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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
suPTs CAN'T BE SUPPLY AGENTS

Territorial Superintndent of Public
Instruction Clark has sent out the fol.
lowing important circular to the vari.
GUS city anS county school supcrintend.
entsi
Gentlemen--lt has come 10 my at.
tention that some Of the county super.
intendents Of New Mexico have been
induced by certain agents of school
supplies to act In the capacity Of rep.
resentstives for school houses with a
view to furnishing the various districts
OF the respective counties with alleged
needed helps. Since ceraitn irregular.
iiies have been reported, whereby the
county superintendents are to receive
commissions OIL sales Of these supplies.
| thms II advisable to call your atten.
tion to section :, chapter ll9, laws Of
1908, found on page sl0 OF the latest
compilation OF school laws for our ter.
ritory.
This section provides that school di.
rectors are required to consult with
superintcndonts whenever il becomes
necessary to purchase furniture, fix.
lures, etc. This provision is very prop.
or since the county superintendent is
supposed to know what supplies are
most needed and what type of sup.
plies are most scrvieable; further.
more, the county superintendent IL re-.
quired by law to give consideration to
itcmized bills and the approval Of
warrants submitted by directors GOV.
cring all expenses Of the public school
and the county superintendent should
be in touch with the purchase made
for the schools. This provision In no
sense, however, implies that the coun.
~ superintendent may act as agent
for n school supply company On the
contrary you will find Il provision in
the latter part Of this section specify.
ing that all persons identified in an
official capacity with the public
schools are prohibited from being 4
party directly or indirectly to any
contract for which public school
money is TO be used in connection with
the operation or maintenance of such
public school. Some county superin.
tendents have said that since there is
no penal clause attached to this par.
ticular section the provision Ia null
and void To this statement would
answer that section II, chapter lei,
laws Of 1909, found on page $50, of
the recent compilation Of school laws
covers this case and many others.
Yours very respectfully,
J. l.. CLARK,
Territorial Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
STATEHOOD IN 1919.

Yes, the statehood bill In on the cal.
endar, and while the chances aevIn
brighter now than for many years for
its passage, yet the people OF New
Mexico have almost dispaired Of It.
they seem 20 have little heart IN the
fight and little belief in the sinceri,y y
of the senate. The house has passed
the bill, as II always does, and the
Gentleman from Indiana has declared
his intention Of supporting IL, in fact
of introducing 1t in the senate. Maybe
he has suffered n change Of heart. or
again IL may be that he has reached
n decision that IL IL time the pledges OF
the republican party should be redeem
cd, before she goes before the country
again expecting vietoty in a presiden.
t.al election. Under the proviaOns IT
the present bill, providing a cous,itu.
tionAl convention and then an elect on
for the ratification, and in case tn,
nrst is rejected for . second election
and then for its acceptance or rejec.
tion by congress, 1t is not likely that
We will have look in, PROVIDED the
bark sails smoothly, until about 1912
The agitation Of the question may be-
Of benefit to the republican party -,
IL may not. Political pickering with
the destiny Of the Commonwealth Of New
Mexico is being resented by the peo.
pie, and IL statehood In delayed much
longer, the pendulum may swing in the
territory and the victory 70 to the
democrats in this falls elections. II 4
not impossible that the discomfort mSy
travel outside Of the territory and b.
felt In the return TO the senate OF
some Of the boys who have stood in
our way longer than they should. The
News is not an alarmist, but the pulse
Of the nation is sometimes made to
throb because Of an injustice done "a
one citizen, and In this case the injured
number one bali million.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
BRYAN sATIsFED

events have fully reconciled him. to
his fate as an outcast from the White
House. Said he recently at a ban.
quet in Arizona: ~ tell people /
never expect to be nor ever hope to
be a candidate for president again.
One reason for not wanting TO, is
that Mr.. Roosevelt took some Of my
policies and Mr.. Taft is taxing others.
II l ran again they would raise the
third term cry on me, saying had
served two terms already. And why
should a man have all the worry and
all the annoyance of being president
when de can get men to do tho work
for him, left free as / am to go around
and meet friends on occasions of this
kind and really enjoy lifei"-Ex.
We agree with Mr.. Bryan, why
should the country worry when the
people are contented and prosperous
We often insist on injecting too much
politics into the affairs of the govern.
ment anyway. Bryan is one Of the
great men OF the country, and can
see as far ahead on these matters as
any one, his digestion In good and he
ia really enjoying life rs he says.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
sUBsoMIo WITH DYNAMITE

Farmers near Pittsburg, Kansas, are
greatly interested in the scheme OF
using dynamite to loosen up the sub.
soil of fields being prepared for culti.
vstion. Three thousand persons watch.
ed a demonstration Of the system Civ.
en on the grounds OF the Training
Normal school.
DIR. William Iamm Of Vienna, was
the first TO recommend the use Of ex.
plosives in agriculture. His idea was
that the lowest strata Of soil could not
he reached by any Of the agricultural
implements now used. To demonstrate
the feasibility of the idea u number
Of interesting experiments have been
conducted by agricultural departments =
over the country, among them that
conducted by. the Kansas depart ment
few days ago.
The demonst ration there was 40
satisfactory that many Of the farmers
are planning to follow up the scheme
as soon as possible.
The place OF demonstration ON Man.
uGi campus was piece OF ground
lOOx2sO feet. one half Of the shot
was fred by battery and the other
half by fuse. The dynamite was in
stick form quarter Of an inch in
diameter. II contained twenty-five per
cent OF nitrate OF ammonia powder.
The sticks were placed twenty-five feet
apart and the holes were drilled TO a
depth Of three feet.
The shots fired by the battery seem.
ed to give the best results, to take
the ground better and leave II in bet,
ter condition, as the whole surface of
the ground was shaken at once.
The soil was thoroughly pulyerized
for a dstanc" Of six feet from each
shot Cracks ran in each direction
from the shot, showing that the ex.
plos'"u had left assures in every di.
rcction under the ground az well as on
the top.
u In estimated by those who have
experimental in this class ~ ground
culture that each shot leaves reser.
"oiF where several hundred gallons OF
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
A WARNING TO BAD MEN.

a warning TO the would'be bad man
~ the arrest OF george Musgrave, cap
tured Few days ago In Nebraska, by
an omeer from his county, Charles Bal
lard after remaining In hiding.for thir.
tccn years. Musgrave Is the only sur
ViVing member OF the desperate Black
JACK gang OF desperadoes that infested
the eastern border OF New Mexico ,hir'
teen years ago, killing, robbing stages,
stealing cattle, etc. Musgraves crime
Is the murder OF George Parker, deputy
sherih OF Chavos county In 1895. Mus
grave was only 10 years Old when the
murder was committed and he Is going
To make plea Of Self'defenee.
Sherin ballard, has captor, was IN the
posse that chased the Black Jack gang,
si'er the last oil ITS rObberies, and had
part An the killing of one VI the mem
oofs an pitched battle In the foothills
west vi hoswell. lie knew MusgraNc
personally and Tor that reason went
to North flatte in person to identity
the prisoner and take him back to
Roswell. The story of the Black Jack
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
EEMARKApr.B FIGURES.

Millions are sums, figures or guam
titles whose extent or significance
mind. But when millions are multi.
piled by thousands aud become bill.
lions they are the utter despair Of
comprehension. The railroad sta.
tistits just compiled showing the
salient features Of the operations
duriag the past ten years, are, how.
ever, much more than tsbulations Of
meaningless columns, and they pre-.
sent some astounding facts illustrat.
ing the magnitude Of the railroad N.
dustry and, also, OF this mighty
country Of ours.
For the past ten years the average
number Of passengers carried on the
railroads of the United States has
been nearly 750,O0O,O0O, the tire.
mendous total for the decade being
seven billions In q single year there
were hauled one and one half billion
tons Of freight within the limits Of
the country. Putting IL in another
way, about nine railroad trips were
taken each year, for each man, woman
and child In the United States, esti.
mating the average population for the
ten years to have been $1,000, 600, in
round numbers. In q single year the
railroad tonnage amounted 10 fifteen
tons, in round numbers, for each man,
woman and child in the country.
An interesting feature Of railroad
rolling stock Improvements Is the
fact that the weight Of the locomo.
tives has more than doubled in the
last DECADE, and the number Of loco.
motives has ALMOST doubled, while the
capacity of +he freight cars has been
increased 1870 per cent, their present
aggregate carrying capacity being es.
timated at 100000 tons. There are
81 900 locomotives in use on the rail.
roads Of the United States at tho
present time.
Almost as remarkable are the fig.
ures concerning railroad employees.
The increase for the decade has been
81 per cent, aud nearly 100000 are
now on the payrolls Of the roads,
drawing in wages $1,000, 100000 an.
nually, an increase Of ll0 per cent
over ten years ago. While the mum.
ber of employees has increased 81 per
| ccnt--nn annual average Of 81 per
cent the wages have increased ll0
per cent, or an average Of IL per
cent--nearly double.
Surely an industry employing one
and one half millions Of men and
paying them billion dollars every
year, an average of t55 for each in.
dividual every month IN the year, is
factor in the country's development
which deserves fostering and all rea.
sonable and legitimate protection, for
billion dollars n year in wages and
salaries forms no small percentage
OF the gross contents OF the pay en-.
velopes Of the nation, on which No
large a portion of tho business world
depends Optic.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
HELP THE POST OFFICE

Notice IN hereby given that Juniu,
Postmaster General Hitchcock, in
his annual report, calls special atten
tion TO the extraordinary rate a,
which the work Of the post office de-.
par'ment is growing, and the necessary
Increase In the cost Of giving the eonn.
try such a service a. IL must have
and no then makes a fow suggestions
In regard to some ways in which the
public might render the postoffce a
valuable service. Among them are
these;
"The equipment Of every residence
with private mail box in cities hav.
ing carrier ssrviesj posting heavy
mailings early in the day. instead Of
the evenings the general ,.-r Of q 70.
turn addres" 1s envelopes, the prompt
notification Of postmasters Of all
changes In addresses, and the exercise
Of care In the proper addressing Of all
mail matter.
"some idea, he says, "of the size Of
the postal service Of the United States
and the magnitude Of It's business can
be gained from q brief review of che
salient facts disclosed by the Iates.
Innual statistics These figures show
hat the service has now about s25,.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

II seems that Rev. Mcqueen Gray,
president of the University at Albu.
querque has put himself in bad
with the administration IN his plea for
more public domain to be placed at
the disposal of the territorial univer.
sity. IL develops that he went to
Washington without the knowledge Of
the Governor, and went before the
House committee on public lands and
when refused recognition by the com.
mittee asserted that he would stay
In Washington two months or sec that
the bill passed both houses granting
more land TO the territorial uniyer.
sity. When Governor Curry's atten.
tion was called TO the action OF Gray,
he expressed great disapproval OF his
conduct, stating that before leaving
New Mexico Gray had not consulted
Aim, and concluded with the state.
msnt that he would take action with
the university board looking TO his re-
call,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

That sometimes a thing Is easier
said than done, is emphasized in the
speech Of David Lloyd George, in his
closing arguments last Saturday. He is
In the race for parliament and in his
sulogy Of the English navy, said: "If
the German fleet in a moment of mad.
ness ever attacked Great Britain it
would be at the bottom OF the German
ocean In q few hours" Whenever
any nation or any number of nations
put the German navy to the bottom
Of the ocean in few hours we would
just about as well expect icicles in
hsdes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Tho charge that religion is being
taught In our public schools is one Of
the most absurd things that has been
used An connection with the Aght agains,
education and psogrsss in this city.
There has never been n bible opened
nor line OF scripture read in our pub
Ise ssAools, and the charge that the sing
iag Of . song In which the name Of
the Christ appears, Is teaching religion or
sscessian doctrine Ia foolishly absurd.
Ths fact that the children of the parties
making the eharges attend Sunday
SCHOOL In this city nearly every Sunday
and take part In the exercises, shows
thxs ths argument is subtsrfuge, and
fhxt IL 10 the school they are after
instead Of fear Of Christian contsmina.
tion. Nobody ever heard Of q Christ
ian dollar being turned down because II
contains tho inscription "in God We
Trust." II strikes the News that 10
y sbsst time 10 call halt.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

watcr can collect and furnish mois'
turc from the bottom instead of r"ccir'
inn all Of the moisture from the Top,
the ground feeding the roots Of what
ever is planted much more readily
than IL all the watcf came from the sur
face.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Miss Rhodes, who was winner of
the diamond ring in tho News Holi.
day Gift Contest, was the FIRST of
the successful candidates to write a
letter Of appreciation and thanks to
the News and those who assisted her
In securing the ring. The letter should
have been published with the other
letters, but II was overlooked. Miss
Rhodes docs not want the public to
think that she was not satisfied with
the result, or that she does not fully
appreciate the kindness Of her frienda
who gave her subscriptions. We wish
to state here that the fault was not
hers, but that the letter was written
and we take the blame for overlook.
Ing IL.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

There Is no question that we have the
best public school that has ever been
taught in this city. The patrons should
visit and see what IS being done for
their children. The teachers will appre.
eiate 1t and il will give them encour.
agement.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

The dry farmers In eastern New
Mexico are not doing any "kicking
because a little snow falls ON their
fields now and then. They understand
how to transmute it into eash.-Al
buquerque Journal.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

A son Of William Waldorf Astor Is
. eandidats for the British parliament.
That is going some for q fellow who
once claimed to be an American. He
may be successful in brea king iato the
British parliament, but would have q
"bute" Of time getting into the con.
grsss Of the United States, doneherno.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Ration Is going to send out a ear to
advertise the resources OF Cofax county
this year in mineral, agriculture aud
horticulture. Ii would be good stroke
Of business for Quay to do the same
thing this fall. We have just started
TO advertise our resources, we did we'll
at 1t last year, now let us improve on
the methods this season.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

The heavy snowfall in the noun.
tains augurs season for the sum.
mer's crops. The snow is now very
heavy in the mountains all over New
Mexico.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Uncle Sam is paying the railroads in
the country only eighty.three million
dollars for carrying L. =. Nail for
twelve months. That is a good deal OF
money, but We have the best service
Of any country in the world, and that
In some consolation.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Rev. Vim. Lindsay from Lawrence
burg, KY, preached two fine sermon.
at the Presbyterian church in this city
last Sunday. Notice is given elsewher,
IN this issue OF the News Of the fac,
that he will preach again next sabbath
and his subjects are given. Rev. Lind
say Is ID. ID. and a graduate of liar,
word. lie is Il forceful speaker and
will interest those who may hear him.
T.. II. Dilley, wife and child from
Dilleys Mills, W. Va, who have been
IN Tucumcarl for the past six months
returned to their home this week. They
came here on ACCOUNT OF Mr.. DilIeys
health which Was greatly benefited
Mr. Diiley said TO tina News the day
he left that he had gained thirty
pounds during the six months he was
IN TucumcAri.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

A letter received in this city Thurs.
day from Judge Mechem states that
Judge Cooley has much improved in
health and will soon be able to resume
the duties Of the Judgeship. The many
friends of Judge Cooley will rejoice
to hear Of his improvement.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

will open an office 10 Tucuncari ON
Feb. 9th. 1910, get all your bad ne
counts collected, place your accounts
with me for immediate collection.
W. i. Iittson.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

DO you know why chapel has been
suspended in our public schoolsi II not,
II will be worth your while to look
around and see IL you can get at the
bottom of the matter.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Governor Curry has not yet abandon
ed hope in the passage of the statehood
bill. This indeed is a cheerful view OF
a distressful situation.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
SILVER CITY VOTES BONDS
FoR SCHOOL BUILDING

The city of Silver City, N. NJ, has
voted $4,000 bonds for the purpose Of
erecting u school building, and having
seen u printed cut of the school build,
ing in Tueumeari writes to the News
to secure the cut to publish in the
Silver City Enterprise.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Did you see TIE cometi II can be
scen early in the evening just above
the horizon a little south of west.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

The Democrats of New Jersey are pre-.
senting Woodrow Wilson for President
In 1919.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

District Court, Quay County, n. NJ.
The NJ. b. Goldenberg Company, a
corporation, painti6,
vs.
John Campbell, defendant.
The above named defendant IL here.
by notified that the plaintiff has filed an
action against you In the above styled
court whereby said plaintiff seeks TO
recover Judgment against you for the
total sum Of slss,ss, on an open ac.
count for goods, wares and merchan.
disc, with interest and costs Of suit, and
that under q writ Of attachment is.
sued In the said cause, your property,
TO wit, All Of that part or portion OF
the northwest quarter Of section TWEEN.
range thirty east, N. NJ. p. M, lying
north Of the right Of way Of the Chi.
eago, Rock Island 4 FL Paso Railway
Company, containing about sixty acres,
has been attaehedj and you are further
notified that unless you appear in
said cause or cause your appearance
to be entered therein, on o. before
the 18th day Of March, A. d., 1910,
judgment will be rendered against you
for the amount above stated, and your
said property will bs sold to satisfy
'aid judgment.
Holloman & McElroy, whose post
'ffice is Tueumeari, New MEXICO, are
'laintif's attorneys.
Chas. p. Downs, Clerk.
y Fhda N. Eekman, Deputy.
.2a.4t.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22

Get the latest thing In post cards a.
Liaas Msws o.. i.ss.sf
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
f'raternally yours,

f. n, buAn,
There was very little opposition to
the bond issue ss can be seen by the
vote of ZOE for and only l2 against.
We are glad to soc the spirit manifest.
cd by the good people OF the City, for
it shows that they are progressive, aud
realize the Importance Of having the
best that can DO had in the way Of up
to date school facilities.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
S. NJ. Wharton,
Tucumcari, n. NJ.
Jan 10, 1910

iucumcari, n. NJ.
Dears sir:-wil you kindly loan me
the cut Of the Tucumcari school build
ingi | saw same in the New Mexican
and 1t struck IN rs being quite the
most impressipg school building for
its size that / have ever seen. We Vot.
ed s25,ooO worth Of bonds yesterday,
262 to IL, for = new school building
aud | want to publish cut Of the Tueum.
earl building in the Tho Enterprise rs
a model Of its kind, at least ss far Ms
outside appearances 20. II you have a
rough sketch Of the plans, would you
also kindly favor me with same, togeth.
or with cost Of building and the archi.
tects namef Also any other informs'
zion you may deem useful to US and
greatly oblige.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-16
Music WRITING Made Easy.

Mile. Sale was in the eighteenth
century the most accomplished and
fascinating balleteuse at the famous
French Opera. In addition to her 9TH
er qualifications, she played and sang
with extraordinary artistic skill and
depth of expression. She once con.
flded to Rameau, the noter musician,
that her ardent wish was to be able to
compose and asked him to give her q
few lessons in the art. "NOthing cas-
Ter in the world" Rameau gallantly
replied. He handed her sheet Of pa
per ruled for music and asked her to
take her valuable breastpin and prick
holes in the lines wherever she thought
proper. After the lady had completed
her task Rameau took the sheet of pa.
per, turned each puncture into a note,
determined its length, selected a suita-
BILE key, and the thing was done. This
remarkable composition turned out q
lively piece of dance music, which
was afterward entitled Lies Sauvages
Dams les Indies Galantes' and was
popular in France for a great number
Of years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-16
Punched PlumS.


The mistress Of the mathematical
class was matchmaking for her math-
ematical pupils. while her mathemat-
ical pupils were inwardly mathemattz-
ing mathematics.
"Now. suppose" said the mistress.
II had pound Of plums''-
At which point it occurred to her
how much better she could illustrate
her example to her youthful charges
II she really had a pound Of plums.
So
MARY" she said to girl Of eight.
there's sixpence. Go out and get me
a pound Of plums. And as I'm going
to give them In the end to the girl
who gets the sum right first be sure
before you buy them you pinch one
Or two just to see that they are whole.
some"
A few minutes and Mary had return
ed. With flushed face and triumphant
eyes she approached the teachers desk
as one worthy of commentator and
pumped down bag Of plums and the
sixpence.
There, num- she said. Il pinched
one or two, as you told me, and when
the man wasn't looking 1 pinched the
blessed lot!'-LondOn Answers.