forget our Saturday Special.
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FOR RENT:-Three roomed furnish
ed house, 507 N. Lea. Apply morn
dngS. 90t3.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

l hereby withdraw al my property
from the MARKET. C.. Davis. 90t3*.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

Hand Painted China.
l am giving 25 per cent Off. B.
Boellner, Jeweler and Optician.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-05

Frank Hull drove up from Dexter 20
day on a short business visit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
GIVES UP FARM INSPECTION.
j. NJ. Jenkins Resigns and Will Prob.
ably be Succeeded by Prof. vii.
liams for the Present.

Spartanburg, July 2.-J. M. Jen-
kins, district agent for the farm DEM
onstration work in this section, with
headquarters here, will resign this
position. 1t is understood that Prof.
Ira w. Willeams who has charge Of
the farm demonstration work in
Ira W. Williams, who has charge Of
in the State House at Columbia, will
take up the work in this district and
carry it on until a man can be ap-
pointed.
1t is reported that Mr.. Jenkins has
accepted a position at rice inspector
at New Orleans. He will leave for
New York Monday before going TO
New Orleans. AS rice Inspector he
will be associated with Prof Chamb-
liss, formerly of Clemson College.
The farm demonstration work as
carried on by DR.. Knapp and his as :,
sistants is gaining a strong fOOthold
in the South. Farmers are daily talk
ing to the ideas set forth by the dem
onstratOrs and as a result scientific
farming is becoming general.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
USES. ICE-CREAM TO REFORM
BOYS.
One Gospel Worker Has Found a
Way of Winning Youthful Fellow
ers.

The tanning Of the New York tough
boy is one Of the specific accomplish
ments of the gospel workers of the
Evangelical Committee of Greater
New York. They have him so ne eats
out Of their hand--ice-cream and
cake. Afterward he doesn't throw so
many stones as he did nor disturb the
services with unfriendly epithets. I
believe 1t was In Mulberry Bend at
the italian tent that they discovered
the real. right way to regenerate a
boy. 1t had happened they had pitch
ed the tent on a vacant lot the boys
had always had for baseball. The
boys weren't willing to give 1t up for
the gospel. so one dark night they
tore the tent to shreds and burned the
stakes beneath II. B. Franklin Butts,
the gospel singer. was one OF the
workers there that summer. Seems
To know boys. Says he was one once
himself. Well. when he found the
wreckage. he just quietly put up an
other tent. Then he passed round
word that there would be Big Boys
club formed to play baseball and
there would be ice-cream and cake
Tor the organization meeting. Now
they have a "B. Il. c." at every tent.
ana along with the other proceedings
there's gospel talk sandwiched I'm
You ought To see B. Franklin Butts
conduct a boys meeting. Then you'd
know why, when last summer he was
going TO be removed from one tent
to another they thought needed him
more. this wall went up that reached
headquarters: Whenever us fellers
down here gifts anything we like. it's
always pinched on u.s." SO Mr.. Butts
wasn't "pinched" on the Canal street
ten, after all. but allowed to remain
with them.-Mabel Potter Daggett I'm
The Delineator for July.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY.
THOMAS HUGGINS. COTORIp
MEETS INSTANT DEATH
Oiose Calls for Two Others-Unfor-
tunate Man Places Hand ON 1--we.
Wire With Fatal Results-An Ip-
norant Negroes Incredulity.

Spartanburg, July 2.-Thomas Huo-
GINS coiored, was electrocuted this
AFTERNOON about 1880 O'Clock by seiz-
ing telephone guy wire which was
crossed with primary electric wire
The accident happened near the
overhead bridge on North Church,
street. Elliott Williams. colored also,
put his hand on the wire and u,,s
shocked so badly that at first IL was
thought he was dead.
Alex Walker. colored, who tried IN
pull Elliott Williams off tie wire
was shocked so badly that for a few
minutes he was unconscious. Had is
not been for the timely arrival of Dr
Allen, Williams would probably have.
died.
negro by the name of Askew WAS
digging up some sod near the cross
arm at the pin factory, and Thomas
Huggins came along and started to
talk with him. By way of resting
himself, Huggins caught hold of the,
guy wire running from the ton of a.
telephone pole onN North Churclx
street and attached to post about fivs.
feet above the ground, near the spot
where Askew was at work. The in
slant Higgins grabbed the wire he.
was electrocuted. For a second he
stood as if petrified with one hand
ciasped round the wire as if inn
possible to turn it loose, then he felr
over dead.
Elliott Williams came up, and see
ing Huggins lying on the ground.
asked, Watts de matter wild dat mig
ger?" He's dead" some one re-
piled. wat killed him?" asked wiz
liams. "See that wire, well, he
caught hold of it,"
20, dat wire never killed dat mig
ger; dey amt nothin' de matter wf6
dat wire.' and he caught hold of it.
Apparently it had the same effect
OH Williams, as it had had on Hug
gins. Williams stood like one who
had looked on the shield of Perseus
and to all appearances seemed dead.
Alex Walker, negro standing by
caught Williams under the arrnpita
and tried to drag him away from the
wire. Instantly Walker was knocked
down, and Williams then fell to the
ground more dead than alive,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

Gr0sks Thought Eagle Carried Souls
10 Mount Olympus.
u In ancient mythology the eagle was
supposcd to carry the souls OF the dy-
ing to the abode on Mt. Olympus. and
s<ne called the bird OF love. says the
Plttsburg sun. The eagle was first
taken an symbol OF royal power by
the ancient Etruscans. who bore It's
Image upon its standards. In the
year 81 b. c. silver eagle. with ex-
eonded wings. poised on the top of a
spear with thunderboit held In It's
claws. was adopted as the military
standard to be borne at the head Of
their iegions by the Rom ans In the
reign Of Hadrian. q golden eagle was
ststituted for the silver one. The two
headed eagle was adopted by the By
1antine emperors as a symbol Of their
control Of both east and west. The
dcuble-headed eagle OF Russia was
adopted at the marriage CT Ivan I. with
. orecian princess Of the eastern en-
pire; that OF Austria was first used
when the emperor OF Germany took
the title of Roman emperor. The ma
tional standard of Prussia bears a
black eagle. and that OF Poland had
white eagle. Napoleon took a
golden eagle for his standard. model
cd OF pure gold and bearing O thund-
erbolt after the pattern OF the eagle
OF the Romans. This standard was
not used by the Bourbons. but was re-
stored by Louis Napoleon In 1852.
The eagle was first used on Amer
lean coins I'm 17Ss. on the cents and
haif-cents issued from the Massachu-
setts mint. IL was adopted In the plan
OF national coinage as a design upon
all gold pieces and on the silver dol
lar. half-dollars and quarter dollars.
The design of an eagle was at one
time suggested for the United states
flag. but was abandoned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
BIG GAIN IN COTTON.
ALL THE COTTON CONDITIONS
CONTINUE BULLISH.
short Crop Seems Certain-Conten.
ton is That Supply is Not likely to
Meet the Demand Of the spinners.

New York, July 2.-That cotton
should have continued to advance Is
rot at all surprising. The develop
ments of the week have been almost
uniformly bullish and to cap the ELI
max the bureau report today proved
to be sensational. It's figures were
followed by a violent rise of about SO
bale.
The condition Of 74.6 as stated by
the government is per cent below
the condition at this time last year
and 6.2 per cent. under the average
at this time for the past 10 years.
The advocates Of still higher prices
contend that this report makes It as
clear as anything possibly can that all
ideas of a crop in excess of 12.O00.-
600 bales must be abandoned and
they take the ground that unless ideal
conditions prevail during July and
August the outcome is likely to be
under rather than over those figures.
However that may be, today's re-
port apparently puts the quietus up
on all estimates in the neighborhood
Of 12,5O0,000 bales, to say nothing of
higher guesses.
Meantime improvement in general
| trade is reported from various Sec
tions Of the country, while in the
textile industry itself there is q
cearth Of indications that trade il
likely to keep on expanding through
out the season and that heavy yield
OF cotton will be needed. The con.
| tention Of the bulls is that the yield
Is certain to fall below the consump-
ton and acting on this belief they
have bought heavily and persistent.
ly. There has been a steady demand
for prent cloths and it is expected
that the price of cloths will be ad.
vanced after the holidays.
Spot markets at the South have ad.
vanced The stock of raw cotton here
has decreased materially and it is re.
| ported that freight room has beer
engaged fer some 10000 bales fol
siipment out Of the local supply.
}-s.Further rain has fallen In the east
ern belt and the reports from rexa.
do not show that boil weevil damage
is increasing. AS the crop in tha
State is admittedly two weeks late, Il
Is expected that the damage from
veewil will be more extensive than wa.
the case last season. Bears have beer
routed and bulls flushed with recen
successes, are predicting much high
err prices ultimately.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
mo LABOR DEGREisIHG.
1omp1e of Ous Mill--IArge Pew
eeqtage Atteodl1ng Schools and Tl,ls
Numher = InueaAns lRapidly.

ColumblA, July s.--CommIssione or
X Watson thinks. sccording to reports
poeqIvsd at his Office. thar child labor
&7n<Iitions are better than ever be-
@cro- His inspectors have recently
ofmpllsd some figures that show q
peonarkable decrease. In 1880 there
Rere SOS children under IA in fhe II
oo>ton mills OF the state. In 1905
9ers were s.sss and In 1907 there
Wovs s,12l laboring children In the
0nle. Mr.. wataon thinks that at
ldaa 1000 children will be dropped
frodi the rolls this year.
Absorbing to report received yes
terday from one Of the argest nills
- the Piedmont section Of the State
oot Of ss7 children betwsen the ages
g and ~ years. $50 OF those were
o1>ondlne school. :
OF 1Se children under the age Of 6.
111 Of them we're In the kindergarten
- - mi,l ,illase. only sss Of them
oovld not rad or write. this 10 TAX
~ into ecoount the very small and
/X PoDorl made from three mills
= ~ n>1Ro raanagep,ent showed
|..sssls ll(|| sa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
CONDITION OF COTTON.
Department OF Agriculture Reports
The Average 74.6 OF Normal Cron
Figures of the States.

Washington, July 2.-The condf-
ton of the cotton crop in the United
states averages 74.5 per cent. Of a.
normal crop on June 25 last. accord
ing to today's report of the depart-
ment of agriculture. This is against.
S1.1 on May % last. On June 81 ~
year ago it was S12 and two wears
ago 72. The average condition on
June 25 for 10 years was SOS.
The condition of the cotton crop NV
states for June 25, 1909. June 25.
1908, and the 10 year average re-
spectively follows:
Virginia, rs and 80 and S4. NORTH,
Carolina, IS and SO and 81: South,
Carolina, a, S4, 81; Georgia. 10 Ss-
81; Florida, IS, S4. S5; Alabama. Sc
S2, so; Mississippi, 61. "a, so: Iouis-
lana, 62, so, 81; Texas 10. so. So
Arkansas &c, So, 81; Tennessee. so.
49, S4; Missouri. SS, 81, 81: oklaho-
ma, S4, ga, 50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

Dillon are probably the best of these
varieties.
care should be taken to prevent fire,
spread of the disease. Where il only
occurs in one or in few places an -
plantation. every precaution should he
taken to keep the unaffected FIELDS
Zee from the disease Water shos,soF
not be allowed to drain from dissf.se,y
nelds on to land where the disease has.
never occurred. All plows and other
implements should be cleansed before.
taking them out of a field where gSse
disease occurs.
Anyone who is i'm doubt as tc
whether his cotton is affected wftfr
'he disease or not should during the.
growing season send specimens OF
the suspected cases to the Division or
Botany of the South Carolina Experf
ment Station for examination ares.
identification. We are always glad TN.
receive such specimens and to ger srrs
touch with the people who arc .rs
frlng losses from this and Other DIS
eases We keep on hand frankcS
tags Tor use in sending i'm Diseases
specimens and will gladly sesna sensve
OF these to anyone who'd esicsw M
send any kind of plant disease for sx,-
animation and investigation.
H. w. BARRE,
Botanist, S. c., Expt. st.s-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

An unknown preacher OF the "un-
known tongue" religion twas recently
driNsn from the Clinton Cotton Mill
village last week. He professed to
have various gifts. With. perhaps. a
sort OF hypnotism. he led silly women
sstray. In the name OF religion. 1t is
asserted that some OF the women
have reported to their husbands that
In the name of religion. he COM
msnded them violate the Seventh
Commandment. II is good for him
that he left when he did. for worse
things might have happened to him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

How Is your carpet-sweeper? Some
times all that Is needed to make a
sweeper (that you think Is worn out)
90 good work is to have the springs
put In proper shape, or some new
ones In place OF the old ones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

TWO small children hearing older
rersons"refer to the cats tail as his
ebenezer, came home from church
one day very much chagrined. saw
ing, 1.-THE choir sang a dreadful song.
put we did not take any part" on
being questioned 1t was found they
had sung that good old hymn, Here
al raise mine Ebenezer."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
STATE BORROWS MONEY.
Loan OF 5000. 900 Made Yesterday.
Making Total OF 100000 This

Year.
Columbia, July 2.-Arrangements
have been completed by the State of
South Carolina to borrow $500, 900
through the Palmetto National bank
Of this city. The rate of enterest ac-
ccrding to the agreement between the
bank and the State will be 3 per cent
This maks q total of 100000 bOr-
rOwed this year the first 100000
loan being necessary on account of
the distribution of the pension money
The present loan is to meet current ex-
penses and Is certain that a ad-
ditional 100000 will have to be bor-
rowed before the end of the year,
bringing the total up to the statutory
limit
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

The men who make success I'm
life never spend much time figuring
out how others did II before them. A
peck Of initiative is worth a carload
Of imitation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07
SUMTER. s. G.. WEDNESDAY JULY = 1910
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE,
MESSINA AGAIN SHAKEN BY Sc.
WE'RE SEISMIC TREMORS.

Walls Arc Thrown DOwn-People
FIce I'm Terror to the Open Coun.
try for safety-Extent Of Disas,ter
Not Known Yet-Rural Section
Also Reports Damage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

A soon an man discovers that he
Isn't q hish-browed genius In any
particular limo. he becomes 6. lot more
valuable to the communit,,--and more
comfortable to his family.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

Hope springs eternal In the wo-
mans mind--that she doesn't look as
old as other women Of her age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-07

The newborn colt must have milk
during the first half hour Of it's life,
or the chances are that 1t will die.