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The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
POLICE OF FOREIGN CITIES.
Marked Dissimilarity Exists in Cos
tune and Methods in London,
Paris and Berlin.

London policemen carry no clubs.
Attached to the middle of the belt
behind is a dark lantern. The cuffs
of their coats have vertical stripes,
blue and white, %signifying rank and
distinguished service. During the fire.
quent showers and rains they wear lit
tie waterproof capes. Their silent reg
ulation OF street traffic by hand sig
mailing is a realization OF perfection.
In Paris the ordinary patrolmen wear
blue caps and coats, and in summer
white duck trousers. They carry short
swords, rather as an emblem of au-
thority, but in extreme danger use the
fiat side as a club. In a doWnpour of
rain the Paris policeman hangs his
cap on a hook in the back side of his
belt, and draws owe his head the hood
of a short blue cape OF heavy cloth.
This hooded cape is called a capochon,
n IN its longer form, reaching TO
the knees, in used by civilians as we'll.
in cold or rainy weather. According
ly, at sue times the streets of Paris
seem to be alive with cowled monks.
Recently the London plan for con
trolling vehicles has come into vogue
successfully On the Paris ~boulevards.
The policemen detailed for such duty
wear white gloves, and signal with
white clubs. German policemen wear
helmets and have a distinctly martial
alf.-TraVel MAGAZINE
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
THE KING ROAD IRA
A Sure. Quick Step in The Right
Direction.

OF all the problems a~gitating the
minds oil the people at the present
time. the Good Roads Problem is
one of the most far reaching in its
effects. 1t touches every pulse of
American If.
Probably no man before the pub
lie today has done more Tor the
Improvement of our highways than D.
Ward King of the Kine's road drag
fame. Mr.. King devised his split log
drag. while living on a farm near
Maitland, Mo. lie began 10 use it
By dragging the roads nearest his
place. Soon his neiehbors, who had
first laughed at his log "dufonnya be
gan to taxi notice. More drags were
made, and now Nj. Kings time is
largely taken up in going about the
country telling of the marvellous re-
suits that come from a persistent and
intelligent use of his drag.
It is a simple Trims. Anybody can
make enc in an hour. with an axe.
a two-inch auger. and a piece Of
round timber about eight inches in
diameter and as many feet long. 1t
Is so simple that every farmer can
have one, and should have one. Its
persistent use on the road is so
fruitful of good results hal every
land owner ought to be compelled to
drag regularly after every rain, all
the road next to the land. In that way
all our roads would be kept in excel
lent shape and this yexing problem
would be largely solved.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
GOLDEN STREAM FOR FRANCE
That Country 6bsorbs Immense Per.
centage of the Worlds Supply of
the Precious Metal.

Nearly every nation under the sun
is to-day paying golden tribute To
France. About two score govern.
lnents have to remit interest money
10 her. The interest aud dividends on
the capital for her small investors rep.
resent earnings IN all parts OF the
world. says the American Review OF
Reviews. The road TO Paris becomes.
therefore, the route of least resistance
for the floating gold supplies. Paris is
absorbing into her banks from 35 to
10 per cent of the metal freshly taken
from the mines. So uniformly favor.
able is the international credit bal.
ance To France that. since 1891, about
one-tifth of all the gold mined has
found its way into the republic. In
the year following the panic the
stock of gold in the chief banks of
the world increased 800. 900, 900. This
actually equals the - months pro
duction OF new metal. OF this gold
the Bank of France secured 800. 600.
600, Bank OF Germany. SO. 000, 900; as.
ISOLATED banks of New York. 500, 000,-
wv Damn VI huSSid, SJJ,Ooo, OoU, Bank
of Italy. $50, 000. 900: the Bank of Aus.
~tria-Hungary, 100000. and the Bank
of England about 80, 900, 900. The
81, 250,0OO,O 900 gold held by France and
Russia is greater than the combined
holdings Of the banks of other nations.
In ten years gold in the Bank of
France has increased 5000, 000, 900,
while the Bank of England has been
gaining less than $20,0 00. 900.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Coyote, Texas Boys Pet.

A pet coyote belongs to Roy Gallo
way, a Dallas boy, who declares that
coyotes a be made tanner than
dogs. This particular coyote came
from Stamford in western Texas when
two and a half months old. 1t is now
a little Over a year old and fully
grown.
This pet plays with the children.
lying down to be rubbed by them. and
frolicking about the yard with them.
she likes to play With dogs. but the
dogs object. The coyote sits on her
box and waits for Roy to come home
in the evening, and shows her pleas
ure when she sees him.
Il don't think Roy says, that any
dog could be more lovable than my
coyote is."-Dallas News.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
SKIPPER'S BLUFF WAS CALLED
Fife Held the Weather Berth and
Would Not Yield II to His
Opponent.

c. II. ]. Snidor, who often sailed
under him. tells this incident as chat
acteristic of William Fife, Jr., Scot
lands famous designer and sailor "a
yachts.
He was in the weather berth once
on the port tack. lodging around the
line. The enemy" 10 leeward, ami
close aboard, hadn't room to clear Us.
but put his helm alec on the chance
of forcing Fife to come about ana
then weather-bowing him. The yachts
We're side by side.
I'm not coming about" Fife sang
out in warning to the other.
The headsails of the enemy nut
tered. 1t looked like come about nf
a collision.
I'm no coming about numbered
the clyde man. dropping a IT from
the not for emphasis and keeping
his own tiller arm amidships.
The other man realized that his
bluff was called. Hard-a-weather
went his helm. His boat was almost
in the winds eye, sheets and sails
Stating wildly, everything adrift
She had just enough way on her to
pay off. She went clear, but yOn
could have cracked al egg between
the two boats as she did.
Then, of course, Fife had her nailed
Before she had gathered way again
We were on her weather bow. The
back draught from our mainsaii
killed her. Every time she tackled
we did the same. Flies position was
as %impregnable as a stone wall
There was no passing US in all the
buck to windward; and as it hap.
pened that we had the heels of her
running, the race was ours from the
start-and all due to the grit of the
Scotchman.-Yachting.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Her Souvenir

9Why did O hurry so?9 he asked
her when he had finally caught nm
with her at the foot of the stairs ri
the cafe.
DO you remember how the waiter
prepared to put a clean tabIecIotb an
our table for fresh guests She asked
before we got through listening ~
the music?9
Yes he said.
well, then, here she said. and
showed him a large white tablecloth
that had been hidden under her coat
This is it. He laid it on the window
sill. Serves him right
lie gazed upon it in amazement
Why didn't you let me know 81 h.
querled' and might have taken the
table and walked out with that"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Rather a Fan.

DR.. Madison c. Peters was discuss
ing the question, will the coming
man m%arry?" He instanced a certain
type of bachelor.
This man. he said. lis a hypo-
critic. He uses his religion as a
cloak
And what will he do in the next
world, eh?" said the reporter.
oh" said Dr. Peters, he won't
need any cloak gthere"-Harper's
Weekly.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Believed in W!tchcraft.

Sir homas Browne, author OF the
"Religio Mcdica. believed in witches.
lie wrote. For my part. | have ever
believed, and do now know. that there
are witches. They that doubt of these
DO not only deny them, but spirits, and
are %obliquely, and upon consequence a
sort, not OF inGdels, but atheists.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that Thomas
Winterbottom has sold his interest in
the firm of Wirth & Winterbottom
to l.. 2. Wirth. and the business will
hereafter be conducted by Mr.. Wirth.
Ali accounts payable to l.. p. Wirth,
and all liabilities will be paid by l..
=. Wirth.
l.. p. WIRTH.
THOMAS WINTERBOTTOM.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Chatterinq Golfers

When serious golt is being PLAYED #
Is best Tor the game and the enioy
ment thereof hat there sbouId Ia
as little conversation as possible and
the mar who will persist in giving Won
his views about free trade, tariff re-.
form and the efficiency or otherwise n,
the army and navy, just when Won arr
thinking deeply how the next sim,
ought to be played, is generally a uut
sancs.-The Golfer. III >! i - !.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Wanted to Be Shown.

A st. Louis paper printed this story
In its editorial column as a pointed
suggestion that the public required
action of municipal officers. Are you
a Quaker demanded the small boy
of the man with the wide-brimmed
hat. Yes, friend" was the reply. "A
shaking Quaker?" pursued the boy
Yes, friend" came the second reply
We'll then" said the small boy. do
IT."
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
Japanese Girls College Honors.

With the degree of bachelor of di.
vinity a Japanese, Miss Ochima Oku.
bo. was graduated from the Pacific
Theological seminary with six other
students when the commencement ex-
erclses of the seminary We're held at
the First Congregational church.
Miss Okubo is also registered in
sophomore work at the University of
California and lives in Oakland-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
The Bachelors Answer.

She had just tried on her new hat.
Dear me-" she unused as she
watched her reflection in the mirror,
II wonder why they call these peach
basket hats2"
I'm not sure" laughed the jolly
bachelor, but | guess it is because
there is often a peach under Them
And then she said he was the mic.
est man she had ever met.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
WHY?


Why must the innocent suffer?
Why, in the so-callcd innocent mix
up in AleXander's saloon Saturday
night, was the one really innocent
man, Win Miller, who tried to sep
arate the ~combatants. the victims 4?
Why should his good intentions, and
his advances in the interests of the
common place have been met with
such "A carving as 10 endanger his
life? Seriously, why was Miller the
only one seriously injured?
But vas Miller innocent? If a
man shuts his eyes to what he sees.
and refuses to hear what comes to
him, is he wholly innocent if he
gets hurt? II a MAI refuses to be
instructed and will not learn, is he
biameless for the hurts that come
to him because of his not knowing?
That the saloon is a gender OF strife
is common knowledge and no peace
loving nan Of Intelligence has any
business there.
Mr.. Miller has our sympathies. He
meant we'll. But good intentions can
never atone for violated law. lie is
q type. n OF thousands. who having
permitted the thistle to grow and
flourish in his front yard is mad
ycrtantly stung while passing by.
The victim of a system which he
has helped To support aud build up.
lie is not innocent, neither is amy
other citizen innocent who couute-
uances the existence i'm Fails City of
am institution, whose fruits are evil.
aud only evil.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

odd fact. but a true one. that acct
dents of similar nature nearly always
come in lunches.
The observatory at Manila reports
that a third comet. supposed 10 be
The Ninnecke wanderer, has been
discovered "A few degrees south OF
Venus and approaching the earth.
Somebody should notify Mr.. WinnecEs
at once. In all probability his sta
bic door has been earelessly left open
and his comet has ambled out with.
ont him knowing anything about It.
From present Indications. it looks
like TIE comets are getting ready to
hold a mass convention in this vicin
ity this spring.
Remarkable isn't il, that while hun
dreds Of thousands of people have
quit eating meat. that article has
continued 10 go up in price. And
while meat has been going up, cattle
and hogs 6aeo been going down.
1t ought scarcely require a congress
ional committee to locate the guilty
party.
The insurgents have issued an adj
dress to show hat they are with the
president. To some this may sound
confusing. but ON closer %inspectation
it will be found that the statement is
true, excepting in those instances
when the president has been inclined
To favor the interests.
ae
BE grateful to the man who put
a new idea INTO your head. even if
he was compelled 10 beat it in with
seant consideration.
Intensive EARNING. more than any
one thing, save a moral reformation
will solve the present meat problem.
$50
Senator Barkett's postal saving
bank bill win in all probability pass
and become a law.
Men who are in office to make
money + apt To be partial 10 the
interests.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
At a Distance.

Small Elmer was playing with his
mothers opera glasses. Happening
to look at her through the big end,
he exclaimed: oh, mamma, you are
so far away YOU look like a distant
relatifei'-Chicago News.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
BREAD CASTING.

Cast your bread upon the waters
and if shall conc back in a blue
ribboned package, The other day a
man called IT the home Of David
O%rnstein. neae Nashville. Ind, asked
for a meal was fed, and then gave the
amazed farmer a twenty dollar
gold piece. With the explanation that
he had been fed there in the same
way on a bitter cold night, six years
before, when he was "A tramp; now he
was prosperous and wanted to re-
pay the Kindness. Good for Dave
and the stranger But still. we
wouldn't advise anyone to feed every
tramp that along with the ex-
~pectation of getting twenty dollars
for the meal later on.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11
BREAKING HABITS.

Ever try 10 break n habit ON the
installment plan? II so, You Will APP
preciate the big hunk of yelled truth
embodied in this little tale.
a school teacher said to his pupils
that 10 the boy Who would make Tho
best piece OF composition in five
minutes ON How 10 Overcome Hab.
it," he would give a prize. When the
five minutes had expired. a Lad OF
nine years stood up and said: We'll
sir. habit is hard TO overcome. If
YOU take off tie first letter ii does
not change abit." 1t YOU take off
another lettcs YOU still have a bit
left. If You axe OFF another. the
whole of it remains. If yon take
off another, II is totally used up.
All of which goes 10 show YOU must
throw ii off altogether He Won the
prize of course
Tin grand jury of Chicago has
-'aHed up a muss again in returning
10. ment arainst eleven present
and former ely employees aud Off
for alleged boodling. us wond-
how tn eye-sight of grand jur-
les has been improved in the last
years.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

We suggest hat everybody get in
noculated with The anti-liar toxin be
fore that south polo search is start.
ed in earnest.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

John II. Jones. a wealthy P%ittsburg-
or. has insured his life for one million
dollars. John must think he's all
wool and several yards vide
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

The ways nd means committee of
the national house has taken up the
food probe. Why not use the pie
fork
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

1t rains but it pours. Close
ly following 4 mine disaster at
Primero, Colo, in which nearly a
hundred lives We're lost, came a
similar disaster near Drakesboro, Ky,
in which thirty-five died, and num-
erous lesser accidents of the same
character in various parts of the
country. The wounds of sorrow at
Cherry, H., we're made to bleed
afresh by the opening up of the mine
there and the efforts to take out the
two hundred buried bodies. 1t is an
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

Ivory as Good investment.
Ivory doubles ia price every few
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

Md now a new nickel is TO be coin
ed soon by the government, bearing
the mead of George Washington. But
most Of US are not very particular
whose head II bears il We can only
get enough of them.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

Hon. c. ". Fairbanks has been ask
ed To make a speech in Rome ON
Lincoln's birthday. The natives over
there probably think hat because
of his build Mr.. Fairbanks will give
them Il long talk.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

Eighteen Italians AT Toledo. Ohio.
have been found guilty of black-hand-
ing. America has no use for these
%cowardly oriminals-no more than il
has for some of the men higher
up in the sugar trust.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

odd fact. but a true one. that acct
dents of similar nature nearly always
come in lunches.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-02-11

4 bill is up in Washington TO re
duce the tax on oleomargarine. We
don't suppose 1t will hurt the dairy
cows feelings any. though
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-01
American Eusnitvre Ccmpan nv

A News representative called al
the store OF the American Furni-
ture Co. this week and in CONVEX
sation with the manager, Mr..
Leibendorfer, learned that their
Xmas trade had been very salts.
factory indeed. and that ,deir bust
nees since coming TO Tucumcari
had been in excess oil what they
had expected. They seem very
well pleased with our city and the
business outlook for the future.
lrhey say that they will continue to
increase their stock and will en-
deavor to keep on hands the class
OF goods that will meet the de-.
mand OF the trade.
Mr.. Leibendorier. the Manager,
said, that in my ter years ex'
perience az a salesman, have
never served a more pleasant apc
considerable people and certainl,
appreciate the liberal manner il
which they have patronized me
since my coming to the city.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-01

Guy Lester has moved into the
Coffey house.
Will Moore has opened a meat
market in the Maphis building.
C.. l.. Owen is having an add.
ton built to his house.
The living cars OF the steel gang
we're moved from here to a switch
east OF Bard Saturday.
Brown Baker has gone to Chill.
licothe, Texas. on business.
Warren Burton came in from
Rock Island to spend Christmas
with his family.
Mary Pittman and Fanny Price
came home from Lubbock, Texas,
last Thursday.
The sound OF the hammer is
heard in all directions at San lon.
The ladies OF the Baptist church
held an oyster supper Tuesday
night in the building Just vacated
by Jim Atkins, and will. have
another oyster supper IN the same
building Saturday night.
Jim Atkins has moved his rs.
taurant and the Central office into
the old automobile building which
has recently been repaired.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-01
Annual Report Of the First
Baptist Church

Since coming to this field we
have had some happy experiences
and have enjoyed some real hard
work. Onward, Upward and
Outward" is the motto written 10
the Utmost recesses OF the hearts
OF this people.
Since the 2oth OF last Dec. there
have come into our fellowship by
letter 81, by baptism az. When
we came we found IS reside Mt
members, now we have I2o; total
membership 1875. Many depart.
ments OF the church have had a
phenomenal growth Cooperation
on the part OF the membership and
the unstinted efforts Of the workers
have made this growth possible.
A lmost every department has
doubled in its membersh or at.
tendance.
All moneys collected and ex-
pended Tor the year S286o. 90, home
expenses $4,000. 90. the Ladies Aid
raised approximately 5000 90; the
Sunday school S2o2 90.
We lace the future with enlarged
plans and stronger hopes for the
work OF the kingdom in our rapidly
growing CITY.
w. {. T~AGGART, Pastor.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Muirkead Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. Muirhead
assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
Sanders entertained at their home
on Second street Wednesday even.
ing, and the following persons
were present.
Misses Garner, Althizer, Nc
Elroy, Harrison, Hirschberger, oil
this city and Misses DAISY and
jennie Murphy OF Alamogordo,
Messrs Coulter, Corn, Beauchamp,
Bassett, McElroy, Jones. Lieben.
dorfer and Landers.
Vocal and instrumental music
was enjoyed and refreshments
consisting OF ice cream with brand.
led cherries and caramel cake
were served.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-01
Egypt Events

Mrs. Tom Abbott and daughters
spent Sunday with Mrs. J.. w.
Noble.
Will Roberts made a business
trip to Tucumcarl Monday.
J., i. Dossey and lady were
shopping at Rcvuelto Wednesday.
Those visiting at the Roberts
home Monday afternoon were,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henritze, Mr.. Leon
Phillips, Mrs. Perry. Miss +.
Potts, and Mrs. J. L. Furgerson.
Eva Furgerson visited with the
Misses Porter last we,x.
Misses Wilma and Nora Abbott
spent the day Monday with Miss
Potts.
Andy Potts went to Tucurr carl
Monday where he expects to stay
il he finds suitable work.
T. J. Culpepper made a trip to
the city OF Tucumcari Monday tor
DIR. Williams.
Misses Hattie and Bessie Cul.
pepper spent Wednesday evening
at the Potts home.
The singing at MI. Kings Sun
day was real good. Quite a few
were present.
Claude Boon made a trip TO Tu.
cumcaii Wednesday after groceries
Tor Wilkins & Bebout OF San Jon.
Reeve Shannon, of near Porter,
N. NJ, carried a bail OF cotton to
town this week.
Haskell Dossey has been on the
sick list but is able to be out again
at this writing.
Messrs Edwin Porter and Gus
Moore we're in Egypt again Sum
day. II has gotten to be quite
common to see them here on Sum
day.
Grandpa King and lady are con.
templating a visit 20 their old home
in Mississippi soon.
Lee Houston was at San Jon
Wednesday.
]. J. Henritze is thinking OF Wis.
ting his children in Colorado.
Miss Mormie Hutchens visited
Mrs. Cummings last week.
Ethel Furgerson WAS calling at
the city OF San lon Saturday.
Mr.. Dawson and family who
have been in Texas Tor some time
have come to their home north OF
Egypt Valley. Glad to have them
in u midst again.
The snow OF the seventeenth was
a cold n hut good Tor another
crop.
w. Roberts is building another
room to his dugout this week.
T~9nnaseea C.,Vl
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-01

James Whitmore has returned
from FL Paso where he took the
chinks last week.
Karl Mavcrty; who was injured
last week on the l.. r. and S. w.
is again able TO be on the street.
VIM. Troupe returned from a
weeks visit among relatives in
Boydsdon, Texas.
p. {. Cramer and family are
visiting relatives for two weeks in
Ringwood, Oklahoma.
The Herrle Orchestra will give
the third OF their series OF dances
at the Hancock building on the
night OF January Z, 1910.
Howell Moore. one OF the Limos
on the News force, has returned
from a ten days visit among rela.
tives and friends in Oklahoma.
+. II. Fullwood, the San Jon
pumpkin raiser and one Of the
most energetic farmers In Quay
county, has spent several days In
the city.
Word was received here this
week by the friends OF S. A. Aber,
that he is very i'll in Pasadena.
Calf. His father. ID. J. Aber,
lett TOR Pasadena yesterday.
A. Il. Dauber, member of the
council OF this oity, who has spen,
the past two manths with home
folks at Topeka, Kansas. last
week suffered a paralytic stroke
and has been moved to Hot Springs
Ark, hoping that the change may
benefit his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il nest Langstou
wcre the recipients OF the nices,
Xmas seit we have heard Of this
year. Good Old Ssnta Claus
slipped down the chimney with q
beautiful little girl that weighed
nine pounds. This is a gift that
is worth while.