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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
POSITIVE OR

There Is a positive and n negative
dement, IN nature. Tho two elements
do not harmonize. The positive at.
tracts, the Negative 10 %repeliant. these
two elements are emphasized IN this
city. They exist IL the churches, the
schools and IN the c.ty government. 10
the one belongs the progressive citizen.
ship, the liberal, the unselhsh, the do
unto Others as thou wouIdst, etc, the
Kind, the humane, the enlightened, those
who look upon lie 40 u gait Tor the
blessings vi which something AZ return
Is expected Of them to maze the world
better that they have lived the fellow
who Is willing ~ lend u hand that the
burden may DO shifted TO an easier
position on the shoulder VI struggling
humanity; the class who think, believe
and do. They attract, having the pow.
or VI direction, action, influence; actual,
real, not pcremptory but decisive,
truthful.
Before you flashed the preceding para.
graph you had placed yourself Az one
VI these two classes. You know nov
that you are either u positive or a
negative. IL you have ever allowed
your thInkIDg machine " WORK at tnls
thought before, you may have located
yourself sometime ago, II 30, either eom
mute VI maze hnaI proof. Get out oI
the class OF the negatives. The mega
tive Is opposed to everything, In this
claas Is envy, Jealousy, s~elhshness, mis-
erly disposition, ignorance, superstition,
the unbelleving, the uEfaithful, the
independents, the nohprogressiVe, the
revengeful, the cOwardly, the eonRiy.
ing, those opposed to the school, the
church, the cIty government, the cou.
ceited, the vain, the unTightous, un.
holy blasphemOus, ths n~nclean thin keT,
the lIbellous, Simon the Cananite, aud
also the man vi keTioth; the seoAeE,
the, | am hOlier than thou, the fellow
who holds TO the theory that he ID
justified IN absorbing everything and
rejecting nothing, that the earth is a
planet especially provided for the
priesthood Of the Snockerj he even OBJ
Jects to the theory Of has own saliva.
ton and would add a thorn to the
crown Of the lowiy NazaIine. lie ID
presumptiye, untruthful, seeking u
thwart the plan OF the builder Of char
acteTj he looks upon virtue AZ q chat
tel and love as u misconeeption. lie
never entered u school Of invention, Of
poetry, history, philosophy, theology
He never built u railroad nor a steam
boat nor a college, he never discovered
q continent nor planted q eclonyj b,
never defended a flag nor worshippec
q CREATOR he navigated al
ocean and hs will never aviate the air
Hs 10 warp and wool Dead Ses water
lie 10 negative. he 10 against you. Their,
are not many negatives In Tueumeari
and they are not all Of them thorough
ly aeelimated, lot Us discourage their
development In the city, they ARE like
Russian thistle, they stick NO mattel
' WHARF they touch you.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

When a man Of good judgment aud
who is known to be a conservative bus
mess man who has lived in the country
Tor n number OF years, long enough to
be called IN old timer, goes out into
the county aud loohs At the crops aud
comes home and says the prospects Tor
the collection Of the best IAN exaibit
w have ever had, are favorable, We
believe him. Such Il man Is A. Is. Simp.
son. Many vi you are acquainted with
him.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
rHE MAN WITH A HOE

One Of the successful Quay county
farmers was in the News Office Wcdnes
day and gave Us a new version Of the
"Man with n Hoe He said in speak
ing ~ settling up q new country; 1T
takes three classes 81 people to settle
up any new country. the bonus man,
the ''Godnmighty and the man
with a hoe As soon as n new coun
try is thrown open 10 settlement the
"bonus nan" goes with u rush, sei1es
the hes, claim and the next lay after
filing Is looking for some n to buy
him out for a "bonus -; the next year
comes the "Godamighty man; lie
10 going To show the people how to do
things, has some money, lots Of eN'
pericncc, and u ,u~pcrabundance of the
mixture Of gall aud ego, lie meets the
bonus man. yes the bonus man would
sell if-the "Godamiphty man
would buy and for a few hundred dol.
lars "bonus" rclinpuishcs and takes
the frst train that leaves the god
forsakrn' country. Hot air begins
to float around the premises Of the
"Godamighty" man. lie drives TO
town every day, takes several farm
journals, tells his %neiphbors how much
money he will make next wear, aud reads
the market quotations on csntaloupes,
Alfalfa, broom corn and poultry. At
the end Of two years he has m~ortgaged
his teams and farming implements for
nil he eau get. He owes the grocery
man, the dry goods man. and the black
smith.
One day while the 'Godamighty''
man il sitting in the door wondering
why he evcr left civilization and came
TO this lawful desert place, - and Is
trying 90 compose u lettor 20 n friend
"back east" requesting n loan, h.
sees a plainly dressed Imam with a
hoe approaching. The plain man
stops and asks II thi, plac" is for
sale; he has sold 1850 acres in Illinois
for one hundred PER acre and has the
"stuf."
II does not take long 10 make n deal
the 'Godsmighty" man starts fol
civilization and the imam with the
hoe becomes n fixture, and u factor
In the future development " the coun.
try. Quay county's bonus men have
already all gone. The sccond class are
leaving US, aud the man with the no,
Is watching us and waiting his time. =
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
ARE WE FIT roR STATEHOOD


II IL only fair to assume that those
members Of congress who oppose the
admission Of New Mexico 20 the union
~ a state, base their opposition upon
proper grounds, and really believe
that the territory has not been en-.
dowed nv nature with sufficient re-.
sources 90 enable u 10 maintain a
population which would entitle II 10
rank with the average American state.
~ such conditions existed they would
constitute = valid objection, and would
amply Justify congress In refusing TO
admit the territory 10 statehood. But
IL II true that such conditions exlsti
any member Of congress who will
take the trouble 10 examine the facts
NJ they actually are, will very -oon he
forced to admit that such an impress.
sion ia based upon false premises. And
|, will not he necessary for him, In
making his investigation ~ the ease
TO accept the representations Of any
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

/: 1t were law hat on the frst Of
September OF each year that every cit.
i1en Of New Mexico should figure out
the amount expended during the year
for the general Setterment Of the CON.
muuity IA which ne lives, and should
be compelled to hle 1t with a terri.
toriAl bureau of information, there
would be some mighty interesting hg.
ures 70 in from Tucum.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

ent progress Is maintained, the air
will be full Of machines which will
not care a continental whether roads
are good, bad or indifferent. Personal
transportation and carriage Of mails
will be the first practical work Of the
aeroplane, thus the benefits Of this de
velopmcnt will be general TO all the
people at once. Haste the day, for the
Southwest needs this modern develop.
or % trade.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
NOTICE
Department ~ the Interior, r. 3. Land
Office NJ Tucumcari, y. NJ.
October 4, 1909.

October 4. 1909.
4 sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed In this Office by Emma vii
liams, contestant, against Homestead
Entry. No. l7ias, made April %, 1907,
for SELL, Sec. 81, Twp II n. Of Range
- r., - NJ. Principal Meridian, by
william 4. Reedcr, Contested, In which
II IL alleged that entryman has wholly
abandoned said land and changed his
residence therefrom for more than six
months next prior 10 March q. 1909,
that said land has not been cultivated
or improved NJ required by law, aud
that such defaults had not been cured
NJ that date. Now therefore. said par
ties are hereby notified 10 appear.
respond. and offer evidence touching
said allegation nj IN o'clock n. m. on
December 4, 1909, before the Register
and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Tucumcari, v. NJ.
The said contestant having. in y
proper affidavit, filed September ~,
1909, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service NJ
this notice can not he made. II II here
hv ordered and directed that such no.
ticc he given ny du" and proper pub
LEGATION.
Cont 9O36 r. 4. Prentice, Register.
IOp.5t y. V. Gallcgos, Receiver.
r. q. Welch, Attorney for Contestant.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
CONTEXT NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, y. = Isrd
ONCE ~ Tucumcari. y. VI.
September 2s, 1909.

ONCE ~ Tucumrari. y. VI.
September 2s, 1900.
\ sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by &. r.. Moon.
contestant, agains, Homestead Entry
No. l6i32, made March 81, 1907. for
NEh, See. 10, Twp. : y. of Range
~ f.. y. NJ. Principal Meridian nv
George ". Denton. c%ontcstcc, in which
IL is alleged that said George w. Den.
ton has wholly abandoned said land
and changed his residence thefefrom
for more than six months since max
ing said ENTITY and next prior 10 June
IL. 1909; that said land has not been
cultivated or improved ms is required
by law, and that such defaults have
not been cured. Now therefore, said
parties are hereby notified 10 appear,
respond, aud offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 O'Clock n. m. ON
November IL, 1909. before the Register
and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Iucumcari, ~. NJ.
The said contestant having, in n
proper affidavit, filed September ~.
1909, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service Of
this notice can not he made, IL IL hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
he given by due and proper publication.
Cont. 26sO. X. A. Prentice, Register.
l0.9.5t. n. v. G~allegos, Receiver
T.. q. Witch, Attorney for Contestant.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

A county fair may not improve bus.
mess conditions rs much as some OF US
think 1t will. There Is room for i'm.
provvmeut, however, in certain channels
vi the community s trade. some Of us
are closed up with turtle tightness,
right now, but We may open n little
when it thundsra.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

A little editorial on the hustling
qualities of Tueumeari citizenship now
might be timely IL the quiller could
make up his mind that it would be safe,
U, We've got 'em all right but some
of EN- are not working.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

There is getting to be some life in
the race for queen of the fair. We are
going Il have some fun in this election.
IL is not often that we get u chance
to vote for the women aud here is
where we will 10 our best.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

The President Is opposed to making
a territory VI Alaska. lie stated to
the Seattle people that he believed
the commission form Of government
now had in the undeveloped territory
is sufficient.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
NEW MExIco's FINANCES

when a great commonwealth like
New Mexico can be run on nm income
Of less than n million dollars a year
and still have s527, 900 in the territor.
ial treasury and pay of s93 5000 worth
Of refunding bonds at the same time,
it shows that il is being financed on a
very economical basis"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

Keep track Of the fellow who has
something good TO say about whatever
the community Ia trying to do and who
ssts In to help do ia, and you viii hnd
10 h not a bad fellow.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

Jsffreys wants to aght 1T Galveston
provided the people Of that city will
slow the sIusging match 10 be pulled
az there. Thas win be playing tho
~ % the homo diamond, won't ~
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

Miss Belle Parker. who has been act
ing rs stenographer for the Grand Jury
Of Guadalupe county at Santa Rosa
this week, returned home Friday morn
ing.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

What Is II that takes In freely but
gives out nothing until II Ia squeeSedi
Somebody has answered, a sponge"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

We are goiHg TO hold q county fair.
II you got In and help boost II, II Is
sot going to injure Its prospects Of
success.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

The city Is just finishing a census
- q of the preliminaries to the elee.
ton for sewerage bonds.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09

Boys a county fair IL not going to
hurt the country any. Where we live
10 the place we are interested In.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
General Hardware

| have a complete line
of general hardware and
my prices on the full line
will give you value re.
ceived for the goods.
Trade here.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
RATES TO ADvERrrsERs.

Display ads IS cents n column inch
each issue; local liners one cent q
word an issue, no local liners cheaper
than 25 cents, except carried In con.
nection with display advertising.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
BuggieS at a Price!

] have three nice rubber
tire buggies to sell quick
at Sos. You never heard
of that price here before
on a good rubber tire
buggy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13
.TslNorH FOR OLD sAcKa
:, suffer Every Day from
WV Backaehe.

,,,coah straw. b26 North
" canton, s. D.. says: For
|adWali H. veara Ruf.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13
GREAT CONGRESS OF PEACE
WORKERS HELD In CHICAGO
Thousands Of the Opponents of Warfare Including Many
Distinguished Diplomats and Statesmen Gather to
Discuss Disarmament and Worldwide
Arbitration.

Chicago.--Every civilized country on
the globe was represented in the sec.
ond National Peace Congress. which
began here Monday. The gathering
was the greatest Of It's kind ever held
In Amc-.cA. and brought TO Chicago
some $4,000 persons who are jealous
workers IN the cause OF world -wide
peace. Among these we're eminent
statesmen and diplomats Of this and
other nations. Unfortunately, Official
duties prevented both President Taft,
the honorary president. and Secretary
Of War Dickinson. the president Of the
congress. from being present
On Sunday there we're special serv-
ices in most OF the Chicago churches.
peace meetings under the auspices OF
socialist and labor organizations, and
large mass meeting which was ad.
dressed by President schurman Of
Cornell university. Rev. jenkins Lloyd
Jones and DIR. Emil O. Hlrsch OF Chi.
cago.
Welcome 10 the Congress.
Orchestra hall was filled TO the
limit Monday when the FIRST session
was called TO order by Robert Treat
Paine OF Boston. the presiding officer
for governors. mayors and hundreds OF
clubs had been asked 20 appoint dele
gates. and most OF them had re
sponded. President Dickinson's ad
dress. the same he delivered several
weeks ago before the Hamilton club
was read. and the congress was then
formally welcomed by Gov. Charles s
Dcneen for the state. Mayor Fred A
Busso for the city and Rev. A. Eugene
Bartlett. chairman OF the reception
committee. The secretary then read q
brief letter from President Taft. "a
which the chief executive heartily
commended tho aims OF the congress
Miss Anna u. Eokstein OF Boston
mort was introduced 10 the meeting
and read a World Petition to the
Third Hague Conference" This was
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13
MINING 10 ALL CONCERNED
i. and Comprehensive sign Put
M by Small Boy with q
Grievance

y. lsnrvorths lived in q corner
/. 40 easily accessible from the
Y, hat they we're constantly an
/, sy persons ringing 10 ask where
n, rosslbIe inhabitants OF that
| ,e-e TO be found Finally, goad'
"a desperation by these Interrupt
| me family boy attempted 10 put
=, 10 the nuisance.
4 uess said he. complacently,
~ Won't be any more folks ask
|gne Browns, the Blddlcs or the
4 sons I've In this house. I've liked
|rAn have you donel" Queried Mrs.
tgEoth.
|ilrg ou, a sign"
|and VIA, did you print on II. lad
|jur Eve words" replied Harold.
Hy. Nobody lives here but us.'-
,lncolis
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13
A Frank Oplnlon

sce 4 youth though, IL his solemn
TO learn something about Henry
b So 10 the great admiration
be frivolous friends. he picked up
Wings Of the Dove" and dlaap
~ into l,s pages.
~ weeks later be was thinner. but
Al T. when one Of the aforemen.
ed frivolous friends came into the
and, ior the FIRST time showed
fet
|Say' he observed. rs The Wings
he Dove collection OF short
ries Or one long storyI"
Be deliver into James glanced up
ihe pages
[Ote tarned long story" he replied,
rShg bis whole soul into the
Eda
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13

followed by an address by Or. Benja.
min y. Trueblood. secretary OF the
American Peace Society. on THE Pres
emit Position OF the Peace Movement"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13
Special Collegiate Session.

In Mandel hall. at the University Of
Chicago. a special session was held for
universities and colleges. a feature
OF which was an oratorical contest
participated In by students. Louis p.
Lochner Of Madison, WIS.,. spoke on
The Cosmopolitan Clubs.-
The general session OF Tuesday
evening was perhaps the most inter.
esting OF the congress. Next Steps
in Peacemakipg" was the topic. The
audience was aroused TO great enthu
siasm by an eloquent and spirited ad.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13
OLD soAkERs
vel saturated with Caffeine.

Den person has used coffee for a
w OF years and gradually de-
y 10 health, Il is time the coffee
~ Dc let on In order 10 see wheth.
uo' mat has been the cause Of
~! IN huntsville, Ala. says she
| . 'Oaee Tor about 40 years. ana for
mach trouble. VIZ"
nave been treated by many physi.
's. wy all IN vain. Everything failed
w. cure. | was Frustrated for
une' and came near dying. When
O sufficiently to partake OF
|.os Sul drink ] tried coffee again and
'sled my stomach.
~l.iiy concluded coffee was tho
VI my troubles and STONED ms.
H. ,., uled tea and milk in its
kOnw w, neither agreed with me, then
kpa,ly 1 . using Postum. | had II
1 d r. made . and it was very pleas.
! nave nave now used it four moptbs and
Bap sat u.s. Is so greatly improved that
J seen . a,,ost anything | want and
~ toy vel, WI whereas, before, | SUI.
h,S ~, years with insomnia.
ana ,0and the cause OF my trou.
} can Sa, way TO get rid OF them.
stun,o D'p'nd upon It l appreciate
weDyrnaa . "eason." Read The Road
spDs sSSs a., she above letter, 49,.
s,auia,. from roo, time Co line. T Ssw
tfaL true, aud full OF hn,as
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13
!u4a, WIN Wali and Sec.

sarnes, plea was made by Attor
Charles pettiiohn 70 Judge Pritch.
Of The criminal court for leniency
client who had entered a plea OF
y to larceny The burden OF tho
neys argument was that his eli.
sas The father Of twins and was
ped 10 theft in order to feed the
ms OF the infants.
ieaf honor ! will say frankly"
M Peitiiohn In closing. that III
the father OF twins and needed
'o' my family. l would not hest
70 90 on, and steal A."
II Pei'Iiohn. when you are the
" Of twins l will consider your
Oluon, said Judge Pritchard.--
anapolls News
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13

NNNM W
Tered everything
with rheumatism In
my limbs and a dull.
ceaseless aching In
my back. | was
weak, languid.
broken with head
aches and dizzy
spells. and the kid
ney secretlons were
thick with solids. !
was really In a crit.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-13

.u,lon when ] began Win
c0I T,dney Pills. and they certain.
~ sonders for me. Though ! am
W.. old lam as well rs the aver
- az so. / work well. eat
4 and sleep we'll
I.Tbv a1 dealers. 30 cents a Dor.
[...vllbun Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
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commereIaI and Lea.I vIsw..


Two big meetings were held Tues
day morning. one on commerce and In
dustry. presided over by George Il.
Roberts. president OF the Commercial
National bank of Chicago. and the
other on Women and Peace" with
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin OF Chicago as
chairman. The former session was
addressed by Bolton Gilreath OF Biz
mingham. Ala. w. A. Mahoney OF Col
umbus. o.. James Arbuckle. consul OF
Spain and Colombia. st. Louis. and
Marcus NJ. Marks. president OF the
National Association OF Clothiers. New
York city. The women heard inter
esting speeches by Mrs. Philip N.
Moore. president OF the General Fed.
Grafton OF Women's Clubs; Miss Jane
Adams and Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead
OF Boston.
"some Legal Aspects OF the Peace