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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
The San Sunday Call
STUDIES IN Discomfort I
BY A WOMAN WHO WANTS TO BE MARRIED

7 WOULD preface my lament by remarking that
considered by the world at large as very
fortunate young woman. 1 am nearly 80 years of
age am well born, well bred, we'll educated, rather
clever, not bad looking; l possess sufficient income
keep the wolf at safe distance from the threshold
In addition to that hold position in the business
world which brings me in a salary on which many
a man supports wife and family-most
fortably have a host of attractive friends; there
are dozen homes in which 1 may find myself well
come guest at night l live WELL in a suite furnished
with my books, treasures and pictures. What do
/ have to complain of? Because l want to get
ried.
AS matter of fact l have had more attention from
men than most of the women know. For one thing
my work has constantly thrown in contact with
men, unlike the work of teacher, who of necessity
spends her time in a continually feminzed atInos-
phere. have had seven offers of marriage, most of
which were too ridiculous to be entertained seri-
ously. Some of the offers were from boys, others
were from old men, the were job lot of worth
less inconpetents who 1 had reason to think re-
garded paltry income deterrent in the choice
of wife.
Where all the desirable men of fctionl 1 do
not mean great catches; | mean what might be con-
sdered ordinarily well educated
men, established in business or
-HAai iiaseaDie a profession and able and willing
Men Extinct to support the wife of their
.s +t,a hodo choice in the style to which their
sisters have been accus-
toned. The species seem to be
becoming extinct as the dodo
When man arrives at the successful stage in his
career which would warrant his asking girl, like
myself tor instance, to marry him. he finds that his
own comforts and pleasures pretty we'll use up his
income. To marry therefore, would entail sacrifice,
and to welcome sacrifice be under the spell
or romance But romance is such silly thing that
the average cool headed, successful businessman or
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POEMS OF CHILDHOOD
BY Josephine welIes Richardson
My Bath

UT night. when Nurse nlIs I'D the tub.
IN I'm anxious to get in
because love the water when
1t climbs up to my chin
1t makes me want to be a fish.
All pretty, gold and red,
And live away down in the sea
And never go to bed.
I'm almost sure that they don't sleep:
The goldfish in the hall
Haven't bed, or anything
To lie upon at all
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WHAT I WOULD TELL A MAN,
IF [ DARED
BY A PRETTY GIRL

sode to provide you with boarding place having
all the comforts of home" and with companionship
during the evenings when you too tired anyhow
to to the club; if to you that your little
game with the fellows at the club will be more en-
oyable because she" is waiting for you at home; if
you find yourself inclined to boast that she is not
the sort to wish to tie you down-then, | beseech
you, fly to the ends of the earth-be cad in the
eyes of the world-but break the engagement NOW
Nine chances TO one he would reply What And
break her heart? l couldn't think of such thing!"
Yes it may break her heart but by process less
subtly cruel and certain than bringing her
into the sort of domestic bondage you contemplate
The heartbreak broken engagement is like the
clean cut of the surgeons scapel, which at
once the of the suffering, compared with which
the old way of keeping the pain ducd with opiates
and the patient alive with stinlulans is barbaric
cruelty.
Suppose, after vast deal of serious thought, you
enter into the solemn obligations of matrimony and
settle down into cozy little home Don't imagine
that if you pay the bills (and pay them cheerfully)
and If you keep your temper when the furnace man
fails TO show up the cook poor dinner to
your bachelor chum that you deserve of
glory These crises which you grid up your soul
TO meet is the every day. little unrecognized test
which will prove your fitness for the married
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TN this beatihc period
OF the worlds history
we are all girls until
NC get well along IN the
sos. This being the case,
] am presuming TO utter
the things I am burning
10 say TO the Young
Man about to We'd.
While, technically, I
may not be qualified to
air my views under this
caption, I make bold to
assert that the things /
wish 10 mention to the
aforesaid young man at
this time are consider
ably more TO the point
than any of the things
! said TO him 10 years
ago. when ] was (pre-
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self-rcspect by making him so grotesque so ridiet
lous-well that seems to dangerous sort Of pun
ishment"
If did such thing to Billy" said Mrs. Brown.
ne would never forgive me- I couldn't bear TO bav.
him hold grudge against me"
MY boy torgave me-" said Mrs. Roberts serenely.
ou1wardiy' perhaps" said the hostess. ~but I'll
venture to say that the memory of thar ind;orit =.
his person left sore spot in his heart Tho modern
psychologists, you know. don't approve of tnortifa
the flesh What do you think. Mrs. Hau?"
The little lady addressed hestated a unonent aud
then said
I'm afraid l. too. must take sides against the siv,
Dag tnough Mrs. Roberts does to have been
successful with it. 1 have never had - d..t :..
that particular problem but in others hav. Sod
that anticipation is one of the most effective etbo6,s
How in the world anticipate Billv's dre.d-
tul taeesF exclaimed Mrs. Brown Il never k,ou,
when he is going to make them
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Every Wife
Needs
Diversion

your best well when you dull. If she seems
stupid, little frank introspection may show you she
has some cause to be bored; you not always a
stimulating companion, you know.
Last of ALL if she is girl of brains and of spirit
she is bound to do thinking during the long
evenings, when the clock ticks off the seconds and
strikes the hours marking her helpless loneliness, for
she will be too proud apply to friends knsfolk
for companonship, and she not go about unac-
companed. And during the process of this thinking
she will probably arrive at very fair estimate of
your shortcomings.
Ny dear boy, take it from me, when she has really
and truly "sizcd you up" you will have to hit tho
trail for the wigwam with uncommon alacrty or you
will return some time to find it in ashes How much
better, then the heart that knoweth its desires
and setteth about TO avoid irksome domesticity;
having chosen the better part reseth easy in the
conviction that home keeping hearts are happiest"
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The Boy
Who Makes
Faces

awfully if you good friends could give me some sug
gestions"
Mrs Roberts laughed softly. She wore her gray
hairs frankly, badge of her years and matured
motherhood,
d like to tell you the story OF my experience with
that same difficulty she said smiling but it's horri
bly, unmodern, and fear the general up to dateness
here will rise in body and extinguish me-"
Far from it." said their hostess gravely al believe
that there is nothing helpful than comparisons
SO do l." said Mrs. Brown, eagerly please, Mrs
Roberts, let me have the benefit of your experience
One OF my boys" said that lady, twas addicted to
an abnormal extent, to the habit of making faces until
tnally hit upon the plan of making kind of mask
which went over the head of the sinner and was
gathered IN around the neck There were holes for
eyes, nose and mouth, of course and across the fore
head had embroidered the word silly in big red let
ters This the cuprit obliged to wear at nv dis
cretion did not forbid the fun the others made of
him during his imprisonment, for his case was des
perate one and wished the cure to be both sneedv
and effective And am happy say that it was"
Oh don't see how.you could do such dreadful
thing exclaimed the hostess ITO hurt cbiYs
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Remember that if the girl you
love is young she will have a
tremendous struggle in MASTER
ing the details of home making.
She will desire diversion outside,
and has a right to expect your
companionship when you are at
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The woman thanked heartily 'Oh, that's the
way you say stockings, is it? she said Well, was
doing my best But say, you can't always show them
what you want, can you?"
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Eumaby) "a pretty girl"-just out of school
The young man himself Tin 10 years. will realize
how prohtably he might have pondered these things
in his heart. OF course, just now he wont-nor
until it is quite too late.
Never having had husband of my own, I claim
TO be a superior judge of the creature-hoding al
ways that observation IS good teacher
peenoe; the tuition less costly and the curriculum
more broadly optional
AS school friends have married and set up hos
pitabe hearthstones Of their own, I have been given
quite intimate glimpses of the inside workings OF
many homes and view, at close range, of the eu-
sive male IN all stages Of domestication Do not
understand that I set myself be a critic on the
hearth Chat would indeed be abuse OF hospital
ity) but in my capacity visitor have acquired
very definite idea OF Husband, the composite of
various individual husbands.
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When the Children Need Punishino
Peplexites of Mothers Over the Eternal Problems
of the Nursery

sST WISH that knew just what to do with my
Billy" said Mrs. Brown, stirring her tea
thoughtfully. "He has such hateful way of
teasing his sisters His especial to make faces
at them in absolutely hendish micry of some one of
their faults with the result of instant combat He is
spelling the tenpers of the girls and growing abso-
lutely callous himself I've whipped him; Pve sent
him to bed, forbidden special pleasures and heaven
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Value of the
Anticipation
Method

ters the point of attack in order 10 effect HE 60
Why hows exclaimed chorus
BY teaching them not to care about it-bv show
ing them through your sympathy and understanding
OF their trouble how Billy could be helped - bal
himself by their indifference to his naughtness CT
.ne 10 reaze that every time they yield to his teas
ing they are making easy for him to disobev Won
and delight himself SOu
control for the girls and give them broader
tne needs OF those with whom they come in eoptc+
DO not believe that is ever really effected tb,
does not bring something nobler to the offended Il
we'll as the offender -
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San Francisco Sunday Call

professional man SCOTS at 1t.
On every side see refined, lovely women or my
acquaintance settling down to resigned bachelor glr
hood planning their lives independently OF the male
sex. They have their clubs, their teas and amuse-
ments and have pretty good time; but know, as
they do their heart of hearts that this IS not the
life of their Dreams for it is meet for woman to
live alone.
Yet the papers do chronicle notices Of marriages
Yes OF course Our civilization is rapidly coming to
the of affairs exists in Europe, where
the girl who expects to marry must provide the
home the money, the social position in fact every
thing but the man, who graeiously-so far-provides
himself in exchange for all the rest On every hand
sees women who have deliberately sacrihced
themselves to suitors who obviously unworthy
in order that they may satisfy their natural Instincts
for home, children and husband-be he never so
humble. If possesses an iota OF attraction ne
goes to the girl who has more to offer. In these
days it is a case of Queen Cophetua and the beggar
mani
Many young matrons have given up entertaining
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am thankful to say that, on
the whole, this composite hus-
band is a rather decent sort-lov-
able, too. 1 am just oficious
enough to want to tell the young
man who is contemplating mat
rimony some of the reasons why
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Reasons for
Breaking the
agement

be may fail to attain any great degree of domestic
felicity.
i dared. this is what would tell him. if 1
were, myself engaged to him In all earnestness and
in all love, but for his good and mine for the sake
Of the happiness We were looking forward TO, 1
would say.
Young man, search well your heart and know its
inmost desires If life still you TO offer mach
that is desirable outside Of the little new home you
arc contemplating; If marriage is TO be mere cpl
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knows what but all seemingly to
no purpose Life seems too dull
for that child without that par
ticular wickedness, or else the
temptation to succumb to it is too
much for him. But, at all events,
/ am at my wits end, and I'd like
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The Desire of
a Woman'S
Heart

the functions given for them enlivened only by
the presence of vapid youths who take themselves
seriously that they are ridiculous and anteduvians
who were paying the compliments when the
preceding generation young.
should like to meet or so whom reason
able young woman might intelligently learn TO love,
honor and obey-shoud he give her the chance
without sacrificing every ideal of her girlhood- Am
unreasonable IN this? I wish some would tell me
quite impersonay for it isn't the Of thing can
ask my friends. With many of them the question
comes too close to home
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"Oh. | don't mean it in that
sense, replied Mrs. Hall. Il was
speaking somewhat more scien-
tihcally and meant that it would
not De bad idea to anticipate
his propensity by leaving him
entirely alone and maxine he =.
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snlIIFUL indeed to witness are the struggles
of some OF our countrywomen to make them
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set, because they find no
men to grace their dinners and
dances. Their husbands seem TO
have severed all associations with
their own sex on their wedding
day. The debutantes tell me that
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-13

twice but not eNtinguishing it. He
then fired number of shots along
side the coaches to intimidate the
passengers and crew. The conduct
or appeared ON the scene to investi-
gate and was fired upon three times
before he could escape. He was not
hit. With their two prisoners the
holdups, one of whom was described
as large and the other small, went
to the mail car and compelled the
fireman to call out to one of the mail
clerks to open the door. There were
two clerks in the car and they were
lined up beside the engineer while
one~of the robbers forced the fireman
to help him put three sacks of regis
tered mail into one. This they threw
out of the car. The robbers then
marched the prisoners two blocks
ahead Of the train and then told them
to return. The bandits made good
their escape in the direction of Fort
Logan, but it is believed they really
made their way to Denver. The train
proceeded on to Santa Fe Junction,
where news OF the holdup was tele-
graphed into Denver. A half dozen
secret service men at once went to
the scene, and Chief Armstrong sent
an automobile load of detectives to
assist in the search. United States
troops from Fort Logan may be ask
ed to help. Estimates of the amount
secured by the robbers vary. One reg
istered package is said to contain
900.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-13

Lincoln, which occurred just one hun
dred years ago. After the band had
played the "Star Spangled Banner
Rev. George w. Read opened the GER
emonies with an invocation Of Divine
blessing. Then Cadet McCrowan, of
the military Institute, read that mas
terpiece of American oratory, cover
ing just thirty seconds of time, Lin
coins address at the dedication of a
part of the battlefield of Gettysburg.
Roscoe C. Nisbet then delivered a
short address, telling of the life of
Lincoln before he reached the pub
lie eye, and of the hardships he bore
and OF his many struggles for a high
er plane Of action.
Miss Zela Graves was to have re-
cited Lincoln's favorite poem, "Oh,
Why Should the Souls of Mortals be
Proad?" but was detained at the
her absence the selection was capa-
bly, read by Col. C. E. Baker.
An address by Will Robinson fol-
lowed, in which he told New Things
about Abraham Lincoln" His ad-
dress was composed largely of new
stories of the life-of Lincoln that
were interesting to every listener.
Mrs. H. F. M. Bear then spoke from
the standpoint of the women and la
Iudl Iu6 Iu0u 90 uOL give Tile
women an opportunity to become
great, as had been the case with Lin
coin.
w. C. Reid took up the subject of
Lincoln's public life in an interesting
address and showed that as an exc
cutive, he has had few equals in all
time. The program was concluded
with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Read and
n1rsic by the band. A number of pa
-trdotic selections were given by the
band during the course of the after
noon and these formed one of the
most pleasing features of the celebra-
ton.
At the Schools.
When all of the rooms of the va
rious schools of Roswell had finished
their Lincoln, Washington, Longfel-
low programs yesterday afternoon
those of the pupils who desired went
to Central where a general program
was carried out, children from var
ious rooms taking part in an enter
tainment patriotic and instructive. A
big crowd was present and among the
auditors were a large assemblage of
the mothers of public school pupils.
The mothers came to see the program
and to take part in the Mothers so
cfal, which followed from four until
nine. In the latter event appropriate
refreshments were served and a silver
school Improvement About two hun
dred women were in attendance and
$3.50 was dropped in the plate.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-13
Anti-SaIoon Petitions.

Petitions are being circulated in
Roswell asking the Legislature to pass
a law allowing each community to
vote as to whether saloons shall be
licensed in such communities. Most
of the people have had opportunity
to sign the petitions, and they have
been quite generally signed by both
men and women. A copy will be at
the store of the Roswell Seed Co.,
one at links Jewelry Store, and one
at Forstad's Store all day Monday.
and all who have not signed the Pc
tition are requested to call at one OF
these places and sign it. Many mem-
bers of the Legislature desire to know
the wish of the people in regard to
this matter-Committee
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THE INSTITUTE BOYS OUT
The Military Brill Followed by Ad-
dresses by Prominent Citizens.-The
Day Was Observed in All Grades
Of the Schools and by the Recently
Organized Mothers Club.

Lincoln Day in Roswell was one
long to be remembered by the admir-
ers of the Great Emancipator. Never
before in this city was such elah-
crate ceremonial carried out to cele-
brate the birth Of an American. Peo-
pie from all sections of the country
and members Of all parties took part
in making the day a success. Es-
pecially so was this in the schools,
where the enthusiasm was at ITS
height.
The public observance was carried
out on Main street and in the court
house square. 1t was opened with a
parade and marching drill at two o.
clock by the battalion of the Military
Institute. Led by THE cadet band, the
battalion marched in full dress uni
form through Main street, executing
various military movements in the
progress of their march. Return n9
to the court house plaza, the battalion
gave an interesting drill in Butts
Manual, under command of Major f.
A. Lohman.
With the military entertainment ov-
er, the assembled crowd, which num-
ibered several hundred, gathered
about the speakers platform in the
square and Col. A. e. Page announc-
ed the purpose of the meeting to oe
to pay honor to the birth of Abraham
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-13
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL
SUNDAY DINNER.

Oysters, Celery.
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Celery. Olives Chow Chow
Outlets of Salmon, Tartar Sauce.
Saratoga Chips.
Banana Fritters, Sauce au Sabayou
lRagout of Lamb, Petits Pris-
Choice Prime Ribs Of Beef, au Jus
Young Turkey, Dressing.
Cranberry Sauce.
Lobster Salad, Corn Bread
Snow Flake Potatoes.
New String Beans,
Asparagus on Toast,
Vanilla Ice Cream, Cake.
Lemon MeTingue Pie.
Green Apple Pie.
Cheese, Crackers.
Tea Coffee, Milk.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-13
bADQUAkES
IN MEXICO

Mexico City, Feb. 13.-Rumoling
and earth quavering continue to De
felt in the vicinity of Mount Colima.
and the eruption has not ceased tho
cinders are not spreading over such
a wide area. During the eruption Gin
ders fell on the towns of Colima, Tux
pan, CapotIand and other settlements
in the vicinity and the forests were
set on fire. Wild animals rushed into
the settlement almost tame from
fright, and people abandoned tneir
homes and fed in terror.
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al GPARTY At THE
NJ. N. M. !. LAST NIGHT.

The largest party OF the present
season was given at the Military In
stitute last night, 1T being one OF the
regular dancing parties Of the Cadets
Dancing Club, but following long in
termission since the last, which oc-
CURED during the Christmas holi-
days. The long wait had made the
cadets and their friends keen for a
'fhop" and consequently the attend
ance was large. The NorveH orches-
tra, with five pieces, furnished the
music, which was excellent. The floor
was in its usual good condition and
a general good time was had by all
present. The new ttbarn dance" and
the old time Comm Through the
Rye" waltz were features OF the reg
ular dance program.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-13
CULLEN NOT HELD
EOR NASWORTHY DEATH.

The preliminary hearing of }. L.
Quillen on the charge of shooting the
late Seth Nasworthy occupied all of
Thursday and Friday in the justice
court of A j. Welter and this morn
ing Justice Welter rendered his de-
cision, turning the defendant loose for
the reason that the grounds for his
detention were insufficient. The prin-
cipal reason for the arrest of Quillen
was that he and Nasworthy had a
quarrel in the Green Front saloon on
the ev ening of the shooting, but this
fact alone was not enough to hold the
man for murder. Quillen is dischars-
ed from the charge of shooting Mas
worthy.
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Denver, Colo, Feb. 13.-While run
ming fifty miles an hour Denver and
Rio Grande passenger train No. 4
from the west was held up at 3:15
this morning just outside of Denver
by two bandits who suddenly appear
ed from the coal tender and compel
ed the fireman and engineer to stop
the train. The bandits took the two
enginemen from the cab, and stand
ing about thirty-five feet from the To-
connective one of them fired three
times at the headlight, hitting 1t
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U. S. WEATHER BUREAU.
(Loeai Report Observation Taken a
Ann ny

Roswell, y. NJ, Feb. 13.-Tempera-
ture, max rs, min. 81, mean So; precI-
pdtation in inches and hundredths, 0.
Wind. cir. SW, veloc. z; weather
cloudy.
Forecast for Roswell and Vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday
colder Sunday.
Feb. 13.-Comparative Temperature
data, (RoswelD. Extremes this date
last year, max Sc, min. 26. Extreme:
this date 15 years record, max. 83,
1904 min. %, 1905.
The minus sign (-l indicates tenn
peraaure below zero; applies at ali
times.
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TRIAL OF cARMAcK
elANERe aEciN,

TRIAL OF CARMACk
sLAYERs BEGINS.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 13.-With
the swearing In Of the jury this NOR
ming the case against Col. Duncan 3.
Cooper, Robin ]. Cooper and John D..
Sharp. charged with staying former
Senator e. w. Carmack, an adjourn
ment was taken until Tuesday Of next
week to enable the state to gather
witnesses.
The work OF selecting the jury has
been going on 25 days, and six ve-
nires or total of 5000 men were
drawn before the jury was secured.
As It is tour Of the jury can ne!thsr
read nor write, and two others speak
English indinerently. Every man of
the twelve swore he had not read the
newspapers since the killing and some
had not read one in ten years.