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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-31
Reliable Pianos,

Having decided some time g to
make the piano business a perman-
n feature of my house, L have been
for the past several months carefully
Investigating a number of old and re-
liable makes and have selected the
kurtZmann as our leader, a piano
which has been on the market for
more than so years. used and endor-
sed by many prominent musicians
throughout the country and to be
found in hundreds of the leading mus
ic schools and Conservatives for tone,
workmanship, durability and appear
ance. They are guaranteed to be first
class. If in the market for a piano
don't buy without looking at some of
the new styles now at my store.-W.
5. Morgan, opposite court house. 2t
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Classified "Ad5.'
FOR SALE.

TENT FOR SALE:-Inquire Swift &
Company. 24t3*
FOR SALE:-Furniture. Inquire at
10S E. Bland. 22t6*
FOR SALE:-A brand new pillow for
$3.50 Inquire 500 N. Main ST. 24t3*
FOR SALE Columbus buggy, al
most new.-Inquire at Record Of
flee No. IL. 23t3*.
Chapman, at Z. S. land Office. t2*.
FOR SALE:-Good wagon Or sheep
Water-tank.-P. o. Box 1872. 20t6*
GOVERNMENT LAND SCRIPT, for
sale.-Drew E. Pruit- 20tf.
FOR SALE:-A gentleman's driving
horse and Columbia buggy. Inquire
at Record Office. a4t2*.
FOR SALE:-Rooming house, paying
S120 per month.-Inquire at his
office. 1916.
FOR SALE:-Thoroughbred White
Plymouth Rock eggs, soc a setting.
Mrs. ]. F. Allison, 400 w. 18th. 23t2*
FOR SALE:-Setting eggs from prize
winning Plymouth Rocks, Soc a set
ting.-S. S. Poultry Co., 2o2 e.
Summit, phone $40. . -. ..1etf.
FOR SALE.-One s%fdeboard, dining
table, sanitary davenport, heating
stove n rocking chairs at 1872
North KY, Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons. 1t
FOR SALE:-Two suburban places az
a bargain-plenty of water and ill
cultivation. These places will bring
Is per cent on investment this year
Room 4 Oklahoma Block. 3tf.
FOR SALE:-Household furiture.
Call from 2 to 4 p. NJ, Wed. u Thur.
Cor. Mo. and Walnut. 24t2*
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The Kansas City Stock Market.

Kansas City, March 31.-Cattle re-
ceipts, 5000, including 1900 s%outherns.
Market steady to strong. Native
steers, 5.OO@6.75; southern steers, f.
60@6.25; southern cows, 3.25@5.00;
native COWS and heifers, 5.75@6.OO;
stockers and feeders, 3.25@5.65; bulls,
3.20@4.SO; calves, 3.7507.75; west
ern steers, 4.SO@6y5O; western COWS,
3.50@5.50.
to sc higher. Bulk, 6.60@6.9O; heavy,
6.75@6.95; packers and butchers, g.
70@6.9O; light. 40@6.75; pigs, 500
$500.
Sheep receipts, 5000; market was
strong. Muttons, 5.25@6.25; lambs, g.
50@S.1O; range wethers, 4.5O@7.25:
fed ewes, 3.5O@6.0O.
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FATHER HERRERT'S EVE
VER v INJIJRE ED

Father Herbert may lose his right
eve as the result of an accident that
happened just before noon yesterday.
He was watching sto~ne-cutters al
work on the elevator in the new add
ton to St. Mary's hospital on South
Hill when a chip of stone struck him
squarely in the right eye with great
force. The ball was injured to the ex-
tent that there is danger of losing its
sight.
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LOST.

LOST:-White, blue and lavender
crepe scarf. Please return to Rec
ord Office. t3*.
LOST:-One bay work mare 10 years
old 10 hands high with streak in
face branded block on right hip.
will pay SIS for delivery of same--
Guy H. Herbert. 21t3*-
LOST:-Strayed Or stolen n bay
horse branded cross S on left thigh
return to Watson-Finley Grocery
Co, for reward. 15tf.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
HAD GOOD TIME UP ROAD.

The Knights of Pythias who wen,
to Clovis to organize a new lodge Mon
day, returned last night reporting the
successful accomplishment of the pur
pose of their trip and a jolly good
time, with plenty of entertainment al
the hands of the good people of Glow
is. Chief among the entertainers was
Tom Davenport, formerly of this city
In the party were Charles Shepherd
A. J. Nisbet, W. @. Fawcett, B. F
Noon, E. T. Amonett, John Rose ana
w. w. Ogle.
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FEDERATED MISSIONARY
SOCIETY PROGRAM,

The following is the program of the
Federated Missionary Society to be
held in the NJ. E. church, South, on
Thursday at 8 p. m:
De~votionals,
Solo-Mr. Elliott,
Paper-Mrs. G. w. Hays,
Music-Ladies' Quartette,
Reading-Miss Ledbetter,
Solo-Mrs. J.. E. McClane.
Paper-Mrs. Lee, of st. Louis,
Duet-Nir- and Mrs. Murren.
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~ASsEU

NV Lis
WANTED:-Girl to work night and
morning for board. sos N. Ky. ave.2
WANTED:-A man with One horse
and pillow TO pillow a small plot of
ground. Apply at Record Office.
COOK WANTED:-Woman to cook
and do homework for small family.
sos N. Mo. ave. 23t3*
WANTED:-A girl to do general
homework. 210 S. KY, ave. 22tf
Observation-Disclosures at GOA N. Ky.
emu 22tf-
WANTED:-One or two unfurnished
rooms.-Phone 1884 rings. 22t3*
WANTED:-A nice room with north
asst exposure preferred. Address w.
w. s., Record. 24t3*
WANTED:-2 rooms furnished or I'M
furnished for light housekeeping.
P. O.. Box 1872. 25t2*
WANTED:-A good second hand rub
Der tire buggy or runabout. L. Mar
tin, Dexter, n. NJ. 25t2*
WANTED:-A cook at Slaughter
Farm Inquire j. A. Williams. 25lf
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BARGAIN,

IA acres fenced, 3 room house, well
II foot Sampson Mill, cement tank
10000 gallons, galvanized tank 1000
gallons, barn, cellar, fruit n shade
trees, 3 miles West, Price 81, 900
Jack Fletcher, phone 1925 rings, P.
o. Box SAB. 19eod limo
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New Piano Firm.

Mr.. F. NJ. Denton. who has beer
travelling in the interest of the Adam
Schaaf Piano Company. of Chicago,
H., for the past year, is now associat-
ed with Mr.. w. s. Morgan of this eli
ty- Messrs. Morgan and Denton will
push the sale of the Adam Schaaf
and Kurtzman Pianos. Mr.. Denton has
had many years experience in the
music business.
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Otero Is Now Treasurer.

ex-governor M. A. Otero, on Mon
day took possession of the Office of
territorial treasurer, having been ap-
pointed to that office by Governor
Curry. The balance turned over was
S470, 694. 90 in cash and securities.
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. West and Mrs.
Vests sister. Miss Griffin, left this
morning for Texhoma, where they will
visit before returning to their home
in Cleburne, Texas. Mr.. West was
here two months and his wife and sis
terin-law came ten days ago. They
were visiting friends.
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Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Foote and two
daughters have arrived from Huron.
S. D., for a two weeks visit at the
Selden home at SO SoIth Kentucky
emu Mr.. Foote is trainnoaster OF
the Dakota division of the Northwest
ern railroad.
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HON. RALPH e. TWITCHELL
WILL LECTURE AT THE CHRIS
TIAN CHURCH SATURDAY. APRIL
3RD, UNDER TIE AUSPICES OF THE
ELKS' CLUB.
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Ray Hill, elder son of c. c. Hill, has
embarked in business for himself with
a baggage and transfer wagon. His
stand is at the Citizens Bank corner
and his wagon in green and silver. He
guarantees to break no more than
the best of EN-.
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HEAR THE BEST, MOST IN
STRUCTIVE AND INTERESTING
LECTURE EVER GIVEN IN RIOS
WELL, BY HON. r. E. TWITCHELL,
SATURDAY EVENING AT THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-31

Fl. H. Hess was here from Artesia
today, looking after business and Wis
iting friends. He reports that last
nights rain grew less the farther
south it went and hat below Hager-
man there was not enough to dampen
the roads.
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There will be 10 change in rates at
the Roswell Hotel during the Conven-
ton. Straight S1.25 per day, single
meals 25c.-Roswell Hotel, A. ]. Craw-
ford Prop. 24t11.
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J. H. Ross, of Chicago, a conductor
on the Monon railroad out of that CT
ty, arrived last night for a visit of
several days with his brother, A. B.
Ross, of 406 North kentucky avenue.
He is On his way home from an ex-
tended trip to California.
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Not yet, but soon vokY.

Miss Inez Funchess returned this
morning from the ranch of w. S. Mil
Ter, near Sierra Blanco, Texas, where
she has been teaching school during
the past winter.
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FOR KENT

FOR RENT room house, C. p.
Shearman, phone 262. 14tf
FOR RENT:-Room with board 604
N. KY. ave. 25tf.
FOR RENT:-2 unfinished front
rooms. 324 E. 18th. 25t2*.
FOR RENp:-Two nice houses, five
and eight rooms, we'll located.-Dr.
c.. NJ. Yater 131 West End ST. 24t3.
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J. NJ. O'Brien returned this morn
ing from Carlsbad, where lie has been
doing some work as assistant to Dis
trict Attorney j. NJ. Hervey.
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NJ. l.. Walker, a banker from Still
water, Oklahoma, who has been here
a week seeing the town, left this morn
ing for his home. His daughter, Miss
Fay Walker, who came with him, will
remain for a more extended visit.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-31

j. l.. Norton left this morning on a
business trip to Chicago. Mrs. Nor
ton went to Colorado Springs, where
she will be Joined later by Mr.. Norton
They spent the winter here and in
vested in Pecos Valley real estate.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Mitchell arrived
this morning from the South, Mrs
Mitchell returning from an extended
visit with her mother, who lives neal
San Antonio, Texas.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-31

OF COURSE YOU ARE PLANNING
A GOOD TIME DURING THE CON-
NENTION. WHY SHOULDN'T YOU?
WE ARE GOING TO DO ALL YOUR
COOKING WHILE YOU RUN A
ROUND AND TAKE IN THE
SIGHTS r. c. MARKET.
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We are proud Of the scores of our
highly pleased customers, who have
bought and tested our pianos in Ros-
well and vicinity the past six years.
PECOS VALLEY MUSIC CO. 24t2.
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Mrs. J. NJ. Adams and daughter
Martha, who spent the winter her
guests at the Dabbs boarding house
left this morning for their home il
CoshoctCn, Ohio.
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ABSTRACTS.

CHAVES COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.,
F.. p. Gayle, manager. Reliable and
Prompt.
ROSWELL TITLE & TRUST CO.
ABSTRACTS, real estate and loans
THE BONDED ABSTRACT AND Sc
CURITY CO,-Capital $4,000. Alb
stracts n titles guaranteed, loans.
Oklahoma Block, Phone 81.
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GOVERNOR CURRY HAS NOT RE
SIGNED, but the Roswell Building &
Loan Association has moved its office
to 100 E. 3rd st. first door west of the
District Clerks Officer. H. McCune
Secretary and Manager. Phone 131.
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Mrs. w. N. Baldwin left this morn
ing for Island Falls, N. Y, to spend
21A months with her son, Jack Bald
win who is in school there.
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JEWELRY STORES.

HARRY MORRISON.-The leading
and exclusive jeweler. Watches, dia
monds, jewelry, Hawks Gut Glass
and Pickard's hand-painted China.
Sterling and plated ~silverware.
Il. B. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES best
jeweler. A full line cut glass, hand
painted china, diamonds, etc.
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J.. l.. Howell returned to Lake Ar
thur last night after spending severa
days in Roswell.
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G. a. Payne came down from Clovis
last night on a business visit. He for
merly delivered goods for the Roswell
Steam Laundry and now has a 1aun-
dry of his own at Clovis.
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J. P. Church and G.. T. McQuillon
returned last night from a trip to Am
arillo, where they went on telephone
business.
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r O5WELI-~
Directory
STORES.

ROSWELL HARDWARE CO.-Whole
sale and retail hardware, gasoline
engines, pipe, pumps, fencing.
INDEPENDENT HARDWARE CO.
Wholesale and retail everything in
hardware, tinware, buggies, wagons
implements water supply goods and
plumbing.
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Mrs. G. D. Stevens, who has been
here several days visiting her son.
Chester Stevens, a cadet at the Mill
tary Institute, left this morning for
her home in Ration. She will join Mr..
Stevens, Grand Master Mason of New
Mexico at Clovis
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The Elks will give their regular
~semi-monthly dance and card party
Friday night.
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LUMBER

PECOS VALLEY LUMBER CO.-Lum
Der, shingles, doors, lime, cement.
paints, varnish and glass.
ROSWELL LUMBER CO. The Old
est lumber yard in Roswell. See us
FOR all kinds of building materials
and paints.
KEMP LUMBER CO.-Give us your
orders for Pecos White Sand.
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Mrs. AsenaJn COOK left this morn
ing for her home in Hot Springs, Ark.
after spending the winter here with
her aunt, Mrs. Ed NJ. Smith.
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G. A. Fedde, driver and machinist
for the Roswell Auto Co., left this
morning on a few days business. trip
to Hereford, Texas.
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H. S. Boice and family came in
from Charming, Texas last night for a
stay of several days. They will be
here Through the convention next
week.
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w. A. Savage, wife and brother ar
rived last night from Mountainair, Y.
NJ, and expect to make Roswell their
home.
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Don T. Finley of the Rubber Com
pany, is wearing the smile that won't
come off. 1t is a fine, big 8E pound
boy and he arrived yesterday. Mo-
Their and babe are doing nicely.
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1 want to learn of good opportunity
to place 120 acres Government land
scrip. Write j. NJ. Bennett, Don 2S6,
| Lincoln, Neb. 21t7.
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You'll be sorry if you don't get some
of my raspberry plants, blackcaps,
finest known soc a dozen. $3.50 for
100 full count and then sone.-R.
S. Hamilton, SOP, N. Mo. ave. eod4t*.
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SO, 900 to loan on 5 years time, OPP
tional payments.-Roswell Title &
Trust Company. 19tf.
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STEREOPTICON VIEWS WITH
TIE LECTURE SATURDAY AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH..
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NJ. B. McClain returned last night
from a three weeks trip to Portales
Elida and other points up the road
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Walter Long came in late yesterda,
to spend a few days looking after bus
mess.
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The
23tf

Schuberts, Christian Church, March
31St. 22t4.
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~RILLIARD-PooL HALLS.

BILLIARD-POOL HALLS.
BOWLING, BOX BALL, BILLIARDS
POOL.-Entire- equipment regula-
ton. Privat bowling and box ball
room for ladieS.-Geo. B. Jewett.
BOOT BLACK.
HENPY is back at the old stand
Jewett's Billiard Hall. An expert
on tan shoes.
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Frank Divers went to Campbell this
morning ON cattle business.
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George R. Triton returned last nigh
from a business trip to Portales.
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J. w. Gates who has e here a
month, left this morning for Denver.
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PIANO TUNING.

BERNARD POS.-Expert tuner, 25
years experience in Europe and AM
erica. Reference, Jesse French,
Baldwin, Chickering Bros, and Kim
ball factories. 420 N. Richardson
Ave, Telephone 1922.
w. S. MURRELL, PIANO TUNING
and Repairing. Graduate Chicago
Conservatory Of Piano Tuning. Am
pie experience. Work is guaran-
teed and is my best advertisement.
348 E. 5th ST., Phone 500. SS1m-
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~Schuberts, Christian Church, Marcf
31st. 22t4
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~Schuberts, Christian Church, March
31St. 22t4.
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Hugh Lewis, Jr., returned last night
from a trip to his ranch near Elida-
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Poultry,

Are you buying or selling poultry?
If so call up No. 342, s. S. Poultry Co.
202 E. Summit 22tf.
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Schuberts, Christian Church, March
31st. 22t4.
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E. B. Kemp returned last night from
a short trip up the road.
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Miss Kinnie White, of Dexter, was
here shopping today.
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Schuberts, Christian Church, March
31St. 22t4.
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See Cruise for Rubber tires.
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ADVERTISING

ADVERTISING
The Successful Business Man is an
Advertising Man. Let the people
know what you have to sell.
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STORES

JAFFA, Prayer & CO.-Dry Goods
%clothing, groceries and ranch sup
plies.
JOYCE-PRUIT CO.-Dry goods, cloth
ing, groceries,, etc. The largest sup
ply house in the Southwest. Whole
sale and Retail.
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CONTRACTING G. ENGINEERING
RIRIE & MUSSENDEN.-I17 w. End
ST., phone 464. Land surveying
and mapping, concrete foundations,
sidewalks, earth york general
contracting.
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REAL ESTATE.
TAILORS.

f. A. Observation-Disclosures Tailor
All work guaranteed. Also does
cleaning and pressing. In the rear
of The Wigwam Cigar Store.
w. P. WOOD.-Up-to-date tailor made
clothing. First class cleaning, re-
pairing and dyeing of ladies and
gents clothing. Phone 400.
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r

PEOPLE WHO READ THE DAILY
Record, subscribe and pay for 1t,
and have money to buy the goods
advertised in the paper.
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5 LOCAL NEWS 5

Boenner. the Jewelec. has 1t cheaper
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BUTCHER SHOPS.

U. S. MEAT MARKET.-Keeps moth
ing but the best. Quality" is ou1
motto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
POLE FINDER coNFEssEs.

Professor Phelps of Yale, Drawn by n
Sawhorse, Reaches Worlds Top.
Professor william Lyon Phelps OF
Yale says that he is the only original
discoverer Of the north pole. He de-
scribes It in the following letter:
At latitude 81 made my final dash.
consisting OF few parenthetical remarks
on the weather. 1 hitched the span. the
sawhorse and the pony, to new buck
board wagon, cutting or the tongue, so
that 1 might be the first to announce my
discovery. Ten miles had swiftly flown
by, when the pony thinking that the
sawhorse was a seahorse. tried to eat
him. The pony naturally resented this.
and the team. already frightened by the
narrowness of the mer dian lines and by
the spectacle of larg fountain penguin,
became unmanageable.
The two faithful Eskiruos weso thrown
out and were Immediately devoured by
polar bears, who. seeing their long boards.
took them for arctic hairs. esteemed a
great delicacy by these animals. l was
pitched high in the air and landed on the
small of my back. thus discovering not
only the pole. but the whif1etFee. At this
moment my right ascension was about
ten seconds my decluation, so far as any
future attempts are concerned. was final
and absolute. Yours very truly.
WILLIAM LYON PHELPS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12

text books put down as insoluble; he
was Kidding the art Of medicine Of cob
webs and barnacles; he was sending
out parties of enthusiastic young men
to explore the medical fRrthest north
and darkest Africa; he; observed things
that no one else noticed, and he drew
conclusions that violated the league
rules. One day the newspapers became
aware Of him aud the next day the
public. BY and by the doctors fol-
lowed.
During the last;few years OF his resi-
dence IN Baltimore DR.. Osler might
have used Druid Hiil park as a wait
Ing room. People came from all over
the country to. consult him, accompa-
MED by their attendant physicians, sur
geons, spiritual advisers and nurses,
and no Baltimorean Of position felt it
decent to- surrender his appendix with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12

a vice president of the National City
bank when he gave this advice to
young men.
Mr.. Talbert attributes his success to
the fact that he was trained in coun-
try institution and says that he rub
bed elbows with the farmer"
ain the banking business, as we'll as
In any line OF trade, the man who,
knows his customers, their habits and
peculiarities, is going to get the best
results. 1 have never regretted that
my start was in the country bank. 1t
was a good school, and no young man
who is in earnest win have cause for
regret If he takes a course IN it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12

our fsrst seeking the advice OF the great
diagnosfician.
Too Much Work at Last.
In the end the doctors themselves
drove him out Of Baltimore. By the
rules OF the healing art. be IL known, a
physician is forbidden to accept fee
from a fellow practitioner. Under this
rule the sick doctors Of America paid
glorious but embarrassing tribute to
Osier. They arrived on every train,
eager to hear medicines last word.
They were welcome. and It was q
pleasure and privilege to see them,
but there were classes to teach, books
to read and write, clinics to look after,
problems to ponder. The day brought
q hundred hours work and but twen-
ty-four hours Of time.
Unexpectedly a message came from
the king. of England offering DR.. Osler
a royal appointment, with leisure I'M
limited, at Oxford. Baltimore is mourn
ing YETI. L Mencken In American
Magazine.