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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09
PRESIDENT TAFT AT
WILMINGTON, N. c.. TODAY

Wilmington, N c., Nov. 9.-Only
361 miles from Washington, and the
end of his f3,0O0-mile journey, Presi-
dent Taft today visited in Whining
ton in fulfillment of promise made
last spring. He took breakfast at
the home of James Sprunt, who
Isl German counsel and British vice
counsel and said to be the greatest
SINGLE exporter of cotton in the
world. Later in the morning the pres
ident boarded the U. s. Revenue Cut
ter Seminole for four hours trip
on Cape Fear river to Fort CaswelT
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09
TEMPERANCE CAMPAIGN AS
TEST OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

Denver, Nov. 9.-The Colorado
branch of the Anti-Saloon league yes
terday announced plans for vigorous
campaign in this city which is looked
upon as supreme test of the FEAST
bility of woman's suffrage. Efforts
will be made to submit the question
of making Denver totally 'dry" to the
voters next spring.
Thirty thousand votes will accom-
plish this result, according to Super
intendent E. E. Mclaughlin, and he
believes with the cooperation of the
women of the city this total should be
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09
MYSTERIOUS AUTO
ACCIDENT is SOLVED

Chicago, Nov. 9.-Part of the mys'
tory surrounding the automobile &C
cident on Sunday night, when a taxi.
cab plunged intb the Chicago river at
Jackson boulevard, was solved today
by the recovery of the body of Chauf'
feur Earnest Camp. A f1otilla of po-
lice boats is patroling the river,
dragging it with graphing irons. Max
Cohen, a cigar manufactures ana his
fnancee, Miss SHAPIRO, have been
missing since Sunday night and
it is believed they were the victims
of the accident.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09

easy to gain Speaking at meeting
yesterday, at which the proposition
was launched, he declared should the
women fail to give their support the
suffrage movement throughout the
country will be given decided set
back and predicted no other state
would endorse women's suffrage in the
next twenty years.
George Becherer, president of the
Liquor Dealers association of Colo
RADIO, said today that the saloon men
have unlimited money to spend if
necessary to defeat the leagues plan.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09
JURY ORGANIZES AND
gets down TO BUSINESS

Millard w. Browne, foreman; J. S.
Duncan, Jr., Francisco Duran, Geo. A.
Smith, Juan Albino Baca, D. ]. De
vine, Pablo A. Sena, Adelaide Gurule,
Pedro Ribera, Manuel D, Benavidez,
Florencio Esquibel, Santiago A. Gal
legos, Eulogio Lovato, Guadalupe
Amanda, Manuel Valdez, H. |. Kimball,
Florentino Montoya, Timoteo Sena,
Pablo Sanchez, Manuel A. Sanchez,
Albino Salazar.
The U. s. petit jury will likely be
impanelled tomorrow morning.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09

labor favors plan which will give
our boys and girls such training as
will help them. We believe attention
should be given to the proper educa-
tion Of those who work at our in
dustry,. as is now given those who
are spreparing to enter professional
and managerial careers"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09
ISLAND IN PHILIPPINE
PeS aW GROUP STORM SWEPT

Manila, Nov. s.-Panay Island, one
of the visaya group, was devastated
by typhoon Sunday. The storm
was especially severe in Capiz prov
ince. Five thousand people there
are homeless and much property and
crops were destroyed. Heavy rains
accompanied the hurricane and floods
now prevail.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09
KING EDWARD OBSERVES
HIS 69TH BIRTHDAY

London, Nov. 9.-King Edward cell
ebrated his 68th birthday today at
San brigham palace. kilograms of
congratulations were received from
all parts of the world His health is
considerably improved. r.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09
FORMER AUTO SPEED RECORDS
lHAlli ARE SMASHED AT ATLANTA

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 9.-Lewis Strange
in his 200 horsepower Fiat racer.
shattered the worlds mile auto rec
ord today over Atlanta's new speed
way, making the distance in 37.7O
seconds. Barney Oldfeld. was second.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-09

his time being 1-2 seconds slower
than that of Strange.
John Aitken in a so horsepower
National, lowered the worlds record
for ten miles going the distance in
s minutes and Al seconds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
REAL LITERARY LABOR.
Example of Charles Dudley Warne-'s
Infinite Painsta<ing.

Example OF Charles Dudley Warno~s
Infinite Painstakins.
The extraordinary pains and patience
with which Charles Dudley Warner
did his literary work are shown In an
account given by writer in the New
Amstel magazine of the strenuous way
in which Mr.. Warner produced an
obituary notice some years ago.
Professor Edward L. Youmans was
- close personal friend Of Mr.. Warner.
and on that account when Mrs. You
mans died the editor of a daily paper
asked Mr.. Warner to write sort Of
personal appreciation of her. This he
consented to do.
He was left alone from 10 n. IN. until
half past -, when he went to lunch
Returning at 2 o'clock, he worked
without interruption until / o'clock
when he turned over TO the editor
what he had written.
Yet the work was not complete. Mr.
Warner read the first proof and in sue.
cession three revised sheets.
Each time he made change after
change in phraseology, seeking out the
one right word, while even in the
nicely of paragraphing he seemed to
make clearer what he desired to ex-
press. Nor did the close revision end
with the marking of the last proof.
After the paper had gone to press
and the first sheets had been brought
up to the composing room for an o. X.
Mr.. Warner looked wistfully at the
editor and observed:
"Would you object to lifting the
form? l see sentence in the last
paragraph that might be somewhat
changed. She was too good, you know
to have slovenly tribute paid to her."
Even the printers refused to get an
CRY over the delay, and forthwith the
form was sent up and changes went on
for an hour. At last, though publica-
tion was delayed fully two hours, the
editor, but not Mr.. Warner, had the
supreme satisfaction of knowing that
the work was as nearly perfect as hu-
man art could make 1t, and the edition
was sent out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
The ssn.t.,s Hol. In IN. wall.

When the nineteenth century was as
yet only half grown, senator's applied
customarily for their toddlcs at the SO
called Hole I'm the Wall, small circu-
lar room just off the postoffice of the
upper house. The latter body then
occupied what is now the chamber of
the supreme court, and the postofflce
was across the main corridor of the
building on the same floor. When n
wearer Of the toga found himself In
need of "snifter" he had only 10
cross over to the mails department
and pass through 1t to the little cir
culnr room aforesaid, which was about
the size Of pantry. The Hole in the
Wall was the first senate restaurant.
and the bill of fare for cdlbles was
short, though to the point. There wa =,
ham. guaranteed to have been smoked
fer six months, veiitabie sublimatl)n
Of the pork product: there were cornc1
beef and bread and cheese. but very
little else. They served. however, as
nm accompaniment fer the fluids. and
when the Hole was crowded, as WIS
often the case, senator's ate their sand
wiches outside, in the postofiicc. -
Washington Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
The Ships Bell Clock.

In its most ordinary form the ships
bell clock Is stout, well made clock,
good timekeeper, contained In q
round nickel plated case six or seven
inches In diameter which is mounted
on board that can be hung on or
screwed to wall or bulkhead. The
face of the clock, the dial, is of finish
ed steel, and its pointers are of blued
STEEL so that with its nickeled case
the whole clock has metallic, solid
serviceable look.
Attached to projection of the board
upon which the clock is placed, out
side the clock and Immediately below
1t, is the clocks gong, with the ham,
mers-there are two of them-brought
down into 1t on arms extending
through an opening in the clocks case
and striking on the gong's inner side.
1t is sturdy gong two or three inches
in diameter, and 1t sounds with a
strong, clear, resolute note when the
hammer strikes 1t. On this clocks
face you can tell the time In the usual
way, but the hours are struck as they
are at sea on ships bell.-New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
FIRST NIGHTS.
The Way They Affected Some Famous
French PIaywrishts.

The Way They Affected Some Famous
French Playwrishts.
The first night with authors is view
ed with different feelings. This is how
1t affected some famous French play
wrights. Sardou's nervousness was
well known. Dumas fills was never
able to preserve his sangfroid. As
soon as the curtain rose Dumas pere
would betake himself to restaurant
and dine from as many courses as his
new piece had acts. His son reported
on the success Of the piece. At the
first representation of "Toussaint Lou
venture" Lamartine found his work so
read the papers. Balzac when he pro-
duced Resources de Quinola" spent
the day in selling tickets at rate
higher than at the box Office and reap
ed fine return.
Paul de Kock, seated in the orches-
ira, we also read, protested against
his piece and made so much noise that
his neighbors demanded silence. Cas-
mir Delavigne remained at home.
Alexandra Sonnet went to be shaved
when Jeanne dare" was produced.
The barber had finished one cheek
when the author cried: "Stop! Here
are 30 SOUS Go round to the theater
and see IL they hiss or applaud the
piece" The barber returned, saying:
ut is a success, monsieur. They ap-
plaud." "Since 1t is success" re-
piled the author, "shave the other"
Scribe appeared in the best Of spirits
and encouraged the actors, but at the
end he became nervous and tore his
handkerchief with his teeth. Rossini
walked about the back Of the stage
with his cane in his hand. Auber was
never present on the first night Of his
works, and 'Bayard on reaching the
stage is reported to have said that he
experienced sudden illness-New York
Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
"Thou piest on Point of Fox"

Fox blades were celebrated all
through the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries for their excellent temper,
and mention of them Is frequent in
English drama. This Is their history;
There was a certain Julian del Rel,
believed to be Morisco, who set up a
forge at Toledo In the early part of
the sixteenth century and became IA
nous for the excellence of his sword
blades, which were regarded as the
best of Toledo. That city had for many
ages previous been renowned for
swordmaking, 1t being supposed that
the Moors introduced the art, as they
did so many good things, from the
east.
Julian del Refs mark was a little
dog, which came to be taken for fox,
and so the "fox blade" or simply "fox"
for any good sword. See Henry w."
act 4, scene 4, ''Thou dlest on point Of
fox" The brand came to be initiated
in other places, and there are Solingen
blades of comparatively modern manu-
facture which still bear the little dog
of Julian del Rei.-London Notes and
Queries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Smoothed the Sea.

A gentleman aboard steamer run
ming between Southport and Blackpool
approached one of the sailors during
the passage and remarked to him:
1--WE have very smooth sea this
morning. 1t is like sheet Of glass.
You don't always have 1t like this?'
"No, sir" was the answer, 'but, you
see, they knowed as how you were
coming today, so the authorities at
Southport telephoned to the corpora
tion at Blackpool, and they at once
ordered out the steam roller and rolled
the sea down for the occasion. That
is why it is SO smooth."-London Tit
Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
FOOD FOR THE SEINE.
An Incident Of Whistler's Student
Days In Paris.

Sayc attos
The early scenes In "Trilby" have
shown us the hilarious squalor of the
student life In Paris when Whistler
Joined the studio that Gleyre carried
on in succession to Delaroche. 1t was
the Bohemia, barely modernized, Of
Murger's novel, and the shifts to
which these raw recruits In art de-
scended furnished Whistler for life
with some Of his raciest stories. Once
when an American friend unearthed
him Whistler was living on the pro-
reeds of wardrobe. One hot day he
pawned his coat for an iced drink
Invited once to the American embassy,
he had to borrow Poynter's dress suit.
But the best story Of these frolicsome
days arises from the eternal copying
In the Louvre, either on commission
or on "spec," which kept them alive
between remittances. Whistler's chum,
Ernest Delannoy, had done a gorgeous
replica of Veronese's Marriage Feast
pair of them to carry It, They tried
1t on every dealer up and down both
sides of the Seine until the first price
Of 500 francs had dropped with sew
eral thuds to 100, then 20, then 10,
then 5. Suddenly the dignity of art
asserted itself.
On the Pont des Arts they lifted the
huge canvas. "Un," they said, with
a great swing, 'deux, trois-v'lanw
and over It went into the water with n
splash. Sergents de vile came run
ming, omnlbuses stopped, and boats
pushed out on the river. Altogether
1t was an immense success, and they
went home enchanted.-Pa Mall Ga
Zette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
A Royal Snake SIauqhterer.

The secretary bird" is one Of the
most precious birds in South Africa.
II is royal game, and any person de
stroying one is liable to fine Of ESQ.
Majestic looking birds, they stand
about three feet high and generally GO
in pairs. They are Of drab color, with
black, feathery legs, and are valued
for their propensity for killing snakes.
Where the secretary bird is seen there
are sure to be many reptiles about.
The bird beats down Its adversary
first with one wing and then with the
other, at the same time trampling on
It with its feet until the snake Is suffi-
ciently stunned to catch 1t by the
head with its clays. Then the bird
rises far up in the air and drops Its
victim to the ground, to be killed. BY
this means thousands Of venomous
reptiles are estroyed.-London Scraps
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
A Pair of Poets.

Hearing a noise in the street before
his house one morning, Robert Brown
ing, the poet went to his window and
saw great crowd gazing at some
Cinnamon in gorgeous costumes who
were just leaving their carriages to
mount his steps. Presently they were
announced as the Chinese minister at
the court of st. james and his suit.
A solemn presentation having taken
place, Browning said to the interpreter,
"May ask to what l am indebted for
the honor of his excellency's visit"
The interpreter replied. His excellen-
cy is poet in his own country"
Thereupon the two poets shook hands
heartily. Browning then said, MAY l
ask to what branch of poetry his ex-
cellency devotes himselfT To which
the Interpreter answered, "His excel
lency devotes himself to poetical enig-
mas" At this Browning, recognizing
fully the comic element in the situa-
tion, extended his hand most cordially,
saying: "His excellency is thrice well
come. He is brother indeedp
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
How He Knew,

A ragman who was gathering up
wornout clothing in the country pur-
chased a pair of discarded trousers at
a farmhouse and remarked to the man
Of the house as he paid for the stuff
he had bought:
II see, sir, that you are about to lose
your land on n mortgage"
"Guess you are right" said the dis
couraged looking farmer, "but will you
tell me how the Sam Hill you found
that outT
'Easy enough" said the cheerful
ragman as he settled back on the seat
of his peddling wagon. II notice that
these old pants are completely played
out, SO far as the part Of 'em you sat
down on is concerned, but they show
mighty little wear anywhere else."-
Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Cause Of Car Sickness.

W. G. Wood attributes car sickness
to the nystagmus produced by looking
out of the car windows. Look out of
car window and observe how
rapidly the telegraph poles fit by.
Each one is seen and involuntarily fol-
lowed by the eye until 1t is opposite,
when the eye shifts to the one follow
ing. This is true of near buildings.
Objects farther away seem to move
slower, and those very far off seem to
pe almost stationary until the whole
landscape appears to be revolving
round common center. The un-
conscious effort to take il everything
produces a rapid lateral oscillation IF
the eyeballs, as any one can observe
by watching the eyes of his fellow
passengers. The eye strain Is enor-
nous and Is the chief factor in pro-
ducing car sickness. This can be
proved by asking patient who IL
subject to car sickness to look steadily
at mirror which Is moved rapidly
to and fro or tilted backward and
forward. He will Immediately com
plain of nausea and vertigo. The
treatment consists of advising the
patient to avoid looking out of the car
windows and in giving him a grain Of
citrated caffeine shortly before he
takes the cars and repeating 1t every
hour as long as there Is any tendency
to be sick. The author has been on
abled by this procedure TO relieve
many sufferers from car sickness
New York Medical Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Saved by a Punoture.

II am swift runner" said the man
who was telling snake story, "and as
fed down the mountain l outdis-
tanced the huge python that was SO re-
lentlessly pursuing me. But these
creatures are cunning. To twist itself
into the shape of cart wheel was the
work Of moment, and now the py-
thon had gained. Faster and faster
h rolled down the steep incline. Then,
bangl The serpent had struck sharp,
jagged rock and punctured. was
London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Thorp's
Corpse.
Tho einasrbread Tree.

There is a species Of palm, growing
to height of from twenty-five to thir-
ty feet, in Egypt, Arabia, Abysslnia
and Nubia which produces its fruit in
long clusters, each containing from
100 to 200. These fruits are Of an
irregular form, of a rich yellowish
brown color and are beautifully pol
ished. In upper Egypt they form part
Of the food Of the poorer classes Of in
habitants, the part eaten being the
f1brous, mealy. husk, which tastes al
most exactly like gingerbread, whence
the popular name of gingerbread tree
in Egypt. Hyphoene thebaica Is the
botanical name of this palm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
THE OLD SAIL DRILL.
Psrils tho Modern Warship Men Do
Not Have to Face.

One of the dangers and one of the
hardest tasks Of the man-of-war's man
vanished out Of his life when. with the
supplanting of the frigate by the steam
cruiser, the old time sail drill became
a thing of the past Fleets In the old
days were continually exercised In
making and shortening sail, shifting
spars and all similar maneuvers alOft,
says Captain j. w. Gambler Of the
British navy in his Links In My Life"
AS the greatest rivalry existed among
the crews as to which ship should
carry out the evolution first accidents
were frequent. Hardly drill day
passed without men being seriously in
jured.
Once during a drill In Kiel harbor,
where the rivalry in the fleet was in
creased by the eagerness of foreign
ships to compete with the English, an
unfortunate French midshipman went
head first from the mizzen crosstrees
of the French flagship to the deck.
That numbers of accidents should
take place in sail drill was not aston
measuring perhaps seventy or eighty
feet long and weighing two or three
tons were whisked about with be-
wildering speed with nothing but
mems hands and brains to guide
them: hundreds of men crammed into
a space of few hundred square feet,
where nothing but the most marvellous
organization and discipline could avert
death on deck or aloft.
To the landsman, who understood
nothing of the difficulty involved In
rapidly shifting these great masts and
yards or in reeing and furling thou
sands of square feet of stiff canvas
perhaps wet or half frozen-.the rapid
ity with which 1t was done was per-
haps the chief wonder
Ropes, running like lightning through
blocks thatsgere instantly too hot from
friction to' be touched, had to be
checked to within n few inches requir-
ing the utmost GOODNESS and presence
of mind, while the officer In COM
mand had to superintend what to the
uninitiated looked like tangled mass
of cordage, but which was in reality
no more in confusion than the threads
in loom.
In an instant this officer might see
something going wrong. To delay a
single second meant terrible catas-
trophe. Every one, allow and aloft,
was relying on his Judgment.
"Belay! Ease awayW
The order came in an instant. The
boatswain's mates repeated It in a
particular call which this life and
death necessity soon taught every one
to understand, the shrill whistles rising
above the din Of tramping feet and
running ropes or the thunderous crash
of the great sails in the wind. Death
had been aYerted-or not. If not you
looked up and saw some unfortunate
man turning head over heels in the
air. Your heart stood STILL Would he
catch hold Of something, even If only
to break his fall, or would he come
battering on the deck? 1t was mere
toss up. If he was killed outright 1t
generally stopped the drill for the
day; IL he was only seriously injured
the drill went on, for this was part
of the lesson that must be learned
that in peace, as in war, one must take
his chances.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
The Aurora BoreaIis.

The aurora borealis, or northern
lic;ht, Is something that we have all
heard about, but very few, perhaps.
can give any explanation of It, No
one definitely knows what causes 1t,
but the scientists are pretty well
agreed that It Is due to electri ity.
They believe that the light is made BY
the decomposition of the positive and
negative electricity always in the up
per and lower strata of air, .respec-
lively. NJ. Lenstrom made an inter-
esting experiment in Finland In 1882,
his object being to determine the ma
ture Of the aurora. He had the peak
of mountain surrounded by a cop
per wire. pointed Mt intervals with
tin nibs. When he had charged the
wire with electricity yellow light
appeared on the tin tips, and an ex-
animation of the light by the spec
troscope revealed the greenish yellow
ray that is marked feature of the
aurora. This evidence among sci
entists is almost convincing, for 1t
is by means of the spectroscope that
we discover the constituent parts of
the sun and the stars.-Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Fresh.

There was no doubt about 1t. He
was very angry when he entered the
village grocery store and demanded to
see the proprietor.
"You sold my wife some eggs yester
day, Mr.. Peavey" he said when the
grocer appeared.
"Waal, yes" said Mr.. Peavey genial
ly, "believe did"
"And you told her that they were
fresh eggs" continued the visitor.
"Waal, yes; 1t seems to me I did"
said Mr.. Peavey.
"But, see here, Peavey, you had no
business to say they were fresh eggs"
"Why not? bought 'em for fresh
from 81 Wiley too"
II don't believe 1t. 81 Wiley's an
honest man."
"Waal, 81 said 1t, all right. He come
In here with his basket full Of 'em and
put 'em down on the counter and trad
ed 'em off for a box of sody biscuits"
when was thlsi"
"Oh, dunno. Bout six weeks ago,
l guess. baltimore American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
A Clever Barber.

"By heck, Cynthia" drawled old
Farmer Hardapple after his visit to
Chicago, ''them thar city BARRIERS are
mind readers"
"That so, Hiram" said his wife.
why, should say so. The one l
met knew that you cut my hair last,
and, by gum, he never saw you in his
ifRe."-Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-27
Hcw IL Struck Him.

1t was o'clock in the afternoon, in
a crowded Brooklyn trolley car, and
above the noise arose the walls Of
leather lunged baby protesting against
everything. After two miles Of this
din the mother left with her child
when young man in the front end
Of the car thus expressed his seuti-
ments:
Gee whizl I'm glad I'm free!
No wedding bells for me.
The result can be more easily imag-
ined than described.-New York Post