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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04

Merrihew drew out his watch an,
opened the CAGE. II was a pretty fsoo
More than that, IL was a refined pre,,,
ness. The eyes were merry: the hrov,
was intelligent: the nose aud Chi.
were good. Altogether II was the face
OF merry. kindly little soul. one spch
as would be most likely to tran the
wauderHR fancy OF young man Ike
MerribeW
And she WON'T have your aWard
repeated. this time with more CURIOSITY
than sympathy.
lob. she's no fool. I suppose. Ana
Dow she's going TO Europe! Some
manager has the idea IN his head that
there Is money TO be made I'm itaIv
and Germany during the spring and
summer American comic opera io
those countries-can you imagine itq
he has an angel. aud 1 suppose money
Is no object"
This angel. then. has cut out ane
time for his bank account. aud he'll
never get back 70 heaven once he gets
tangled up in foreign red tape. Everv
large city In italy aud Germany has
practically it's own opera troupe. Poor
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04

Wh0f humans are chiefly hunt
ing for nowadays IS Inspiration
in one form or another. This
story cannot fail TO give its
reader Inspiration, ard there fore
fts value can hardly be overes-
ffn7ofed. The magic Of the love
Of man for woman. that, aroused
simply by The sound Of a voice,
causes a young millionaire to
cross oceans and traverse
foreign lands to find his fate
wos never better pictured. The
story IS Intensely romantic and
oiiurtrgly mysterious. The in
sfdfous evils Of unwfse marriage
with foreign noolemen" are
cleVerIy shown. and the familiar
Italian brand Of Intrigue is laid
bare. The author shows that the
reward Of patience and purity is
happiness and that the wages
Of sin is death. he makes you
laugh when ne pictures the od-
ventures Of an American comic
opera troupe stranded in foreign
lands. He D1okes you thrill with
the WaHderiuSf when ne describes
La Bella Napoh and the vine
covered slopes that rim the
Mediterranean.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04

Ct-t " Nftt otfftecl Joy ttNte q DftCG NAIttff
IA song
into his vest for a cigar The lady
had a singing voice"
Huh! They all think alike about
that But mebbe she wasn't bad at
the business. Anyhow
1T was rather out Of time and place.
ehY' helpfuny
That's about the size Of It. This
Leddy Light6nger is a case She has
US all thinkin' on oar nights OF Clev-
~ an edjicated an jabbers In half
dozen tongues It's a thousan' 10 the
man who jugs her But she don't
sing: az least they amt any report to
that effect Perhaps your Teddy was
jes' larkin' a bit But it's got TO be
stopped"
Hinard passed over the cigar. and
the policeman bit of the end. noddIng
with approval at such foresight
"Didu't get peep at her faceg"
Not single feature. The light was
behind her"
An how was she dressedY"
in fog. for all could see"
ION the level now. didn't you know
who she wasT' The policeman gave
billiard a sly dig in the ribs with his
club
"On my wOrdT'
"SOme swell mebbe"
Undoubtedly lady That's why 1t
looks odd why Il brought me into the
street She sang In classic Italian.
And. what's more. for the privilege OF
hearing that voice again | should not
mind sitting on this cold curb till the
milkman comes around In the morn
ing"
That wouldn't be fer long" laughed
the policeman. taking out his watch
and holding IL close to the end OF his
cigar Twenty minutes after /. Well.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04
CHAPTER II.
OBJECT. MArRIMoNY.


WINTER fogs in New York are
H never quite so intolerable as
Wv their counterparts In Lon
don. and while their fire.
quency is a matter OF complaint. their
duration Is seldom of any length. SO
by the morrow q strong wind from
the west had winnowed the skies and
cleared the sun. There were an ex.
hiiarating tingle of frost In the air and
visible rime on the windows. Hill.
lard. having breakfasted lightly. was
standing with his back to the CRATE in
the coy breakfast room. He was In
boots and breeches and otherwise
warmly clad and freshly shaver. He
rocked on his heels aud toes aud ran
his palm over his blue white chin In
search OF possible slip OF the razor.
Giovanni came In 10 announce that
be had telephoned and that the ST.
gnor's brown mare would be at the
park entrance precisely at half after
8 Giovanni stiIl marveIed over this
wonderful voice which came out OF
nowhere. but he was no longer afraid
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04

the mare. lie was about to cross the
square when be was hailed
Hulard wheeled aud saw Merrihew.
He. too. was In riding brooches.
why. Dan. glad 20 see you. Were
you IN the parkT"
Riverside Beasuy cold too. Come
Join me In cup OF good coffee"
The two entered the cafe
How are you behaving yourself
these daysf" asked Merrihew.
My habits are always exemplary"
answered Hillard. But yoursT'
Merrihew gulped his coffee
kitty Hiiligrew leaves IN two
weeks for Europe"
And who the deuce Is Kitty KILT
grew demanded Hnlard.
What" reproachfuny. You haven't
heard OF Kitty Knligrew ln The Mod
ern MaidY Where have you beenf
Pippin! Prettlest soubrette thats hit
the town In dogs age"
Il say. Dan. don't you ever tire or
that sortl I can't recall when there
wasn't a Kitty Knllgrew What's the
attraction" Hniard waved aside the
blG black cigar. What's the attrac-
tiong"
The truth IS Jack Tm a jackass
half the time. can't get away from
the glamour Of the footllghts. I'm no
Johnny. You know that. No hanging
around stage entrances and buying
wine and diamonds. 1 might be reck-
less enough to buy a bunch OF roses
when I'm not broke. But like EN-
the bright ones They keep a fellow
'-~used Most OF 'em speak good Eng
llSh and come from better families
than you would suppose. Just good
fellowship. you know. Maybe a rab-
bit and a bottle OF beer after the per
Torrance or n little quarter limit at
the apartment. singing and good sto-
rIes. What you've in mind Is the
chorus lady. Not for miner
Hlllard laughed. recalling his CONVEX
satiOn With the policeman.
Go on he said Get II all out OF
your system now that you're started"
And then 1t tickles a fellows vani-
~ 10 be seen with them at the restau-
rants. That's the way IL begins. you
know. I'll be perfectly frank with
you. II II wasn't for what the other
fellows say most OF the chorus ladies
would go hungry. And the girls that
you aud / know think I'm a devil OF a
fellow-wicked. but interesting. and
all that"
Hlllard's laughter broke forth again.
and be leaned back. Merrihew would
always be twenty six; be would al
ways be youthful.
And this Kitty Knligrew? I be
lieve I've seen posters OF her In the
windows now thar you speak OF t."
well Jack. I've got IL bad this trip
! offered to marry her last night and
was refused"
not half bad. What would you have
done had she accepted you?"
Married her within twenty-four
hours"
Come. Dan; be sensible. You are
not such an ass as all that"
YES, I am" moodny. II told you
that | was jackass half the time
This is the half"
but she won't have your"
"Not for love or money"
Are you sure about the money? ?"
asked HiIlard shrewdly.
Seven hundred or seven thousand.
IL wouldn't matter 10 Kitty II she made
Up her mind 10 marry a fellow. What's
the matter with me anyhow I'm not
so badly set up. I can whip any man
In the club AT my weight. I can tell
story well. and I'm not afraid OF any
thing
lard.
DO yon really think It's my mon.
eyT patheticaly.
Well. seven thousand doesn't 60 far.
and that's all You have II Il were
seventy. now rm sure Kitty wouldn't
reconsider. What's she Iike?- asked
HiIIard. with more sympathy than
curiosity.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
NEW CANDIDATES
FOR GOVERNOR
Judges Mann, Pope and
Lindsey and Ben Titus
Among Latest.
ES FAVoRITES

4 new candidate for governor of
New Mexico to succeed George Curry
is sprung on the unsuspccting public
In some quarter of the territory nearly
every day fudge Edward \. Mann 5
formal nomination il in the the Tucum
earl News as follows:
Cnder the circumstances. therefore,
II is not only proper, but duty, TO
consider who will be- Goycrnor Curry's
successor The office Of governor Is
too closely identified with the prosperity
of the people Of New Mexico, with
th"ir hopes and aspirations, to be dis.
posed Of lightly. II should hc filled by
man Of ability, force IT character
aud unPuestioncd integrity Doubtless
many such men will bc presented for
the place. but the News feels that il
is performing a high duty ia present.
ing the name of former Associate Jus.
tice Edward \. Mann, whose services
on the bench of the supreme court was
equally honorable to New Mexico and
himself The News believes that Judge
Mann would make great governor.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
PoRTALEs PAPER OUT
FOR JUDGE WIN. II. POPE.

The P"riulcs Herald places Judge
Pope IN nominal ion as follows:
There il the widcs, range Of spccu.
lation ~ to who will be appointed gov.
rrunr of New Mexico when Curry goes
out in February. Al least a dozen
names have already been suggested,
among them some highly qualified men.
As one of the exchanges put IL. cit
would simply hc too good, - that Judge
Vim. H. Pope of Roswell should he ap.
pointed iut would yoI not love to
see that little big man at the helm Of
the state nf New MeNicoi Certainly
there u not man IN the United
States, 80 far n our knowledge goes.
50 we'll qualified by nature and so we'll
fitted by training. Alas for the power
The blind fanaticism of machine poll
ties, that "a man of Pope uuapproach'
able honor, strength of character aud
purity of moral purpose should be pas.
sed by for the corrupt political boss. -
Personally we know nothing that could
come to the territory of New Mexico
Continued OF fourth page.)
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tContinued on fourth page.)
NARA VISA BOOMING

Nara Visa is nothing II not progress
i've. Not even the destructive fire Of
last spring could daunt the spirit Of
progress that dominates that hustling
little town. On the site of the ruin,
they have erected six handsome brick
and concrete buildings, any Que Of
which would bc credit to towns much
larger than theirs. In addition tn these
there are several otner business block =
under course of construction, while work
on three additional buildings will be-
started within the next two weeks.
The surrounding country is rapidly I'LL
ing up aud it is reported that more
people have located there within the
last thirty days than through the en-.
tire summer months,
There has been plenty of rain altcly
aud this insures good wheat crop
for next year. The business men Of
Nara Visa are all boosters aud ar" en-.
titled To all OF the good fortune that
comes their way.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
BAY VIEW CLUB

This wecD : session OF the bay View
club, waS perhaps the most erthuSias
nc OF thi, year : meetings, due to the
presence Oi every member but one,
aside from those out OF town.
Roll call produced quite complete
sketch of the lnquisition and Holy Of
Ire, each member contributing IA part.
he minutes Oi the last meeting were
read aud approved, and the program OF
the day followed. In the absence OF
Mrs. Jarreli, Mrs. Donohoo was appoint
ed to review the lesson, the subjects be-
my the Spanish Army and Navy, -
aud THE Riligious Life ot spain. -
Ia the review of the magazine article,
Mrs. Gordon pictured to Us ball fight,
rs seen IN Madrid. The paper "The
three Philips OF SPAIN" was present
cd by Mrs. Jones, aud was both in
structiNe and entertaining. And IN lieu
of the poem suggested IN the magazine,
Mrs. liess read a most interesting sketch
oi the author, Jose Zarillo. The lesson
over, the visiting time, always 50 en-
loyable, was usnered in, by the advsnt
of the most delicious salad course aud
coffee, served by the hostess assisted
Dy Mrs. Beeih aud Mrs. Gordon. The
club adjourned to meet with Mrs
George next week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
FRIDAY is NOT TO BLAME FOR
THE UNLUCKY SUPERSTITION
OF MISGUIDED HUM MANITY.
Single Tax Not Political Matter 1t is Tax Upon
Unimproved Lands Held For Speculation BY The
Fellow Who Does Not Intend to Cultivate It.


that will add milluns 10 The real value
VI New Mexico.
But to the outside facts ON Friday.
Columbus sailed from Paios ON Friday
October IL, l4y2. On Friday, October
II, liDs, he discovered the main land.
The Norwegians had discovered the
New England coast some years before
that, but a. they made no preparations
for the real estate men, hat didn I
amoun, to anything.
On Friday, March ), 1897, Cabot re-
cciyed ms papers from Henry VII,
which resulted in the quite considerable
discoveries vi that gentleman.
On Friday, sept. d, 1865, MonerdeN
founded st. Augustine, the second old
est city IN the United states, that dear
santa he having already been started.
On Friday, Nov. ~, 1920, the May.
flower hrst disembarked few emi.
grants at Proyincetown, and on Friday.
Dee. 22, her passengers finally landed
at plymouth Rock. That ought 10
make the superstitions stand hitched
for awhile. II 1t hadn Z been for the
Pilgrims, we would have had no Thanks.
giving day to go hunting on, and the
Douglas shoe would have not been iu.
definitely postponed Incidentally IL
was from this blessed Friday that We
date the introduction OK Booze and the
Bible TO the American Indian, and the
beginning Of his finish. 80 that the
white folks aud the trusts could occupy
the land wthou, fear Of the arrow in
the dipendus and the cheating of the
barber by the scalping route.
On Friday. March d, 1913, Martin
Luther gave to the world the substance
Of the Reformation, and made really
possible seventy eleven different demon.
nations, church dinners once n week,
aud the frequent touch of the business
man and head of family.
Washington, our old friend George,
was borr on Friday, Ferusry 22, l732.
lie would have been born sooner only
he had few brothers whose term came
first, but that doesn I make any din
erence. lie was born, and we got the
cherry tree, the surveyor : stories, ith
Of July, Teddy Roosevelt, aud other
things too numerous 10 mention. Wash.
ington axed Martha Curtis on a Fri.
Continued on third page)
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
DEATH IN oooLEY's FAMILY

Judge Cooley received telegram
Tuesday morning in the midst of court
trial that his wife 's sister, Miss Alice
Dalton, was not expected to survive
the day. lie let, that day noon. Miss
Dalton fingered until yesterday morn
ing Ut o'clock. A brother is on his
way from Boston, the old home, and
with Mrs, Cooley, will leave with the
body tomorrow for that city.
Miss Dalton had but recently arrived
from Boston, to spend the winter with
her sister, but Immediately was conan.
ed to her bed with typhoid fever The
family had anticipated a very pleas.
ant winter, and her death, under all
the circumstan In saddcr than usual.
The sympathy of all goes out to Judge
Cooley aud family .--Alamogor News.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
PLAZA HOTEL BURNS

Wednesday night at about half past
eleven o'clock, the Plaza Hotel was dis
covered to be ON fire. The are alarm
was turned ia aud the laddies were on
the spot in few minutes, but too late
to do much with the Plaza building.
They did excellent work with the two
buildings west Of the hotel. These
buildings, restaurant, bicycle shop
aud a real estate OIL SO were just an
alley between and as the FIRE caught in
the west side Of the hotel, they were
in flames before the Plaza was burning
good and one or two Of these were
so badly damaged that they can't be
counted M an asset but the fire lighters
stopped ire in these buildings. The
News has not made inquiry as TO the
loss, but the Plaza was entirely consum'
ed by the flames. The News didn I hear
n man kicking about the city water
works after this fire was put out.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
REPORT COMPLETE
ON SANTA FE ROAD

Clovis, \. NJ, Nov. j.---People here
are waiting anxiously for the report
from the estimate submitted the Chi.
cago Offices of the Santa Re by Chief
Engineer stewart, who has been in
the field between here and Tucumcari
for the past sixty days with a survey.
ing crew, and who is now in Chicago
with his report and estimates from
lie preliminary survey which he
completed between the two named
towns.
Parties from tnis place who talked
to MIR. Stewart in the field aud after
he had passed over the "cap rock, Z"
the mos, difficult part of the territory
traversed, were told by the chief en-.
gineer that he had found the grade
through Puerto canyon good and that
he has every assurance that his report
submitted TO the Chicago offices will
not change the purpose OF the company
officials to build this connecting link
between Clovis and Tucumcari. When
asked when actual work Of construction
will begin, Mr., stewart was unable TO
give any definite information, saying
that II was the purpose of the Santa
'e to first submi, u proposition to Clio.
Wis and Tucumcari as to a reasonable
bonus before the work should begin.
The crew OF surveyors who were in
the field with Mr.. Stewart have been
left at the north end of the line with
instructions TO wait until the chief en-
gineer returns with orders from the
general offices Of the company. This
is taken here and at Tueumcari as In
dicative of the purpose of the Santa
Fe to push righ, along with the project
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13

In the uproar which followed the
nan Fan m..tiug ,t Al,uou.,ouc so,.
.,-,,-....
e"''' ''''' '''"
nave '''h eAPec'eu' ai"oe the e'eh'
happened ON Friday which is an un.
lucky day, and New Mexico simply sue.
cUmGrd to the inevitable hoodoo that
follows Friday. 1t II not 80 clear. The
insult 9" the president was most un.
fortunate thing, but IT will be n little
hard TO convince some Of the students
OF history that Friday is more unlueky
than any other day, even though your
wife won I move or do anything else
except what she has to ON tbat day.
There are some quite important events
on record which 20 TO show thai Friday
Is rather lucky than an unlucky day.
Some oi them are territorial IN nature.
MI OF them have an important bear.
ing.
80 begin with. 1t was On Friday that
rIo''"d the Ration pass aud landed
in Ne" MrAico. Few people realize
that that was AN important event ia
history but At was, you can take 1t
from ne. IL hadn arrived 2,s't,'
"iN climate lies would have remained
untold, aud 1852 political sniskersnees
would never have been born. This de.
paftinent oi the great religious weekly
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
TO SEND EXHIBIT
TO CHICAGO.
Litrature and Man to
Accompany Exhibit to
Properly Advertise It.
rs IN GOOD CONDITION


The fair association held n call meet
ing Wednesday afternoon for the pur
pose Of discussing ways aud means Of
sending the Quay county agricultural
exhibit to Chicago TO be placed in the
big agricultural show there, beginning
the 23rd inst After the matter was
gone over thoroughly aud the offer of
the territorial board Of immigration,
&" take charge of II was understood II
was unanimously decided TO send the
exhibit with literature and Quay cOun.
~ man TO properly advertise IL. e. IT,.
de- ismpcrt was chosen to make the
trip and will leave here in time to
reach Chicago with the exhibit aud see
that IT gets proper attention. lie made
such an unqualified success with the
exhibit ut III rsso the association was
unanimous ia recommending that he be
sent tn Chicago with literature to assist
"a advertising the county and city there
The exhibit, all except the melons aud
vegetables is IN good condition and de
iampcrt carefully assorted il before
rc-hipping 10 Chicago and carefully
packed il in boxes so that IL would reach
there III to look at We should have
had the Hudson community exhibit
with il, II would have made our Indian
corn exhibit stronger, as it would have
don" 1T II Pnso, aud more people would
have seen IL at RI paso and in chi
cago than will see II IN n thousand years
~ Hudson. and il could have been re-.
turned without harm to them. but they
were proud of It aud wanted TO keep
il st home.
The fair association intended Ia
close It's hooks IN the 10th, hut there
were still several premiums for which
checks had been issued that are yet
unrall"d for. aud the books will not now
he closed until the first of the month.
80 ii vou have premium coming, get
il at III" First National Bank right
away, as positively nothing will be
available after December l.. There are
still few premiums on collection Of
exhibits that may be had by calling
NJ the News office. Those remaining
unpaid are as follows;
W. s. Reddcll, 9; Bowen Ranch
%. II. Jahns, |; Jerry farrell, |; Geo
II. Yates. 2; y. NJ. Dismukes. |; Allen
!. Baker, |; o. II. Cox, Il and farm
cr ten miles north ~ Endcc. | Ave
dollar premium on water melons to be-
paid by r. 4. Muirhcad & Co. in mer.
chandisc. The label on this melon was
torn of until the name was not plain
It is thought to be iiill. there were two
of the melons, one Of them weighing
- pounds and the other 20 pounds
W. are anxious to pay this premium
Il the owner of the melons will make
himself known.
The books Of the fair association ar,
open to anybody who desires to see ar
itcmiIcd statement Of receipts aud ex
penditures up to date. We have bal
ancc On hand up to the receipt of tn,
exhibit home from III Paso si53,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-13
THE WHEAT CROP OF
THE UNITED STATES
Secretary Wilson Talks
About Possible Fluctua-
tions and the Cause
NEVER GO BELOW 81

Washington, Nov. 4-Some day the
steady increase ~ population in the
United States is bound to overtax the
ability Of the farmer to provide for its
,ustcnance; but that day - very re-
mote, according to the secretary OF ag
riculturc, James Wilson. Nor will 1t
he necessary in the immediate future
to import grain for bread, said Secre
tury Wilson, Notwithstanding the dole
iul predictions VI some publicists.
Everything depends on the disposition
of the American farmer to make the
mos, of the RESOURCES Of his land and
To improve his methods Of agriculture
in accordance with the needs of the
people. The secretary is in an opti'
mistic mood just now, and he pointed
10 the figures of crop production with
in his speech showing that the value Of
the American farmers output for II
single year aggregated the enormous
total of s7,25o,0UJ.
The prospects for a great increase in
| the production of wheat Ia excellent
in the opinion OF the secretary, and for
two TeasOns--trst, the greatly en-
hanccd market value of that staple
will surely tempt the American farm
ers tn plant more wheat; and, second
thanks 10 the discovery Of the posi-
hility of growing Durum wheat in q
large part of the country hitherto re
garded a. unavailable, there would Il
IA great addition Ia the total of the an
nual crop. Durum is Siberian grain
peculiarly Rt for soils whore there II
hut a small amount OF moisture pres
ent. The agricultural development hai
found that Durum wheat will grow
well almost anywhere west Of the mid
die Of the Dakotas.
One last question was asked the see
retary;
"will American wheat 20 below |
dollar againi"
"Probably not" he replied, "bu
there IL no telling what might follow
such u disturbance In the industrial Rn'
financial world as We had In 1907, an'
should we again meet such a crisis |
is possible there again will be hfty
eight cent wheat.