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her small person out OF the way She
was wistful and trustful, and seemed to
1--we in clear. big world all by herself,
far above and away from the other
ninety-five per cents joys and sorrows.
Looking up at the side window saw
q light. She was reading with old poky
Aunt Shocks. No, she wasn't reading;
she was longing. longing. longing for
the tender grittiness OF q mans voice,
with its concomitant Havana fra
GRANGE. to sweep kindly over her shoul-
der Oh. Ellen. Ellenl what unconscious
witchery are you working over mer
Yes, Fan, thought that had dis
covered birds nest'' called back
sas a threat OF immediate falling OUT
was waited across the yard to me and
my dreams.
1t was hopeless. rushed out through
the side yard to the front-drowsy and
weary. ! glanced up the street and
saw Ellen going into the drug store.
I waited till she came out She was
putting some change into her purse
and didn't raise her head until she had
almost walked over me.
How do you do? You are just the
fully and simply.
.'Oh, where are the others?"
Fan has Quarreled with me, and
was on my way to throw myself under
a trolley car; but nov I am going out
to supper with you
Why, Mac. you are awfully kind. but
/ must go right home. I only came out
to mail a letter for mother
What do you want to go home for?"
why / have an engagement-or at
least-well, Aunt Snooks and I were
reading a most interesting book, and
dt is my turn to read and She expects
n6.
Come on, let's get acquainted!'
She began to argue.
I'VE are going out to supper and
that's an end of it." I said, really de-
lighted with her incoherent excuses. and
realizing that she had probably never
been out to dinner with a worm called
a man In her life. and she never would
If some great. big brute didn't come
along and make her.
With all the inherent experiences of
her great great great great grand
mother, she still begged:
"But, Mac, I'm not dressedi"
/ started to laugh but changed my
mind and narrowed my eyes at her
in my fiercest manner
Then we went quietly back to the drug
store TO phonc that we wouldn't be back
for little while.
There was an express for the CITY In
a. few minutes, and 1t landed us within
a block Of the roof garden OF the best
place In town.
/ couldn't help pressing her arm a bit
tighter than was necessary as steered
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gWHY TEN Girls AREXEE
! UNMARRIED : ST. ~ 8

more than twice that at stenogra ply,
which | liked So here / am, and I
think I've gained more than I've
missed."
my fiance died almost on the eve of
our marriage said a country girl of
stricken to think Of any other man.
Then, when I began to go about
little found ,s myself ny, Issc seomParlng & every
men paid attention to me at various
4 felt as il he had been my husband
remained friendship. Often / feel not
so much unmarried as q widow
ITO tell the truth.'' laughed a busy
doctor late in her thirties, II don't be-
serIously sgo " about bout mar nsrriase at all % ars ssp
pose I've always rather expected 1
would be, married some daylt seems
the nat nasars ,r thing to oSSaa a rather
ago Most Of the men have known
have been doctors like myself. and I
sassa Enow toS a reasr much Of s at to sort e na
husband to live 1t. Besides, I should
make pretty high demands of ethical
sorts on the man / should marry, and
I suppose I've never met any one who
be lonely when I'm older, but Just now
I'm too busy even to bother
II shan't give any reason" writes a
arrived at the age when I am think
ing seriously of marriage at ALL know
lots of men. but l hope none of them
has ever been In love with me. and I'm
sure haven't with any Of them. Some
day shall meet man who comes
somewhere near my standard, and I
hope we shall fall in love with each
other and be married. It will be ten
why I am not marrfed-if I'm not"
The reason I am not married." said
school teacher, bitterly, "is that the
man was engaged to for eight years
finally went off and married another
girl wish / could warn other girls
against long engagements without rea-
son. We Just drifted along from year to
the step. and at last found myself
alone, treated in the shabbiest possible
fashion. with all my old friends married
or forgotten long ago 7 hope not many
me-. but even without that, long en-
gagements are bad In their effect on
man and woman alike"
Il was In love only once" sighed
still pretty woman OF 80, "and only one
man was ever in love with me. Well
they weren't the same man. A short
story. but / didn't feel I could marry
Bernard Shaw-fnspire It where / felt
It. and so I solved the problem by stay
ing out altogether. and becoming de-
voted to my brothers family instead Of
IT was engaged when Iwas 49," writes
a music teacher from the west. "and
thing. We fought so continually and
over such trifes, that at last / decided
/ couldn't stand married life with him
and broke the engagement. Our final
quarel, remember. was over the color
Of a lizard running up a tree under
which we were sitting. Then / was en-
gagged again at "a to a man who would
not believe a word I said. He was
jealous and suspicious. and had so little
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CROSSING mEBRIDCE,

your trusting attitude will manage to
have a little sunshine in each twenty
four hours.
All of us have right TO be happy.
II is foolish 10 obscure the sunlight by
placing a row of forbidden thoughts
before you and the little joys of, living.
Do you think for one moment that
the coal bill will be paid more quickly
by grumbling and rebelling? If protest
should have the beneficial effect OF STIR
ring up the rebellious ones to good pro-
ductIve activity, well and good. But the
one who crosses the bridge does so In
mind only. So much time is spent In
wringing the hands that the action that
might mitigate a storm Is impeded.
Let trouble come. and meet it stanch-
ly and as cheerfully as you cam. Pro-
vide against disaster by sensible view
OF the possibility Of meeting it, but
never keep the anxious eye SO fixed on
the distant stormy horizon that the hap
piness at your feet is overlooked
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below was very handsome. but terribly
forbdddtng, with its arched black eye
brows, its Roman nose. It's scornful little
mouth. Around her neck, above the
white low-cut waist. she wore a heavy
snake OF wopen gold; twisted into knot
so that ms e9nerald head fell on her
breast HsrS<ight- fitting coat was Of
distinctly ndiit &ry-even Napoleonic-
cut, and she held with both hands
leather bag adorned with most ferocious
crocodile claws.
The ny which was huzzing up and
down the car was attracted to her, and
was much interested In hearing, as it
fiew from end to end. the whispered
comments OF the other passengers.
"Boadieeal' murmured the elderly
man with glasses. who was reading a
volume of Kant.
Get on to the suffra getter giggled
the facetious youth next to him.
She gives me the ShiverS. Shrilled
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best time TO prepare for war is in time
of peace, and that forewarned Is
forearmed- Endless proverbs. might
be brought TO substantiate the theory
that he who looks ahead along the
troubIous way is the wise one. But is
he?
II you consider the habitual calamity
erier you will find that there is an
the nature. He looks ahead and delib-
erately picks out the worst possible
events that can happen to him. The
bright contingencies that might just as
Ally occur are pushed into the per-
spective almost to the vanishing point.
''Oh, dear; here IS winter nearly gonei
Just think Of the ice bills." says one
dascontented being who crosses the
bridge with eyes tightly closed to the
flowers Of summer that strew her path.
You might assume that winter is her
fsvorite season. but you are making
great mistake When the ice shows
signs OF keeping overnight. and when
the hocks OF birds give evidence OF the
coming winter. there is a leap and
bound in the fair disconnected womaR's
mind. and she begins 70 wonder how she
Is going to pay the coal billsl
The future has been shown to be a
better goal than the past: the dawn of
q tomorrow Is dawn Of promise. we
have been taught TO believe. But the
future must not be viewee through the
smoked glass.
As matter OF fact. the man or
woman who crosses the bridge before he
comes TO IL has an extremely uncomfort-
able time OF g. Months OF anticipation
OF great trouble are linked with the
real thing itself. and In many cases a
dsssattsfaction IN the knowledge that
after all IL is not so severe as ex-
pected, and that days and nights OF
needless worriment have been passed IN
vain-three very disagreeable contrib
uting elements that VIII do much
toward putting the frown on the brow
end curving the mouth downward.
= Is 1t not better TO perform your aliot-
ted task with honor and sincerity. and
% meet trouble as it comes? There will
be greater strength Of mind and body
Il the days are flied with life that by
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trust in me that at last I said farewell
to him. too. And that was enough:
never tried again.
IT received some information about
my fiance on the day Of our wedding
that made it impossible / should ever
marry him. writes a southern woman
Of 30 II was a recluse for a long time
after that shock. and / have never re-
covered sufficiently to think OF mar
riage."
yellow neckties." said a business
woman of 35. with a laugh. Tommy
and I were awfully fond of each other
ten years ago, and at last he asked me
to marry him. Just as / was going to
say yes, noticed he wore bright yell
low necktie. I hate yellow. I'll consent
II you'll throw away that necktie, Tom
my 1 said. I won't do anything 50
silly for any woman retorted Tommy.
Very well, then,' said l. I won't have
YOU. And I haven't-him or any one
else"
You may not believe this came a
letter In cultured hand, from a large
New England city. 'sbut the reason why
at % T am still unmarried is that have
school, to high school and then to col
lege with girls. Later. went into busi-
ness as private secretary. I know
any number of men in a business way.
we chat agreeably, they seem glad
to see me, yet not one man has ever in
my life asked to call on me. i know l
am not forward. and yet not shy.
am rather good-looking and am witty
In conversation. want to be married
and have my own home, but never
shall-unless advertise"
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Icy exchanges until the parting OF tns
ways.
Then. again, kisses are conferred to
stir the masculine hearts and lips TO
Jealousy Few women really know this
to be the underlying principle OF the ex-
change, but in some cases It Is the great
and first cause. The kiss courteous ls
feminine plan. in this case to incits
to rebellion the objects Of the chase.
Poor menl
The kiss courteous Is feminine ex-
preston Of anything but affection Per-
sonany. I would like to see It quickly
relegated TO institutions that have out
grown the age. do not believe In the
free and easy kissing at the slightest
provocation. I disapprove OF pretend
ing. via kissing. an affection that does
not exist. cannot understand why two
women who intensely dislike each other
fall upon each others necks and kiss
violently and as courteously as Is COM
patible with their feelings.
Why not abolish this especial brand
OF kiss? Let US kiss our friends and
relatives as warmly as ever. IN spite OF
sciences warning hnger-and I venture
to say that kissing viii outlive most OF
the alarmists who stand for the abo-
Ition or this tirne-worn custom. But
the kiss courteous! Why not today
place it in the class Of meaningless,
nay. insincere actions that will serve to
show US In the near future how III It
becomes any OF US to pretend to the
point OF deceit. OFFER the hand. II a
greeting be necessary. but keep the lips
for the one 10 whom you can give a
little OF the heart also. Let US have no
more OF this foolish Interchange that Is
but travesty on affection and serves
TO bring upon Us the well-deserved
scorn and disapproval from sincere,
whole-soa1led individuals.
BARBARA LEE
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Sorrows of Werther

TTYERTHER had a love for Char
NV lotte.
Such as words could never utter;
Would you know how first he met her?
She was cutting bread and butter.
Charlotte was a married lady,
And 2 moral man was Werther,
And for all the wealth OF Indies
Would do nothing for to hurt her.
So he sighed and pined and ogled.
And his passion boiled and bubbled.
Till he blew his silly brains out,
And no more by It was troubled.
Charlotte. having seen his body
Borne before her on a shutter,
Like a well-conducted person,
Went on cutting bread and butter.
--Thackeray.
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<(N H. FOR goodness sakel What
in the world does she want?
Calling on me todayI Why,
how do you do. Mrs. Strangely. So
glad to see you!' Kissl Peck! Sniff
change of cold kisses that are caicu-
lated to. keep through the warmest
weather.
The kiss courteous is an institution Of
long standing. 1t means nothing now;
there Is no warmth OF affection in the
polite peck that women deem It their
duty to place upon each others cheeks,
as mere matter Of form. you know.
How many good, warm, affectionate lit
tie kisses are laid on the altar of social
custom and consigned to a death by
freezing.
Many kisses courteous are the re-
nninders OF other days. Women who
were once friends and have drifted
apart continue the kissing. although
why no one will be able to tell. They
perhaps would not hesitate 20 say few
cutting things about the kissed one: but
when meeting or parting there will be
placed the frozen affection upon the
cheeks Of the two enemies
Sometimes kisses are courteously ex-
changed to cover up the breach In the
affairs of friendship between women.
Each Is fearful lest the other find out
chat feelings ara not so sincere as In
the olden days; therefore resounding
kiss
Mary finds that Jane has taken unto
herself the masculine heart and admira-
ton of a certain Harry. Resentment.
wounded prioe and the battle rage OF
Mary are carefully concealed. and she
and Jane kiss their way to the end. 1t
may be years, but kisses are given In
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crosses and those found on many OF
the most ancient Irish monuments
1t is well known that the Egyptian
monks did. in early times. come to
ireland. and have left traces OF their
visits not yet obliterated. The old
English name OF the swastika. "fyI--
fot,' simply means many footed"
referring to the peculiar form of this
cross. The fylfot is borne on the
rniter OF Thomas a. Beckett and on
many other monuments belonging to
the early days OF Christianity. From
what has been said. 1t is a very
sacred emblem, and its use should
be restricted accordingly, and not
used for mere decorative purposes
H Allingham.
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about thirty unmarried women OF
from 25 to 10 why they were sin
gle. and under promise OF anon
ymity extracted from them a real con,
fession. From these she has selected
ten, as a good general average, and
they form curious comment on tine
way of e man with maid.
ct am not married" writes New
York woman, because. to be quite
frank, I preferred my own independ-
ence. I have had three offers Of mar
rtage In my 30 years-offers. mean,
that were at all eligible. The first man
was country minister. He wanted me
TO go and be happy with him in little
parsonage in g. dead-alive town, where
! should not have seen a soul knew
from one years end to another. Some
how I couldn't see 1t that way. Tho
next was a man In the navy. shouldn't
have seen him from one years end to
another: and Of all miserable lots. that
OF the married woman who never sees
her husband and yet Is kept by con-
vention from nearly all social life is
the worst. The third made $12 week;
made SIS. l really cared for him.
/ wanted TO marry him and go on work
ing That would have made s37 for
both OF US. and we should have been
able to live after a fashion, even In
New York. But he wouldn't hear OF
tt. and / couldn't see myself doing
housework, which L detested, for a
chance at half Of $12. when ! could get
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F. For d,eWOrlAN WHO Thinks and FEELS XsEa Xaa
A MAGAZINE IN A
NUTSHELL

N EFORE page nutshell but different
K from periodicals that come under that Glass; for be
mde is issued by newspaper and dis
tributed weekly.
of in
commendable
interesting subjects
eveauabe thoughts
scattered good generosity these columns With
the subject that appeals and let be
title for there thoughts worth
least the sentiments of good strong
men N are forth perusal
Our contributors have forward brye and have answered
bssedne blessed single
of unusual
Prince Charming her from her Cnder
ellaship.
The old and good the borrower of trouble is
while the cannot hide behind
feathers the attack another contributor Our friend
her Shakespeare and her illustration from
whom al Of us know.
magazine spells profitable diversion pleasing
readers.
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her out Of the elevator. She acknowl-
edged It with great perplexed look In
her eyes, and when she sat down amid
the buzz Of music and people and
dishes. her perplexity spread to her
hands ct usually does go to your hands
or feeD and they got ensnarled nerv-
ously In the small regiment of lCndves
and forks and spoons at her plate.
Ellen. do you know that I like you
better than do your sisterv?'
Better thsn Fan?'
Better than Fan and Edith put to-
gether. and Dean thrown mr.
You are making fun OF me-"
Honest, honest. cross my heart I'm
not. Ellen"
"ohe' she whispered with a sign Of
disbelief. Fan will be awfully mad at
maj
Fan will-what?" I cried.
s'Wen. you always come to see
Fanny--And didn't think you had any
interest in me, you seemed so interested
tn her always-and then-you know that
I never knew you at ALL
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to my Drotner 8
recumbent elbow.
There wasn't time
to see what would
have h a p p e n e d
next, for Fan stuck
a pin In our Decent
balloon CONVERSE
ton by another not
too gentle poke at
the hammock. and
a very insinuating
''Well?" following
along in It's trail.
Il say, Fan, sure
ly we know each
other well enough
not to be afraid of
s 1 lie n c e." / ex-
claimed.
"Y ou certainly
know Silence by
her first name to-
day." she retorted.
/ got up, yawned,
and swung myself
on TO the lawn. TO
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H Z h a b 1 I o {
It r o u b Ii n g
trouble before II
troubles you" is
one that many
people indulge
in TO their sor-
row, and il con-
tfnued b in e s
down far greater
calamity til a n
the real thing
that has been
ushered in with
loud acclaim and
m u c h gloomy
forecasting. II
is true that the
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steal walk IN the garden and selfish
Fan was one OF a trio of sisters who
frequently entertained me- The little,
digniffed Ellen never Seemed to have
times she sang a song for me. with her
back very straight and reserved. and
then dashed through the red portieres
with q great sense OF relief at getting
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Two Thoughts
GIVE every man thy cal

VI thy voice;
Take each mans censare, but reserve
thy judgment. Hamlet.
Gods goodness has been great to thee;
Let never day nor night unhallowed
pass,
But still remember what the Lord hath
done. king Henry VI
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WdiOS6 IdulL W3S
2 1t? You never gave
q fellow a chance. !"
You never took
tt"
mot till tonight,
and then We al
most had a row In
the middle Of the
street"
well, S n o o x 3
and / were"
There you go!
You know that you
didn't want to go
home to Snooks
and that poky
book"
Its not poky: I
said 1t was inter
esting."
Don't get mad
about 1t. I'm not
going to quarrel
with you. N o W
tell me the truth;
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HE was by far the
m o 8 { noticeable
person In the
street car. On her
hat q d . d a n {
cock, OF a dark
red that was al
most bloody. rear
ed his head with
an insulting ges-
furA The face
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4 BOU BEN ADHEM-may his tribe increase
n Awoke one night from deep dream of peace
u And saw within the moonlight in his room,
Msking it rich and like lily in bloom,
An angel writing In a book of gold.
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence In the room he said:
What writest thouw The vision raised its head,
And, with e look made of all sweet accord
Answered: "The names of those who love the Lord.n
And is mine one n said Abou. "Nay, not so''
Replied the angel. Abou spoke low,
But cheerily still, and said: Il pray thee, then,
Write one that loves his felow-men"
The angel wrote and vanished The next night
1t again, with great wakening light
And showed the whom love of God had blessed,
And 10! Ben Adhems led all the rest
-Tach
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
TWO HoLDUPs

On last saturday evening about 9
q clock, q lone bandit walked into the
Lobby Saloon of this city. and com.
mandcd the five men in the saloon TO
hold up their hands. The men obcycd
orders and the bartender, Kirkpatrick,
was ordered To hand over the cash.
which he did, without an argument save
that the hole in the barrel of the gun,
which was pushed within u few inches
of his face. The robber. after sccur
ing the cash, backed out of the saloon
and was lost in darkness. lie secured
something ovc one hundred dollars.
On sunday night as Fireman Rodcll
was returning from mailing some let
tiers, he was held up near the laundry
and relieved of si5.00 aud n gold watch.
The robbers fled into the alley way. In
zach instance the officers were soon mott
fled Of the hold.up but as vet there
seems Ia h. no clu" 10 the robbers.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26

Tucumcarl, y. NJ, i, in the great
ranch territory of that part of the
Southwest country. Distances are not
rcckoncd down there as they are here,
aud lands are not measured by acres,
but are counted by sections. When
ranchmcn refer to their home town they
do II about a. the farmer here IN
the corn bel, would do, hut the ranch
man may he located - miles from his
home town instead Of u few miles rs is
the ease here IN the old settled farming
districts. NJ. T.. Ridley. who has been
employed on the famous Bell ranch,
whose cattle ar. loaded al Tucumcari,
explains some of the peculiar things
| about ranches and how they are opcrnt
ed. The Bell ranch j. located n long
| distance from Turumcarl. to the north
west, aud ia san Miguel county, up in
the mountain aud valley district. This
ranch. - say, MIR. Ridley, "routains
! about I.5OO,OOO acres. II is 40 miles
wide and sixty miles long. \ wire fence
completely surrounds this great stretch
of land. besides a good many short
fences on the inside. The fence sur
rounding the ranch is 800 miles in
length without counting any inside fene'
es. There is considerable feed raised on
the ranch, in the valleys, under irriga-
tion, alfalfa and snail grain il produc'
ed, This feed is used for weak cattle in
certain parts of the year, also for saddle
aud work horses on the ranch. The
handling of the cattle IN this ranch /.
no small task, Calves are branded IN
the spring, also in the fall, aud the dir
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
CHAPLAIN REV. julius HARTMAN
ASKS DIVINE APPROVAL

And rs Thy servants have worked
tremendously rs brothers. self denying
~ patriots. 50 both the people and those
NJ the HELM of the nation may do the
same, letting the common good bc the
handspring of the actions. And thus
We hope aud pray TO God the dispenser
of all good that III" organic law which
we now submit 10 the people IL approx.
cd aud received by the nation will be-
81 many stones of n temple Of peace, Of
II tower of strength, AN anchor of hope,
n fountain Of life and prosperity; that
the stone which was rejected 80 long
may become the corner stone of u pow
orful aud prosperous empire in the south.
west of these United States and leave
To generations To come the heritage of
faith in God and it, moral hope.
I'm God We trust.
'Amcn.'