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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-22

20 acres-Two miles from
town. 5 acres alfalfa, 10
acres orchard. Artesian well
and ditch right Well improv-
ed.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-22

FOUND:-An automobile horn. Own
er may have same by applying at
this Office describing property and
paying for this notice IL
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-22
Real Estate Bargains

80 acres Fine Hondo soil-6
miles from Roswell. Finest
Corn land in Pecos Valley; Ar
tesian Water Guaranteed.
A snap at $32OO.OO, 4 cash,
long time on the balance at 8
per cent.
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Hammocks, all prices.-Enterprise
Hardwre Co. 69t2.
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Take your horse to Cruise. He does
them up right. tt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10

all was peace and serenity. The animals
soon quiet down. however. and again be-
take themselves to slunber and. perhaps.
to strange simian dreams OF dense tropical
forests or Hindoo minarets OF pagodas
and swarming streets Of dusky human
beings. Only the lemur. handsomest OF
the monkey tribe. seems to keep awake
all night, its uncanny eyes, that have
given the creature it's name, showing. in
the light of the watchman's lantern, like
a demons that is dreaming
GhostIike is the birdhouse at night.
though very interesting and picturesque
withal. Not word can be extracted from
the macaws and parrots which are occa-
sionally very ready for conversation dur
ing the day. One Of the macaws. which
is able to pronounce, with tolerable dis
tinctness an invitation to go to a place
where no one would be likely to betake
himself Of his own accord. merely seems
to look the sentiment at his nightly Wis
worlds age Of grotesque monsters. has
it's supernatural neck twisted into the
strangest contortions and its head under
it's wing, while 1t rests upon one OF Its
huge limbs. The East Indian hornbill
awakes and fits about, and the laughing
kingfisher from Australia, gives vent to
it's singular rapid series Of cries, with
their regularly varied notes. The erect
produced by the cries OF numbers of these
birds in their native Australian wilds is
said to be striking in the extreme Heard
seems to contain notes both Of Joy and
sadness. attaining something Of an hilari-
Gus effect in its highest and loudest notes
and dying gradually away into melan-
choly echo.
The elephant house IL visited and the
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teresting to visit at night, when the pub
lie life has. as 1t were. left them to sleep.
is the Treasury. Here the guard Is more
numerous than in any of the other gov
eminent buildings at night, and Is. be-
sides. heavily armed.
It is impressive to descend with one Of
these watchmen to the vaults and to
listen to the ticking OF the time lock OF
the great repository OF Uncle Sans cash
where the absence Of daily l:fe is espe-
cially emphasized, and where one stands
upon the deserted stage. in company with
the Waterman. as upon the bottom OF the
sea with q huge mass of wre,kage far
above. A great hose is ready coil ed upon
the stage, ever on the lookout for the
demon fire, and 1t is possible for the
Waterman to lower freproof curtain of
asbestos, so as to cut of communication
between the theater before and behind
tho footlights. The tiers of empty seats
It is told that a member Of the audience
at one of the theaters in this city some
years ago was left sleeping In his place
when the doors of the building were
closed for the night. The man had been
apparently imbibing intoxicating fluids
to an extent which rendered him incapa-
BILE Of intelligent locomotion. His loca-
ton was q seat in q remote part of the
top gallery, and when he awoke, with. II
may be conjectured. q very imperfect
idea of where he was. he made his way
down in front and walked or fell over
the balcony rail. He was discovered by
the Waterman. who heard the crash or
the fall-a chair was splintered by the
impact-not dead, as might be expected.
but much sobered and without q scratch
or any sort OF injury.
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the stone steps that lead to the habi-
tations Of the animals. The Waterman
carries An electric lantern, the light of
which he flashes at will upon his charges
Every hour the Waterman makes the
round Of the buildings, and he remarks.
very naturally, that he is beginning to
dread the approach OF winter, which
makes his task considerably harder. He
is obliged to inspect the thermometers in
the various houses to see that the tenn
perature is just such degree. and If 1t Is
not he has to regulate It, This is not al
ways easy. especially in such houses as
that devoted to various smaller animals
near the elephant house, and which Is
heated by stove.
The office In the lion house is the watc CHI
mans headquarters. This room has a
lookout upon the floor and the dens below,
a fact, perhaps, Of which the general pub
lie Is not aware. 1t Is comfortably fur
nished apartment. The big cats are the
noisiest contingent at the Zoo during the
night, and their incessant pacings of their
denS and occasional chorus OF terrific bay
ing roars-in which hideous concert the
lions are the principal performers accom-
plish the desired effect for the watchman
Of keeping him awake. The hyenas slouch
is seldom observed during the day. and
one recalls, with something Of q >shudder.
the nocturnal practice Of these weird
creatures, when feasible. of robbing graves
and devouring the occupants. .t,---r
A visit is next paid to the monkey
house, where the simians are generally
asleep. The mandril, however. the live
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couch for the purpose of witnessing night
effects in some OF the magnificent public
structures and resorts that adorn the
Capital or metropolis. and which. by day,
are thronged by those on business or
pleasure bent.
It may be conjectured that the plan
Of visiting some of Washington's public
buildings and resorts during the hours
when the official watchmen are the only
human beings who. ordinarily. perambu-
late the precincts would strike most per-
sons as a decidedly novel one. Yet the
plan once put in action, decided fascina-
ton will be experienced by the person
who pursues this singular species of noe
turnal rambling. 1t might be argued that,
to a person of such proclivities, the oc-
cupation of night Waterman would prove
an ideal one, and that he might thus
combine profit with amusement. But the
occupation of night Waterman would ap
pear to be, in truth. a monotonous one.
These blue-coated guardians seem to
grow wearied of the sple1dors surround
ing them. and what to the novice is
piquant experience is to them the weary
performance OF an onerous duty.
This fact was strikingly borne in upon
the visitor to the Capitol who &C
companied one Of the watchmen in his
nightly rounds. Stol!d and Unconditional.
the Waterman took his accustomed way
from the door opening the west ter
race. where he was generally stationed.
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A Novelty.

.SDOOR Clyde Fitch said a young
playwright. sadly. was always
ready to give advice and help to juniors.
Il once described to Mr.. Fitch q eli
max that seemed novel and strange to
me. But Mr.. Fitch said that novelty
and strangeness had little value in eli
maxes-real human interest was the
thing.
He instanced an extraordinary, a
quite unique climax that would yet be
bound to fail.
I'm this climax the hero, a chan with
wooden legs. stumps breathlessly across
the stage as fast as his two wooden
legs will carry him. A woman brandish-
ing a butchers cleaver is in pursuit
The woman overtakes the man She
upsets him. Kneeling, she brandishCs
the cleaver about his artificial limbs.
Herbert Mannering,' she cries. nav
me the six weeks board you owe or I
will cut both your wooden legs orr"
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Our Taste.

ISC CULPTOR MACMONNIES hasn't q
- very high opinion Of the public
taste in sculpture"
The speaker. New York art dealer.
smiled.
"MacMonnies told me in his Giverny
studio last year that the public taste IN
sculpture was as naive as childs.
Everything must be big and grand. re-
CARELESS of truth. Then he exemplifed
the child taste.
He said that when Lalojo, the Cordova
sculptor. was modelling the King OF
Spain in the COS, the little fellow said
anXiously:
Are you going to make me big In this
statue?
The statue. your majesty, will make
you a little larger than you really are.
said Lalojo.
WELL said the royal urchin, want
you to make me very. very big, with a
long mustache.'
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described the splendors of the panorama
which, so far as the city itself is con-
cerned. has strangely altered since that
time There are no suggestions left of
the old library. with it's booky mustiness
and dusty alcoves, once the delight OF
many a bookworm Coming out again
and crossing the short corridor leading
to the rotunda, there is a new sense Of
vastness beneath the dome, the interior
shrouded in shadows, sage where above
the moonlight strikes in with beautiful
effect. The white statues below look
like ghosts.
Along moonlit passage. the Waterman
and visitor betake themselves to
statuary hall, where the ghostly effect
OF the effigies Of the nations departed
great is enhanced. One recalls the weird
echoes that once haunted this chamber.
formerly occupied by the House of Rep
resentatives. and which, says the watch
man, have not been completely laid by
the structural notifications instituted
some years ago. In fact. by rapplng
upon a certain flagstone the sound is
repeated. as of yore. directly beneath.
as though from a subterranean vault.
though the effect Is not so pronounced as
formerly. The whispering gallery, which
enables two persons to communicate at
opposite ends of the huge apartment. is
found: upon experiment, to be still in
operation.
These strange tricks of sound are vast
ly heightened, in their effect, by the time
and solitude. They recall the rumor
which once obtained considerable cur
rency that the building is haunted. A
mischievous Waterman let loose a cat in
the building one night, previously in
casing its feet in walnut shells. The
elusive scampering which ensued con-
siderably startled other members of the
watch not initiated into the joke and
created among them something of a
panic.
One Of the most urgent duties of the
night Waterman at the Capitol Is to
guard against fire in the document rooms
and the places where valuable papers are
stored. Periodical visits are paid during
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The Other Side of the Orchestra That Plays While You Ea

tlemen Of the jury, it would have reduced
you all to a state Of perpetual Mysteries
had you heard him tell me about it.
He explained that the first act was
devoted to the barber shaving an old man
with regulation ballets. ETC.. etc. The
barber cuts the old mans neck and has
to explain the accident to the police. Then
oh, we'll: he drdveled on for hours like
that. At first l thought he was trying
to string me. but later decided that he
really thought he was imparting infor-
nation
I'D like to know what that man
thought OF Wagner"
All Of the musicians have their individ-
ual likes and dislikes. They have GER
tain types OF men whom they cannot bear
and others to whom their hands are in
stinctively extended in a sort OF exotic
friendship. the layman can scarcely un-
derstand.
And withal they have a very happy
time those "men who beat the box.
while waiting for that opalescent rose
hued tomorrow which so seldom comes.
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stopped my prelude abruptly and began
a ragtime selection.
What do you suppose the singer did?
The moment l began my ragtime he
opened that subterranean cavity known
as his mouth and fairly shrieked the first
agonizing notes Of the clowns song. I
tried to drown him out, but 1t was like
trying to urge Niagara Falls to give up
Its lie of turbulence and content itself
with peaceful domestic existence.
The louder l played, the louder he
howled. Finally ! stopped. foolishly sup
posing that II / quit my merry little lay
he would likewise consent to give up his
wailings. He didn't. however. He stuck
to his post like a little man, and when
he had come to what he considered the
finish he wanted to know If had ever
heard Of the Swan Song. from .'Lohen-
grim" did know it. but mildly inquired
whether George Cohan or Gus Edwards
was the author That irritated him and
was enabled to escape him for a time
Reminds me of rather interesting
fact" murmured musician number two as
he slowly slipped his coffee. which also
recalls true story. 1t Is my belief that
the most tiresome bore in the world-the
man who most harnesses the soul Of the
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lest inhabitant of the place. awakens
upon the watchman's flashing his lantern
upon him, and comes to the bars. extend
ing his paw. as though he wished to shake
hands or expected some gift. A great pet
with the keepers is this animal. which will
go through their pockets in a careful and
systematic manner. abstracting therefrom
any article which 1t fancies as adapted to
its needs. For some reason or other row
starts up on this occasion in the den OF
the spider monkeys. Perhaps one of the
simians has had a bad dream. and, with
the mental process characteristic OF his
kind. has blamed 1t upon some other mem
Der or members of the community In the
cage. At all events. he makes an assault
upon the nearest monkey. and a great
scampering ensues. climbing and springing
stunts are performed with lightning-like
rapidity, and it takes the Waterman
considerable time to restore order This
fracas awakens all the other monkeys in
the place. and the result Is that pande-
monium reigns where. a short time before.
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the fingers of one who knows all har-
mony, they wended through the intricate
minors Of "Jocelyn"
II don't believe there was man in
that restaurant who was not bettered
morally by the unexpected classic.
don't see how there could be- The voices
OF the diners grew hushed as they rs
tened to the solemn. resonant lower notes
OF the heavy second violin and the throb
bling wall of the first 1t was as magnifi
cent a rendition as l have ever heard;
probably the greatest selection that trio
ever played.
Just before they finished it the pro-
prietor came in. He spoke to the leader
of the trio, and 1 can imagine what he
said. for play for proprietors myself
The air stopped abruptly The diners.
half in regret, half in relief. leaned back
in their chairs and resumed their CONVEX
sation where 1t had been left of. In
Place of the spiritual air that we had
listened to entranced came the crash OF
recurrent ragtime This continued until
the place was closed for the night. 1t 10
easy to imagine what the proprietor OF
the place said to his orchestra. 1t ran
something like this:
- Say. the men wot comes In here amt
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of the musicians had an idea that bis
particular species of this ogre was the
one most to be feared by his fellow
craftsmen.
The greatest BORE" said the first must
clan. is the man who thinks he can
sing"
"All men, more or less. think they can
sing" said somebody.
1T is not the harmless man who roars
ragtime or lifts love lays while he Is tying
his necktie before dinner l allude to- ex-
planned the musician, ''for he is the most
inoffensive and bashful of men. 1t Is
the person who deep down in his soul en-
courages himself to think that he has
something on Caruso, and who therefore
remains quiet except on unusual occa-
sions. that I am talking about.
III give you an example. Not long
ago / was playing the regulation stuff up
at my place when a good-natured, jolly
crowd wandered in. They were humming
snatches of songs in undertones scarcely
calculated to worry the other patrons.
They asked for several songs and played
them.
Presently one in the crowd who had
hitherto been silent turned to me and in
Quired il l played the clowns song from
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lomat There is a chunk of gold and
some loose diamonds in the case with
the latter-gifts from the same oriental
potentate, who also contributed. indi-
rectly. a large bottle of altar of roses
to the museums varied riches, which
would fetch some ready money. too. 1t
is not generally known. perhaps. that
the costliest garment In the United States
occupies an inconepicuous place in the
museum. This Is a Hawaiian feather
cloak. Of the royal type. composed OF
myriads of tiny feathers of an extinct
bird and worth up into the millions of
dollars as is duly set forth in the at
tached label.
Another night might be amusingly. II
not proftably. devoted by the nocturnal
rambler to the Zoo. There are two
watchmen at the Zoo. who apportion be-
tween them the hours of vigil An ap-
pointment with one OF these guardians
at the northwest gate Of the park pro-
cures the visitor entrance without diff
Guilty, and both make their way down
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temperature ascertained. for it Is essen
tial that the huge animal be very care
fully looked after in this regard The
great inert bulk OF the sleeping pachy
derm is impressive. its legs tucked up and
its trunk showing like large snake.
Very carefully regulated, too. Is the
temperature in the deerhouse. where are
some Of the rarest and most valuable an
imals in the Zoo. as, for instance. the
anoa, that most singular OF hybrids, the
harness antelopes and the Malaysian Ia
pir. The latter. which has been at the
Zoo little more than a month ia consider
ably larger than its Brazilian kindred. and
is further distinguished by being quite
black on the forepart Of Its body and white
at the back. When the keeper gets back to
his Office he finds that he has something
less than ten minutes to rest before re-
peating his round.
Among the other places which ii Is in
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ed to open the garden at night to the
public. and make it the leading prom
enade place during the warm season.
Numerous different colored electric light
bulbs surrounding the fountain and other
devices for illumination in various parts
of the grounds indicate the former noe
turnal uses of the garden. but the idea
did not. apparently, appeal to the pub
lie. At all events. it has been some
years since the Botanic Garden has
presented scene of gayety by night, the
great fountain playing its waters CLINT
ing with numerous tints. and the green
houses farylike with soft lights among
the rich flowers and plants.
Perhaps nowhere Is the night view
stranger than in the National Museum.
There is something weird and ghostly
about the vigil that the force of watch
men who. as is customary in all the
large public buildings. are thrice relieved
during the dark hours. hold amid the
curios that attract the gaze of hundreds
during the day. And then. it all seems
To one only accustomed to seeing the
objects rich, rare bizarre or otherwise,
in company with other idle gazers, the
solitude and ghostly light of the moon
that comes through the skylighted dome
of the building give an added interest and
importance to everything. The blue Hin
doc idol beneath the dome seems to wink.
grin and frown as the shadows chase
each other across it's striking counte-
nance, ana eyes suggest themselves III tn,
cavernous sockets of the hideous idol
from Easter Island. which for ages has
looked out across the ever-changing
ocean.
However, the Waterman, with his cleo
trio lantern. which he flashes about sus-
piciously into dark corners, is not con-
corning himself with any reflections Of
this sort.
There are some odd hooks and corners.
though. in the museum to flash that light
into. With dramatic suddenness a door
is opened. the light turned on. and behold
"a long double row of skeletons that
seem to be holding CHASTITY revel. Some
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fairly brainy and competent musician-is
the proprietor Of a cafe who insists on
ragtime, all ragtime and nothing but rag
time.
about three months ago I was sitting
in a fairly fashionable restaurant with
friend of mine. Behind a screen sat
first and second ivolinist and pianist. all
macerating music in the most mercenary
and merciless style I have ever heard.
They simply leaped upon piece Of music
and clawed 1t to death.
while I and my friend fell to wonder
ing at their persistent and monotonous
imitation of musical foot ball they began
a portion of "Jocelyn.'
ut is impossible to forget how they
played Softly and sadly as a summer
breeze that signs through poplar trees
when the sun sinks low in the west
sweetly as an Aeolian harp touched by
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A Sincere Compliment.

THE passengers of the Kronzprin.
zessen Cecelie were amused by an
incident that befell Miss Anna Held
last month.
The beautiful actress was pacing the
deck at sunset with q little English
boy.
English girls she said. ARE thu
prettiest in the world. aren't they?"
thought they WERE" the little boy
replied, It'll ! came aboard this ship"
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the nocturnal hours. too to the law
library. one of the finest aggregations OF
legal books and papers in the world.
From the Capitol along the Mall to the
National Museum and Smithsonian Is a
natural transition in the nocturnal ram
BILE. The Botanic Garden forms a pretty
spectacle at this hour-it is about mid
night-with the great glass dome of the
greenhouse and the Bartholdi fountain.
One recalls that 1t was originally intend
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fifty or so there are, perfectly articuated
and awaiting transportation to the new
building, where they will In time be exhio-
tied for the instruction and entertain
ment of the general public
There seem to be enough CHASTITY OBJ
jects hid away and on public exhibition
to make a chamber Of horrors. This
fact never strikes you during the day.
but on this night trip it is strangely In
sistent. Those hideous little miniature
heads. that look like dolls. but that are.
in reality, dried human caputs. strike
shiver through you that you would
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and Mr.. Taft. tenderly reminiscent of
possum and other things smiled happily
again. At the end of the performance
he congratulated the pianist through the
manager of the theater.
The attitude of 1.-The man who beats
the box" toward the patrons Of his place.
be 1t cafe or restaurant or moving pic
ture hall. Is always distinctive. And
there is not a man who has not a score
Of good "reminiscences which are told IN
frequently and to a chosen few.
Three or four musicians from different
cafes were gathered in an all-night res
taurant not SO long ago. together with
couple OF newspaper men.
The question as to what manner Of man
is the greatest bore to those who play
in places Of amusement came up. Each