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The copper era., 1910-05-13
The MOnOtOny of Profits.

Does a man ever grow tired of taking care of his money? There hive been examples in history of men who laid aside their power in order to indulge some special pleasure, like study of art or literature. And in recent times we have seen men ot wealth put an end to their special struggle after dollars, in order to take up some ambition like that of going to the United States senate. There comes a time when a mans wealth can be put into what are known as gilt-edge investments and retire to the enjoyment of his in- come, provided his income is not so great that he begrudges the time necessary in disposiug of it.
 We recently encountered a man who had just visited the oil fields of California. "It is not like metal mining" he said. "All wells look alike, except when they do a little gushing, but even gushers have the same look. A forest of derriCks grows monotonous, and you have to discover something else besides scenic efforts to account for the fascination. I suppose it is the profits that are coming from the oil-3nd maybe they are becoming monotonous, also."
 One cannot help being interested when he hears of the lavish bounty of nature in the oil fields of Call- fornia at this time, and the thought of the monotony of profits is curious indeed. About the middle of March a party of drillers in the Sunset-Mld- way field dipped into an oil pool from which the gas pressure has developed a ousher tha. is the chief wonder of the state at this timu la forty days this we'll is said to have spouted million and a half barrels of oil, the chief worry of the owners being in taking care of their product. Earth en reservoirs have been hastily con- structed and catch basins and troughs improvised to get the petroleum to place where it can be handled. The profits from this forty days output of oil are no less than three-quarters oi million dollars This is what might be called a "monotonous" gift ot nature, for the only expense is at tached to selling the product to the pipe line operators.
 This is one remarkable instance o1 that fortune that sometimes over takes the miner, for we speak of oi drilling as mining. It is still fresh 1T the memory of the public how th' Hayes and Mounette lease at Gold
 field struck a body of ore that with in six months yielded between fouI and five million dollars in gold. | the Lakeview gusher could keep uI it's pace for an equal length of time it would afford a similar yield ant
 the profits would be greater, because
 the expense is comparatively little
 The Hayes aud Monnette lease Il
 cited, because it is probably tn
 greatest recent instance of a qulc
 fortune from a gold discovery. No'
 we have an oil well in Californi
 which it is within the bounds of req son to expect may yield as much
 fortune as was laid aside by tn fortunate leasers of Gold6eld.
 This is worth reflection. Oil field may have a monotonous look-bu oh, well! who objects to that?-Dail Z Mining Record.
The copper era., 1910-05-13
Maine Will Be Removed.

Washington.-After twelve years the ill-fated Battleship Maine is to be removed from Havana harbor and the bodies of her drowned sailors in tered in the National cemetery at Arlington.
 The bill providing for such removal has been passed by both the house and senate.
The copper era., 1910-05-13

The splendid work of Cha mberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is daily coming to light. No such grand remedy for liver aud bowel troubles was ever known before. Thousands bless them for curing constipation, sick headache, biliousness, laundlce and indigestion. Sold by all drug Vists.
The copper era., 1910-05-13

"How do you like my biscuits, hubby? 1 got the recipe out of a paper"
 sWell, my dear, found button ln one and feather in another. Maybe you got the cooking recipe mixed with the fashion hints.
The copper era., 1910-05-13

John D. Rockefeller would go broke if he should spend his entire income trying to prepare a better medicine than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea dvsentery or bowel complaints. It + simply impossible, and 90 says eVerE one that has used it. Sold by al. druggists.
The copper era., 1910-05-13

Never hesitate about giving Cham berlain's Cough Remedy to children. IL contains no opium or other narcotics and can be given with i'm pIicit confidence. As q quick cure for coughs and colds % which children are susceptible, it is unsurpassed. Sold by all druggists.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10

The Blitz Jewelry store is exhibiting
an especially attractive window Of high
grade stuff this week for the Christ.
mas trade. Beautiful rings set with
Mexican Opals, Diamonds, Turquoise,
etc. Ladies' and gentlemen g watches,
ladies' hand bags and purses, jewel
boxes. lockets and chains. cut glass,
hand painted china, and n long line Of
very swell stuff which he is offering TO
the holiday trade. Look up his ad in
this issue.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10
W. N. cRorroRD
UNDER SURGEONS KNIFE

Word from Mrs. W. N. Crofford.
Memphis, Tennessee, brings the infor.
nation that Mr.. CroGord is doing well
ms expected by his physicians and that
he will undergo a surgical operation in
q day or two. He has been under treat.
ment preparatory to operation since
they went to Memphis last week and II
is believed he will go through II with
little difficulty. His many friends in
this city will be pleased to hear that
Mr.. Croford has favorable chances of
recovery.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10

l.. l.. Klinefelter, editor Obar Pro.
gress, was foreman of the u. 8. Grand
jury at A~lamogordo last week and those
returning from the court give him that
long established distinction, that
he attends to business in a business man.
In this instance he was compliment.
ed by both the court and the members
of the jury.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10

John Kitchlow has suffered the loss
Of an eye this week which was injured
twenty-five years ago in the railway
shops Of Kansas City. A silver Of steel
entered the corner of his right eye and
has given him trouble ever since until
the last few days when the piece went
through and destroyed the sight. The
particle Of steel is yet in his eye.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10

Rev. j. s. Russell, OF Roy, presbyterian
pastor of that city, was In Tucumcari
Sunday, returning to Roy Monday morn.
ing. He was here on business of the
Synod which met in Las Vegas septem.
Der 1920. He had the minutes Of the
meeting printed in this Office, and was
here for the purpose Of attending to
their distribution.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10

j. L. House, member Of the constitu.
tional convention from this county, is in
Oklahoma this week attending TO bust.
ness matters for his mother, who owns
property in that state.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10

Mr.. Webb, one of the Southwestern
employees, spent several days in the
Caprock country where he has mining
property.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
CIDER MaDEt

This is TO let you all know that I
have
Started my Cider MIII a going and
am now prepared to make you
CIDER whenever you bring
the appels TO me.
! charge 3 cts. per gal. for making
cider, you to furnish the appels or
I will take my pay out In cider IL
you prefer.
II is all the same TO me.
What is nicer in the winter than
10 have bari or two of hard cider
I'm the cellar?
II will cheer you up and make
life worth living. and it will also
be useful TO you when it goes to
Vinegar.
Have me make you barrel or two
Of hard cider and forget your troubles
You VIII find me at the mill from
sunup till sunset.
Bring on your appels.
Yours for cider.
JOSHUA SMILEY,
Bingvills. Cider Maker.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
HARVEST Home
BingViIIe & Surrounding Towns
pickniCked at HiIIsr Grove
Last Satterday...F PaTtickIeTs
Of This Joyous Occasion Give
Below

Last Saturday was a eventful day
for Bingville, also Hardscrabblc, So1.
row Hollow, Snake BEND, Calamity
Corners and other towns too numer-
GUS to mention, because it was on last
Saturday that the annual Harvest
Home picnick was held at Willer
Grove, three miles west Of here svhere
it has been held every Sept. for many
years.
People turned out from all the
towns around here and it was calh-
lated by them present that there
must Of been at least 500 people at
tended. A CRATE many from BingvilIe
was there, including the Bingville
Horn Band and ourself in our editor
iai capacity 10 write up the affair for
the readers OF the Bugle.
BY 9 a. m. the grove was full, like
wise a delegation from Hardscrabble
which brought their own hard cider
with them. We can truthfully say
that the only persons from Bingvilio
who we noticed intoxicated was Bill
Hepburn, Hank Dewberry. Aonzo
Skillings, Ranse Smiley, Peter Cookins
and Hinky Smith. Deacon Bradbury
took little more than was good for
him. but still he could walk fairly
straight, although he kept settin
down most OF the time so as YOU
couldn't notise it.
For a cupple Of hours after the
crowd arrived their time was took 10
in shakin hands with each other who
they had not saw since last year. and
talking crops. etc. Then the ladies
got out the baskets and begin to git
dinner. Table cloths was spread on the
ground under the trees and the con-
tents of the baskets that the women
folks had brung was spread out and
everybody gathered around and set
down and after Rev. Moore, our be-
loved pastor, had said grace all pitched
In. The table cloths fairly groaned
under the weight of good things.
Everybody ct hearty. Pete Gookins
got to laffn at something that Hen
6locomb said and chokcd on chicken
bone. Jim Andrews. who was next
to Hen, begin TO pound him on the
back and Hen swallered the chicken
bone and turned on Jim and wanted
to know what the dognashien he was
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25

Poundin him ike that for. Friends
interfered and q fight was narrowly
averted.
After dinner the Bingville Horn
Band tried to furnish a seieckshion
but they had ct so much they couldn't
blow their horns so they give it up in
disgust
Next came the ball game between
HaFdscrabble and Bingville. After
two innings was played a argument
ariz about whether il was a strike
or a fowl and a fist fife follered in
which Ame Hillyer. our talented
lawyer and legal light, had one eve
olacked and his ear BIT by Sam
Runter OF Hardscrabbie. Rufe Green
was hit on the head with a ballbat
by parties unknown. Rufe asked who
hit him, but nobody answered. Others
was injured too numerous TO ment-
shion and the game was called a
draw Seth Dewberry. our heroick
town constable, arrove after the fight
was over and askt if he could be Of
any assistants in upholding the Jaw
and suppressing the not, but Seth
was too late as usual.
The young folks then played copen-
hagen, taS The rabbit, drop the hand
kerchief and other games until along
lords 4 p. m, when the picknickers
hitched up and dispersed lords their
various homes so as to get there in
time TO do the milkin and tend TO the
stock and conshious Of a day well
spent, Let us all meet at the same
place next year and have another
good time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
AMI Broke His Leg

Amzi Gookins, who fit in the sivil
war and has wood leg to show for
it, caught the peg of his wood leg in
q hole in the publick square while
crossing the street tother day and
broke it square of about two inches
from the bottom. Amzi is still walking
on the wood leg although it is little
mite short. AMI now threatens to
bring suit against the town for losing
his leg. but Amc Hillyer. our town
council, says that AMI can't collect.
being as he can turn out a new wood
leg with a spoke shave in about 10
minutes as good as the one he broke.
Amzi Is lucky it wasn't his o.he. leg.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Personals & Locals Mkt

Some OF the wells is going dry in
our midst. What we need is rain.
Blueberries has almost went by.
Mel Sampson has a hen on his
hands he would ike to get shet of.
She has been wanting 20 SET all sum
mer and Mel gets so out Of patience
with her that he has threatened 70
kill her and eat her several times.
Ed Simpson, who painted the front
door Of his house all up new recent,
will now hatt to go and do the job
all over again being as the sun has
blistered the paint til il looks like
thunder.
Miss Sarah Ann Whittacrc is tax.
ing musick lessons on the melodeum.
Her pap says if she learns to play
pieces he may get her a organ and
Sarah Ann is trying hard, but they is
little hope because she amt got no
ear for musick.
Mrs. Lige Green started TO the Co.
seat one day last week with s lbs. Of
butter and some eggs 1t was a awful
hot day and by the time she got half
way to the Co. seat the butter had
all melted on her and leaked down
outen the bottom of the buggy.
There is a moral 70 this. Sell your
produce to Hen Weathcrsby and thus
patronize home trade. This is what
folks get who trade at the Co. seat.
Jabe Crum, who lives mile out Of
Bingville on the Hardscrabble road.
visitedthe Bugle Office one day last week
and took up considerable of our time.
We was very pleasant to Jabe, being
as We thought mebby he had come
10 pay something on his subscrip-
shion. but he went away without ever
saying anything about it. A news
paper editor he's many disappoint
mcnts in life
Mrs. Jerushy Perkins left q blue
berry pie on our desk one day last
week and being as the desk amt level |
the pie leaked over and the Juice run
down acrost some news items we had !
wrote up for publicashion TO such |
degree that we couldn't read same
and therefore the expectant publick
will never know what it mist. Jerushy. |
the next time you bring us BURBERRY
pie kindly set it on the floor beside |
the desk and put out the cat and we
will find il.
Widow Henderson, who had her
front fence removed recent so as the
publick could see the mise flowers In
her front yard is a good cal worked
up beous Dave Henderssn's old spot.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Gid's Paper Missed

Gideon Johnson called at the Bugls
Office the other day mad as q wet hen
because he didn't receive his Bugle
week before last. We didn't have any
extra copies Of that issue so We gave
Gid a copy Of the Bugle Of Sept. Is,
1872, and he went away pleased
again. Gid said it had been so long
since he read that copy Of 1872 that
he forgets what was in it and that he
call,ilates it will be just like reading
q late copy. Let US hope SO.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25

In other collum of this wk's
Bugle you will find a advertise
ment of Josh Smiley telling the
publick in general that he has
started up his cider mill and is
now ready to make cider out Of
appels on short notice.
This suggests to us to dash of
a Editorial on hard cider-itS
uses and abuses, ct cetery. AS
far back as We can remember hard
cider has been a vast commodity
in this neighborhood. Everybody
in Bingville and vicinity who can
get holt of a empty bari and some
appels make some hard cider to
put away for a rainy day. They
is one exception to this and that
is our beloved paster, Rev. Sam'l
Moore. Rev. Moore never makes
any hard cider to keep on hands,
as you might say, but we never
noticed that he had any con-
scienshious scrupleS against drink
in other peoples hard cider when
it was offerd hirs. Of course Rev.
Moore allus knows when he has
had enuff which is more than lots of
folks knows which we could name.
In our Editorial opinion, hard
cider is all right in its place, but
when it gets out of its place it
raises the old Ned. A OF. of hard
cider wont hurt nobody now and
then whereas three or four cts.
is too much and a plenty. The
trouble with people who has hard
cider on tap is that they generally
overdo it. Thares Bill Hepburn,
our artistick blacksmith, for in
stants. Jest give Bill a straw and
set him down beside a bari of ole
"stone fence" with the bung out
and Bill he'll stay right there un-
til he don't know whether he's a
blacksmith OF a menagery-until
he don't know whether he lives in
or Hardscrabble.
Let us use Our hard cider more
5paringly hereafter. Let us be
able to take it or leave it alone.
1t don't pay to go and get full on
hard cider-it only makes you
feel worse the next day.
Subscribe for the Bugle.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Rufe Burned Some

Rufe Atkins, while carrying a candle
up 10 bed in his bare feet tother night,
had some Of the hot grease 70 drip
down and fall between his big toe and
the next one on his right foot. Rufs
says it burnt him terrible for a spell
and he hoped around considerable.
Then he lost his temper and throwd
the candle agin the wall with all his
might and It went out and Rufe was
left in total darkness, and while he
was huntin around the room for a
match to light the candle agln he
stumpt his other toe agin q chair and
barked the skin all often it.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25

ted cow came into the yard last night
and ct of about all the flowers she
had. The widow says that the COW
that has no better sents than that
ought 70 be killed.
LATE Whittacre. while trying TO
drive nail into board recently, mist
the nail and struck his thumb with
the hammer. The nail will probably
come of. P. S.-We mean the thumb
nail.
Hen Weathersby, prop. Of our gem
store, has got in some choice dride
heTungs. Tell your neighbors about
this.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25

He is all stopt up so he can't scairsly
breathe.
Miss Hildy Wade, the bell of the
Crossroads, had a bad spell Of tooth
ache last week.
Enos McCracken bought a bull
pupp recent. He is a beauty.
VRRITAS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Lon Slept On

Lon Peters had his bay mare TO
step on his foot tother day. almost
smashing same. Lon says he never
see SIGH a awkward boss in all his life
as that bay mare be. This makes
twice she has slept on Ions foot
same foot both times. too. Lon saws
he wouldn't mind it so much il she
would step on his feet turn about
without steppin on one all the time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
SORROW HOLLOW

Hank Jones has got stone bruise
on his heel. Hank usually goes in his
bare feet in the summer time and
most allus has 4 stone bruise or two.
Moze bingham shot a woodchuck
last Monday which looked as If It
might weigh IS lbs. Moze weighed il
and it weighed IS lbs.
Mrs. Jemima Hof has put up S.
OTIS. Of blueberries. Who can beat
this for blueberries,
OCCASIONAL.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Births

No births this week that we have
heard Of. We are sorry 70 say this.
1t seems 10 US that the people of this
town are very dilatory with references
TO births. Is Bingville going to de-
tenorate into a lot Of old men and
wemen' Are we not going 20 have
any young blood in our midsti Let
Us have more babies. Citizens and
husbands wake up from your lethargy
and face this grave responsibility.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Dave Considerable Gut

Dave Smiley while whetting up his
knife on the grind stone tother dav
had the knife to slip on him, cutting a
terrible cash in his right hand. Dave
says he wouldn't cared so much if il
had Of been his left hand. being as he
uses his right hand the most. But
you must remember, Dave, that you
can't allus have things happen 70 you
as you desire.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
For Rent

/ have a woodshed standing on the
Main Street Of Bingville near NY
residence which I viii rent cheap 20
anyone desiring 70 start up in any
kind Of business. L could be fitted
up for a store, millinery shop. etc.
Located in the business part Of the
town. For further information call
or address DAVE WHITE
Bingville Undertaken
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Country Correspondence
ZION CROSSROADS

Eb Hoover had quinsy tother night
and didn't get a wink OF sleep. The
night before his wife was sick and he
was up most all night. Eb says he is
about petered out.
Bill Hendricks had his hair cut last
week and now has G cold in his head.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
The Leading Pepper of the County
Bright. Breezy. BeIlico.s, Busting

The cheapest advertising medium IN tAs
County. II you believe in advertising come
and see Us. For further information call on
or address the editor.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-16
wxrrrKsoN ON JOURNALISM.


~ Several days ego Henry Watterson
he dean OF American newspaperdom
WIS the guest OF the New York Press
club, 1t is needless to say that the
speech which he made on this oocas-
ion was eloquent. He never makes
any other sort 1t is lacked the dra-
matte fire which characterized his
oratory some quarter of a century ago
in the halls of the natinal democratic
convention, it was nevertheless full
Of the mature wisdom which comes
only at eventide.
In the reminiscent vein for which
he great Kentuckian is noted, he de-
lighted his fellow craftsmen for more
than an hour with NUM- erIess spicy
incidents and episodes.
Neither the grace CT velvet dicuon
nor the tone Of moral earnestness
was absent from the gifted editors
sparkling sentences.
But the chief charm Of the speech
lay in the emphasis with which he
urged his brthren of the guild to
maintain the high professional stand
aids. Too much Of sordid CONNER
cialism, in the opini,E of Mr.. Wat
terson, had crept into the editorial
sanctum-too much Of irreverence for
things sacred; TOO much of subseryi-
ency to the baser rather than to the
better elements of human nature. In
this connection he enunciated four
distinct principles and coming from
one who has devoted his great ener-
gies both of brain and of Drawn for
more than so years to journalism,
they can not fail to revit attention.
Here the are:
Il. Print nothing of a man which
you wcud not say to his face.
. Print nothing OF a man IN NAL
ice.
"3. Look well and think twice be-
fore CONSUMING a suspect to the ruin
Of printers ink.
a. Pespect the old and defend the
weak"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-16

coming into a county builds up the
county and promotes the prosperity
OF the town. Every settler also in
c:easeg the freight and passenge>
4rafic Of the railroads. 1t is TO the
interest OF railroads and towns, then,
tC join lands in all yoiz Of this Class
The Intelligent way IN which the A.,
B & A. is doing this must commend
itself tc all thoughtful men.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-16

correspondence solicited, bat to
receive attention, letters must BIO
accompanied by a responsible name
NOT for publication, but as
guarantee Of good faith.
Rejected communications will DC
returned if accompanied by postage
Remittance should be made by
postal note, check, money order, or
egistered letter Address,
NEWS PUBLISHING CO.,
HRUnaWIck. GA.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-16

We would like to see thai Newoas-
tie street paving work ard the Nj
wich street side walk contract under
way
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-16

The Atlanta Georgian somes to the
llont with tne progressive Atlanta
merchant who buys t1e1ty-eight pag-
es in single edition Of the splendid
newspaper. That merchant will sue,
coed III spite Of all obstacles.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-16

Hamilton, the aviator, landed in a
Jersey swamp on that great trip ard
how he managed to escape those Jer-
sey sKeeters with lis life is an ther
mystery