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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
HISTORY AND FIGURES

Few people who attend the doiugs
~ this commencement or read about
u IN the papers realize what u won
detouS history free education has had
IN this country. While Ut ruufsc the
American did not originate II. he has
done more 10 develop u than ull the
nations Of the world combined II
has not been W very long either. BIOS
ton had the first frcc school, ~ called
iu 1885. II was free IN that II the
parent did not have the money ~ pay,
he need not. Old custom was hard to
get away from. For hundreds ui ycar-.
education had been Il matter Of ,u'c
lagc by hire, ot the lnborious process
nf self work, until IL had been IN
grained that it was the ordinary aud
correct thing TO pay, II you could The
idea took slowly but surely. There
w"r" two teachers IN that first free
school, aud Allan Gilbert then pre-
dirtod that from 1t would spring one
Of the greatest educational systems ~
The world, The benevolent scholar
did not dream how his prophecy wa
10 h" fulfilled, ard people were q little
inclined 10 laugh ~ him for his cham
pionship of what was ~ first called
''thr paup"r school - You see they
hadn Z amy idea that m" uitcd States
would reach finally e. the Pacific
or"nu. The total expenditure of mon
"y for M" common and high schools
last wear was over sIuu,uuu. 900. aud
uy"r l%G.uuu,uOu scholar, were iu NJ
tendance. under q halt million teach
rr> II didu' = take the Nuu.rc, hong
though to see III" po,sihihtrr, nf the
ire" school, and there hn, been uu
trouble about their extension since
Connecticut began M" game hy the
sale ct the Western Rrsrt,c' aud
III" putting uf u round million iullufs
IN the state school fund. New York
s"uu followed, and ryci, state In the
union has been glad go follow suit
,"Nus has the greatest schupl fund.
though nn on" can tell just h"w much
Il j., strangely enough. That j. ow
ing 10 the upwarIhurtuatinn ii the
vast area oi school lands. Ncmly ~
cry stat" now has u compulsory NJ
Tendance law, aud cufurcrs A.. The
national percentage of i%llit"rnry ha,
fallen tn 1871 per cent since the first
public school was founded. In New
McSIco, II Is only 2l.G pen cent. aud
would he less ifthr' ratio wa, figured
from III" white people alone, instead
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15

~ we'll o, those If the north aud east
who have come iu know OF
but three spanish school, IN more
than two hundred milr, tina, Is
school, where spanish alone b, taught.
ln nearly every school you ind the
,uu. aud daughters of Moctc2uma, aud
ru"y ur p"ud students. with such a
,urmaii'" Influence upon the citizen
.hip of the future. 1t IL not going 10
b" Ri" very long that there Will be
'hc shadow Of an excuse for such
hing, A. III" ~w"cly bill, aud the per
rutugc enlightenment viii rise still
higher, though ~ have already passed
sixteen state. some of whom have
the tcmcrity 10 say that New Mexico
3. not M for statehood.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
The Evans Realty Company
OFFICE. End ST, NEWS BUILDING
NEWS BUILDING

property farms ranches and rdnquMhmentS and charge as our commission { per- cent to
the party selling
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
Impressions Of a Tenderiooi")
by Will Il obinSon.

This week aud next two hundred
thousand young people wall grad
uatc' from the high schools Of the
lnud, aud ID" blessed Youngsters are
nov up 10 their eyes. ~ the doiugs OF
commencement, which really means
the ending, taking one sense of the
natter. This town the same ~ every
other whore the splendid impulse OF
education marks the high plan To
which Amcricaui,m has attained. TIN,
paper will tell al about the ESSAYS
aud defamation, and piano solo, and
medals md cups and huupr-. and II ~
right about o.. The occasion IN ut
vastly moro Importance than the pre-,
Idrutinl election, fpr It means more 10
be- started out WIh ihr hlc-.iug of "A
thorough high school education than
u does 10 bee elected iu any old iuh
on top of earth Some ut the graduates
may l." pre-. Idru' all right enough.
but they stand q iHt better show uf
becoming expert farmers, carpenters.
hlnoUsmiths aud engineers, aud u good
one ut either j. worth more To- the
country than "a president. simply be
cause ut the hcucdirtiou If being u pro
Queer. That IL more ~ the economy
81 nature than all the titles that man
ever bore. 1T j. . little odd fashioned
q" have such M iicn IN these modern
days, when the country i]ucliucs iu the
~"'aucsccut things, but when YOU think
about 1t 1t Is merely ,cu,c The l'eros
valley boy who helps redeem a farm
from the desert, will have created
something that will exist and hc %
blessing Ia tod = children ayes after
Hpg 1911 TAFT D., remembered uur bN
Il paragraph "f history. IN" same
thug - true "f the other bow who
become mechanics aud artisans. aud
have useful and beautiful thing, be-
hiut them when they pas, 10 the
greatest school ui all - II o.. true
"i 'hrs" who pas, down the honorable
aisle, ut IA" business uul pruir-siun-
Nhd u" something Lon humanity, most
at aIl That humanity which cuu not
h"ip itself. 80 ~ q. time ct the girl
wh" PASSES from the high school ~
- later career 70. the best proof uf IL,
wisdom and guulrr-~ 81 Cod the
American wife aud mother. Here
e wonderful legacy. to hc n, once M,
inspiration and 'bo ,ul,c, of the Anne
l'nn man, hi guiding star. aud ~,
real ruch upon which American iihcri, |
aud American civilization o., built.
krm"mh"g these word, ten wears from
now, and vou Will lind the pIcu' and
IN" worthy mal"Ji'y ut the sweet girl
graduate at to-day fulfilling the mi.
sion the Father ordained from the
htst, for of truth the ref of omnnci
patton ~ It's false sense hn, not had
effect upon the American gIrl and the
American woman. ll"r heart is ~
deep aud sweet aud FUN of doyiuc H.
clinati"n now ~ IN the dny, when
III" land was young aud they helped
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15

Of taking all race, r. b. growing
less every year "" are spending
over q million % yrm ON uur schools,
aui owing 20 the foresight Of our
great men Of both par'ic, q King =
i"mniu ), being -"' aside Tor the schools
'hu' make % royal .rt clopmcur some
LAY. perhaps not 20. great a. Tr>n,, the
nuYrN having no" largest number at
tree school, that o. Roosevelt. II
'l-n has tdc ruun'yhu,irr the lnrp
N>l per cent wn!ch D., Eddy It also
he. No" city collecting the largest ga
%" Of poll raN, "1.2 per cent which Is
Roswell Turumcari will hay" some
other element If distmgui,hmcnt iu
It's time, tor b. b. II. SUI" To be- one OF
the greatest ri'ic, OF the valley en-
pine ~ the sun H. sure 20 rise tomur
row The people 81 the slope are IN
'cr-rly proud IT their schools. and
the pride Is shared in hy the native,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
LITTLE POLITICS.

Thevc - little foolishness about the
ommou school system as we have II
today. To bc sure It is more or less
simply - misfortune and no more. Also
u Is slowly being left behind, ia the
major part. | know Of one school
board IN the valley which has only
one republican on IL, but at the meet.
lngs for two years, | have heard pol.
tiles mentioned but once, aud It has
failed utterly TO Affect the general
rENDERFOOT No. 3.
control Of the teaching staff, a. utter.
~ ~ have church membership ana
ucpot,sm, usually or rather formerly
an inevitable feature in eyey system.
The teacher must be qualified thor
uughly. Several cities insist that its
lcachcrs must be university graduates
aud all of them must conform to the
existing territorial laws, attend the
Hormals aud nssocihtional meetings
and institutes, aud show that they
,'cp abreast of the times All Of the
way through the game. II a week sis.
ter or brother develops, the bouncer
gets IN his work and somebody gets
- job who knows how To pillow.
HIGHER SCHOOLS.
To their distinct credit be II said
the same principle holds in all of the
higher institutions of the territory.
though New Mexico made the mistake
Of starting with too many Of them,
and is only beginning to grow TO the
point where they can auord to support
all of them. They have a severe
standard, and they enforce IL, with
the result that the whole educational
world recognizes them. The United
states government itself ranks the
New Mexico Military Institute well up
among the best military schools In the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15

country. and The academic institutions
are OF equal blood. Occasionally there
VIII unhealthy influence creep in, but
they ar" expelled ~ soon a. iiscoy
erred with u stern dispi,c that would
DO" boz possible iu tho older states. aud
10 70 little while the fault is cured.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
REMEMBER.

u is boy aud through these free
public schools, and it, higher insti
buttons Of learning that New Mexico
has become great aud Is growing great.
"r, aud 1t were well for YOU 10 re-
member 1t when reading aud thinking
Of 1903 commencement.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
A Bargain

100 acres OF we'll improved lana,
d lpining the city OF Tucumcari,
suitable tor plating into acreage
property, tor S25.oo an acre il sold
AT once, see !. Il. Daughtrv. 2s.tf.c
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
For Sale.

New four room house with hall,
lot 5oxI4o all fenced. call Pioneer
Drug Store for terms. ao.tf
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
For Sale.

New four room house with hall,
lot 5oxI4o all fenced, call Pioneer
Drug Store tor terms. aa.t
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15

FOR RENT-Two good 4.room
houses, well located, s2o.o 90 and
sI2.5o per month.
76-ti Evans Realty Co.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-15
For Sale.

Some good desirable city real es-
tate. For particulars call or ad-
dress w. Is. farrell. 2o-tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
Spider Colonies.

Our native spiders are notable for
their-extreme unsociability. OF those
which are spinners each one con-
structs its web apart from those Of
its kind. And those which hunt pur-
sue their prey alone. says the London
Globe.
In other countries, however, there
are spiders which live in communities.
and one such. a native of Mexico. is
described by NJ L. Diguet II Is known
as the mosquero and makes a large
nest in oaks and other trees Here
the spiders live gregsriously and along
with them in the nest 3 found si-
mute beetle and another species of spi-
der. The beetle is said 20 act as
scsvenger. Parts Of the nest Of the
mosquero are hung ND in the houses
during the wet season TO get rid Of the
flies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
No Good for Charity.

A clergyman strolled into gro
Gerry store kept by an srprising
German.
MY good man." said. the pastor,
"can you give me anythine in the line
of groceries as a contribution to the
Woman's Missionary society? You see,
We have done good work among the
poor people of this section. and. as
there are still many hungry mouths
to feed, wish you would try and help
us out"
The big Teuton studied a moment
and replied: well, / tell you, dot
know ISIS sombting gut: bur. you see,
&c only tings vot sell here iss guar
anteed goods, so dey wut be no gut
vor charity
The minister went out the door
after recovering from the shock. and
perhaps is still wondering why guar
anteed goods are not to be dispensed
to charity NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
PUTTING OUT FIRE ON WATER.
German Invention Probably the Best
That Has Vet Been Devised for
That Purpose.

It falls to the lot ,of few to set the
river on fire. and despite the tradition
that the feat is the quickest way to
fame, the names of Whose who have
done it never seem to survive.
But that many man can, and does.
set a river on fire is so true that in
vention has had to concern itself
with means for putting out those very
blazes.
They occur usually when petroleum,
gasoline or some other liquid hydro
carbons spread on the waters surface
and happen to be ignited before their
spread has too greatly broken up and
thinned them. Whole ports. with their
shipping, are endangered.
In Germany they have devised two
solutions, which, mingling as they are
poured. instantly raise a dhick, tena-
cious foam One solution is composed
of potash. alum and sodium sulphate
and licorice root extract.
The soapsuds appearance Of the
foam In reality covers an inert gas.
which. spreading over the entire burn
ing surface, acts as a blanket and in
stantly kills the flames for want of
oxygen.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
Memorial to Mary Aiming.

Lyme Regis church. which. like
many another building in that quaint
old Dorset seaport. is In danger Of
slipping into the waves. has compare
lively little OF interest for tourist or
towrsman to loiter over. Its most re-
rnarkable memorial Is the stained
glass window 10 Mary Aiming. This
was the SCHOOLGIRL who. "a 1911. dts
turbed the lost rest Of the ssurian
monster - Icthyosaurus Platydon-
whose remains nov re IN the Natural
History museum At South kensiartoa.
As curious = hnd 80 any that ever
came to the net Of . child on the
beach. But Mary Aiming possibly
had that sort Of thing IN her blood.
for her father Wa the proprietor Of
a curiosity shop.-London Chronicle
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12

dered another dozen lemons, had the
iceman fill her icebox TO the brim and
reminded her husband not to forget TO
send out supply OF palm leaf fans as
soon as possible.
The day of the porch party the
thermometer fell 80 degrees, so 1t was
a rather dubious company that re-
ceived their hostess cheerful greet
ing.
''Of course it's little cooler than
hoped II would be-" she said gayly.
But what's the use Of having such
glorious view and such roomy porch
if you don't enjoy them?"
Il thought maybe we'd go into the
house." yentured Mrs. Proctor.
Admire my viewi" Mrs. Deeson
commanded. do you wonder that
care nothing for the seashore since we
moved here? | fall asleep at night
to the sound of the waves and awake
to the roar of the surf"
Il should think the foghorn would
bother you a lot" said Mrs. Ander-
son.
1T makes the place seem so much
like the seashore," said the hostess,
cheerfully III go now and see about
the little spread my maid is prepar-
ing, If you'll excuse me-"
81 don't believe she's needed In
there at ALL said Mrs. Proctor. when
the hostess had disappeared. 1T was
merely an excuse for going in to get
warm"
Il hope the tea is good and hot
said Mrs. Tucker, smiling. Il have al
ready acquired a stiff neck and feel
as If I'd break il | moved.
I'm going to take that upholstered
chair" said Mrs. Lewis, rising. This
wicker one is the coolest thing ever
sat in. The wind comes between the
sticks like wintry blast"
I've stuffed some cushions around
me-" said Mrs. Dunbar 1T helps a
lot"
Yes, but there aren't enough to
tuck us all in said Mrs. Simons. My
husband told me to wrap up. but
said that of course we'd stay inside
with crate fire.
Don't talk about crate fires,"
groaned Mrs. Proctor did you ever
see anything as cold as that lake,
81 don't look at it, said Mrs. Ander-
son. 81 turn my back on it."
"And run the risk of an attack of
lumbago, not to mention sciatica,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
DAILY PRESS NEWPORT NEWS. VA. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER r.
WILLING TO Lei HIM DRAW.
Artist Withdrew Complaint Against
Fellow Member ilfter He Had
Heard Him Talk.


Pellesrini waE an az tist with an ex-
ceedingly Hbexar Vocabulary. upon
which he would\ draw freely for the
edification of Thea Be efsteak club. of
which he was a member. There was
one fellow membertof the club. says
]. c. Carr IN book hailed Some Emf
nent victorians," whu was wont to en-
terrain the table with little i'm
promptu sketches. " dich he executed
with a certain degree of facility
This innocent Display OF artistic
power offended Peilegi mi, who, posi-
bly, moved by meas ire OF jealousy.
that any one should en- croach upon his
special province, insisted with some
vehemence that a club was not the
place for such exercises
81 like the boy" he - nd to me one
evening, land when he ttaik. listen,
but It's pity he draw"
II was only few evenings later
that | entered the room END found the
young friend who had b cen the sub
ject OF Pellegrini's rebule absorbing
ahe entire conversation Of the crowded
table. Pellegrini was pre- sent. and |
could see that he was growing FESTIVE
under the artists unceasing How OF
conversation.
In a momentary pause he' turned to
me. and in an audible whisper deliy-
cred this laconic judgment.
Joe, I ave made big mfstlke. It's
better he draw"-Youth's Companion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
lumbago, nc

She was so serene and so pleased
with Il all that they swallowed their
disappointment with the freezing bev-
eraEes and tried 10 make merry IN
sp,te Of the icy wind. II they left re
narkabIy early they did Il 80 tact
fully that their hostess did not guess
the reason.
IT'S been such a treat to have you.
abe called after them as they depart
ed Il feel quite Ike missionary
IN rescuing you from your apartments
and filing you with ozone"
Maybe Il was azone.- mutiered
u-s tucker. I thought Il was rheu-
matism.~
~she enjoyed IT, said Mrs Proctor.
AZ they hurried down the street. but
think I voice the FEELINGS Of the
company when declare that an 60
ire straight home to take stiff dose
~ ousnlne and 20 to bed IN hot ban
tess--chicaso Daily News
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
11e
Porch Party

to
MIS-. Deeson's
porch party were
issued on the hot
test day OF the
season. Mrs. Dee
son beamed in
joyous anticipa-
ton of tn g
pie asure b e r
friends, the apart
m ent jewellers,
would experience
In passing an al
ternoon on her
wide porch over
looking the lake
and famed by the
coolies st a k e
breeZes. She or
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12

And you VII decide that your bust.
ncss Requires We'll .Prir,sd Stationery.
We you'd BE- glad 70 give you an e.
timaie end proofs on your nexi order
WARWICK PRINTING CO. DsHs
P-ess Buildlns. III n sntE hfth 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12
AnxthInu 70 pIe.ss.

Hubby. want to 90 to an sr-
elusive resort"
FAN right. my dear said the treat
naenate. TN buT you . mountsin-"
4 prefer the beach"
VERY rood Jotr set ne quotations.
on Oceaas.--Hcustos csrqEiei..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-12

said Mrs. Dixon.
cheerfully. 81 wish
some one was
brave enough to
insist on going
into the house"
Shed be. NOR
tally offended"
sighed Mrs. Sim
NJ on S. Besides.
she'd never get
through laughing
about it. Y o u
know she always
contends that peo-
pie who live in
apartments ar e
afraid OF fresh air. T"
We certainly
aren't made to live
at the north pole"
cried Mrs. Dunbar.
GROSSLY. I'm al
m ost perishing,
I'm so cold"
y W ell, here
comes the tea"
said Mrs. Tucker,
happily. IN o "
we can warm up
Mrs. Deeson,
smilingly hospit-
able. came cheer
fly back to them.
followed by the
maid with a tray OF
tinkiing glasses.
I have lemon
ade and iced tea
both she an
nouaced. Take
your choice and
help yourselves to
the little cakes as
we'll
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-05
WHISTLE HEARD MANY MILES
Notes of Steamboat Siren Garry Far,
Especially on Still Night in
the Country.

Have you ever wondered what
sounds travel the farthest? If you live
in a great city you are constantly en-
veloped in such multitude of noises
that it is very seldom that any partic.
ular one attracts the attention unless
it be unusually sharp or strident, and
although piercing, such sound IS
not likely to carry any great distance.
The higher notes are exceedingly pen
etrating for a short radius, and IN
questionably more startling than the
lower ones, but the latter are much
more far-reaching.
The ability of d sound to carry de-
ponds upon its vibrations, and any one
who has listened to the deep notes OF
a pipe organ in a church will admit
that he could almost feel the air Vi
brate. But probably steamboat
whistle, such as are common on the
Ohio and Mississippi packets, can be
heard as far as any sound that may
ordinarily be met with. The deep
resonance of it's tones. floating stead
lily out into the air, seem to stretch
away indefinitely into space. especial
" In the stiffness of a night in the
country. 1t is sound that cannot be
mistaken for any other, and when
once its acquaintance has been made
you will never forget it.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-05
Learned How to pack Trunk.

81 have the man who came for my
trunk to thank for one thing, said a
woman; hereafter / think closing my
trunk will have less terror for me. You
see, I always seem to have it so
crowded that it requires the combined
weight OF several members of the
household to close that cover. Well,
the other day, when it was time to
take my trunk to the station, there we
were, three of us, trying to get that
trunk closed and locked Finally, in
sheer despair, ] looked at the man
who was patiently waiting, and in a
most appealing way, invited him to sit
down upon that trunk to see if
he could close it. Did he do as 1 sug-
gested? No-something better. He
calmly lifted up the top Of the trunk,
took out the top tray and fitted it in
the top Of the cover; presto, that
cover, with the top tray inside, went
down as nicely as could be- am not
trying to explain why it did, but /
know that it did And, like a mission.
airy, I am passing the idea a1eeSSg.2
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-05
IS USEFUL ALLY OF FARMERS
PIover Destroys Various insects That
Damage Crops, is Assertion OF
English Publication.

OF all our birds the plover is abso-
lutely the most useful on the land.
and we have the authority of the
board of agriculture for saying that
"the multiplication of insects injurious
TO crops. is the direct consequence
of the fashion for plovers eggs.
Tie bird destroys snails, wireworms.
beetles and all sorts Of noxious IN
sects that damage crops. As it feeds
largely at night 1t destroys many In
sects that other birds do not touch,
and it has also peculiar virtue in
killing a water snail which indirectly
is the cause OF liver rot, a deadly dis
ease in sheep.
P1over have been more than usually
numerous this year, and no doubt Il
their eggs were protected, as IN Scot
land. they would multiply vet more
and save many thousands Of pounds
that are now spent on the fattening
Of the wireworm It Is becoming also
more popular practice to keep lovers
as garden pet. They do incaleuIahle
good and are very interesting 30
watch. especially at tlls .oil.
don Daily Nail
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-05
Telephone Deafness.

She was telling how gruff and ter
rible his voice sounded over the tele-
phone. How different from his usual
speaking voice. How she was dis
tressed after every telephone message
to him, his voice was so gruff and
unusual.
1T is because am telephone deal, 2
he said. No, am not at all deaf ex-
#cept over the telephone; but. being
deaf. 1t affects my voice You know
that deaf people have q very different
voice from other people. They dom
know just how they are talking, in
fact. because they can't hear them.
selves talk :"