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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-02-02


always will be. Its up toyou to
make good" is the last word in the
commercial world. The essential
difference between a wise man and
fool is that the wise man controls
his thinking, the fool is controlled
by it.
Ebert Hubbard has said, sThe
fact is that a great many men do sue
coed in life even in spite of having
had college advantages This is
the thing that makes me marvel.
But the truth remains that the col
lege degree means nothing either
one way or the other, for men sue
coed with it and others may sur
pass them without it."
The correspondent school has
made back number of Ex-senator
Ingalls, famous poem, 'Opportun-
ity." To lay s'se is constantly pass
ing our doors. Through these
schools one can reach out and lift
himself up and out of the dreary
rut that has enmashed him. If
you want the good things of
this life, if you desire to stand we'll
in the community in which you
live, and be respected, then you've
got to go after the things that are
worth while.
In the army the most difficult
thing that confronts the private in
the ranks is, the obstacles to pro-
motion; if he can once get his head
above his comrades, he has secured
his start on the path that may lead
further upward; this proposition is
equally true Of privates in the in
dustrial army. The world moves,
no one can stand still; to do so is to
retrogade. Vull0 UestigiG
retrOrS1In1-no steps backward
is the motto for the correspond
ence school student.
To many who are ambitious
and avail themselves of these schools
there comes period when the task
seems hard interest fags-then it
is realized that study and the ac-
! Digging ditch is easier. At this
stage of the study many become
discouraged and drop out, learning
| too late that there is no royal road
to learning. These cutters are
usually carping critics; they sup
posed the school possessed some
special system that would eliminate
all hard study or that in some oc-
cult and mysterious manner, an ed
ucation would be pumped into
their system and an engineer manu-
featured as fowls are stuffed to
produce pate de f0ie gr0s. It's
a hard shock and rude awaken
ing when this sort of student re-
allies that he cannot lift himself
by pulling on his own boot staps,
but must pay the price eternal
hard work.
In the latest edition of sWho's
Who in America" 81 report them
selves as self-taught by correspond
ence school work and 200 privately
educated themselves. These men
who rose to eminence bad barely a
common school education to start
with and are interesting examples
of what concentrated thought and
effort will do in the struggle for
fame and fortune.
In closing, I wish to quote
portion of an article on the Value
of Education" published by the
American School of Correspond
ence: ''The educated man will get
the most out of life, because he
knows where to look for it. He
will be success in the broadcast
and truest sense of the word. A
shrewd business man may make mil
lions out of dead hogs or a fat coal
mineand not be able to write his own
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-02-02
The Correspondence School
BIZ J. r. L.
BIZ J. R. L.


come to stay. It has successfully
passed the experimental stage and
by it's demonstration of work &C
complished, has won permanent
place in our educational system.
In this article we propose to otuch
briefly on the causes that brought
this system to supplement the work
of the public schools and colleges,
INQUIRE into the methods used and
what may be expected by their in
telligent pursuit.
We may state as a general prop
osition, that a perfectly educated
man has knowledge of all things,
and that he should be able by cor
rect mental processes to reason
clearly, quickly and accurately; al
so that the education acquired shall
be useful as we'll as cultural, that
is to say, it should be able to pro-
vide the means wherewith a per-
sons status may be established IN
the social and financial world to
which he aspires.
Until comparatively recent per-
iod, the public school system of this
country was simply an expansion
of the old-fashioned pedagogical
stunts of our forefathers', Three
Rs" reading, 'ritin and 'rithme-
tic. Young men were graduated
and sent into the world proficient
in Latin, Greek and rhetoric, but
utterly ignorant Of any useful
knowledge whereby a livelihood
could be acquired. We now know
that years were wasted in devotion
to cultural studies that should have
been spent in manual training.
That this was barbaric blunder,
all who are competent to Judge ad-
nit, and the day when college
diploma with it's degree was con-
sidered joke has happily passed
away. That the weak places in
our educational system were uni
the Introduction of what is known
as the Chautauqua system of study.
The wonderful world-wide develop
ment of this idea is known to all
and needs no elaboration or proof.
That the Chautauqua method of
study failed to reach a large num-
Der of ambitious workers who pos
sessed neither the time nor design
for purely intellectual studies, but
who earnestly wished to better
their mental and physical condi-
ton, is evidenced by almost a
spontaneous response to the scheme
of teaching by mail anything one
wished to learn. Here at last was
the right idea coming as a savior
to the very ones who most desired
and needed it.
In the application and exploita-
ton of correspondence studies there
has been experienced the same
difficulties and trials that confront
every new project. All over the
country hordes of fake schools
come into existence claiming to be
able to teach any and every trade
and profession. The victims of
these schools number thousands
and new ones take the hook daily.
The fact that designing and un-
scrupulous persons have invaded
and worked on this plan of study
to defraud and cheat is no argument
against the correspondence school,
per Sc; c0Ueat eD1ptOr-let
the buyer beware as true of
this scheme as in any line of bust
ness. No reputable correspondence
school will claim to be able to turn
out civil, mechanical or electrical
engineers; they tell you frankly,
that the most they can do is to teach
the theory along with the estab-
lished facts. The practical ap-
nlication of these theories must be
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-02-02
At the Sign Of the Smile.
The Editor

He sits in state from sun to sun,
and hands out wisdom by the ton.
An Anxious Correspondent writes
for something that cures chigger
bites; and Old Subscriber wants to
know a good recipe for canning
snow: and More Anon would like to
have formula for making salve.
From demagogues he takes the
hides; he gives advice to blooming
brides; with scorn assails the idle
rich, and oft prescribes for BARRIERS
itt.., He shows how wildly con-
agess errs. and tells us how the
es,lsleburs may be removed from
ksIsss' tails; and then with joyous
aess ne sails into an estimate OF
1att, or jolts the referendum graft.
His soul with mystic lore is fraught;
he has to be an aeronaut, poet
and an engineer, pugilist devoid
of fear. He should be skilled
enough to shave, or milk COW, or
dig a grave; to write dirge when
some one dies, and wink three
times when some one lies. He
ought to know all things, and then
impart his wisdom with his pen,
and not give away to grief or fear,
if he is busted all the year.-Walt
Mason.
A drill sergeant was unpopular
among his men. One day he was
putting party of recruits through
the funeral exercise, and, by way
of practical explanation, walked
slowly down the lane formed by
the two ranks, saying as he did so:
''Now, Pm the corpse. Pay at
tention!" Having reached the end
of the line, he turned, regarded
the men for minute, and then re-
marked, 'Your lands is right and
your leads is right, but you 'aven't
the look of regret you ought to
ave"
pOHJICdf UernpaIgIro' IIIur5Ur ate
supposed dilemmas of the opposi-
ton will likely be revived in the
srra aching political III a t d
leTn.."
A-ly back, when herds of buff
fsl@ grazed along the foot
Ail 8 of the Western mountains,
two hardy prospectors fell in with
a bull bison that seemed to have
separated from his kind and run
amuck. One of the prospectors
took to the branches of tree and
the other dived into a cave. The
buffalo beloved at the entrance to
the cavern and then turned toward
the tree. Out came the man from
the cave, and the buffalo took after
him again. The man made anoth-
er dive for the hole. After this
had been repeated several times,
the man in the tree called to his
comrade, who was trembling at the
mouth of the cavern:
Stay in the cave, you idiot"
"You don't know nothing about
this hole," bawled the other.
''There's a bear in it!''-Every-
body's Magazine.
One night couple of travelling
statesmen arrived in small Kansas
town and found the hotel crowded.
Ess room was to be had.
hate to disaccommodate you,
&C. { )" said the hotel proprietor,
'tu even the pool tables occupied.
eEh say, see that old church across
the street! bought it to build
new hotel on the site. If you don't
mind, you can 60 over there and
sleep in the pews. They're up
holstered, and they amt bad sleep
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-02-02

Young Steady. Born Dec. II,
1884: Sagittarius is the sign un-
der which you were born and if
depends all upon yourself whether
your life is one of failure or credit
to you. You are unlike others of
your class inasmuch as you always
have different ideas and plans than
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24

In the course of human progress,
the temperance wave that has for
many years been sweeping over this
country has struck the Southwest
and has hit a few places right here
in New Mexico. 1t is a wave that
will eventually sweep the whole
country from shore to shore
and people may as well consid-
or the proposition as ii is and gov
ern themselves accordingly. The
intelligent American is fast conclud-
ing that spirituous liquors are not
necessary to his well being and are
absolutely bad for child of sew
en-, youth Of seventeen or a man
of seventy. At the present time
8 of the 46 states have prohibition
and at least a thousand counties are
included in the dry list. Notwith.
standing the figures of brewers the
consumption of liquor is annually
decreasing and will be a glad day
when Uncle Sam shall cease to make
it lawful. There is not a man en-
gagged in the business who likes il
except for the dinero. They al
hate it and would like to see il
swept from the face of the earth.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24
Random Ranch Notes.

James Tracy has received a large
invoice of trees for his ranch home.
A. l.. Lucas of Fort Worth, Tex,
will soon be one of the big farmers
near lola.
r. w. Veazey of Memphis, Tenn,
says: Please send my GRAPHIC to
Sherman, Texas, as ! am gradually
coming toward Deming."
Alfred and William Kinslow OF
Silver City, have purchased some
/ fine parcels Of land west Of the city,
through the Plainview Realty Co.
A. v. Wilkinson and W. E. and
A. l.. Hines have installed private
telephones southwest Of the city.
Miss Lillian Graham runs hel
fathers pumping engine and look
after all details with the skill Of an
expert.
A. L. Taylor lost a large amour
OF crude oil by the cracking of
storage tank at Hondale, but a littl'
thing like that wouldn't discourage
A. L.
Subscribe for the Graphicss2 90 a yea
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24
Praise Service.

There will be praise service
held at the Presbyterian church,
Sunday evening, March 26, at 1880,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24

II. B. Strickler is preparing to
put in 100 acres of beans and field
stuffs. He has already set out 700
fine fruit trees.
Rhea & Rhea have completed the
Ruebush we'll this week, Al feet
with nine feet of water that will
furnish abundant irrigation for 40
acres. A No. 3 pump will be in
stalled.
James A. Rhea has just finished
a big well for himself on one of his
farms east of town. In IS fl. he
struck four strata Of water aggre-
eating 1S TT. and plenty to furnish
better than 500 gallons per minute.
G. T. Taylor's brother, with two
carloads of goods and merchandise,
will reach lola next week, coming
from Nebraska. together with two
other families who will locate in the
vicinity of the new town. The
brother will engage in some kind
of merchandising.
Geo. Means elegant new well is
the subject of much favorable com.
ment. Rhea & Rhea dug the well
and Dieudonne & Walsh installed
the plant. George says he Is bring
ing up 700 gallons right on the start
and will increase at pleasure by put
ting in larger equipment as occasion
demands.
Thomas Searle Of Illinois has be
come possessed of a fine half section
of land near Hondale. through TIN
Iaffoon & Rogers agency. He viii
commence immediate development
! and is arranging to put in larg'
pumping plant. We are very gla'
, to welcome Mr.. Searle to the Val
} ley.
Now boost the Chamber Of Con-
r merce.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24

After several years business ex-
perIance IN different lines of bust
ness In Deming. | now feel that |
am In a position TO do myself and
friends some good In business way.
As salesman. ] want to thank you
In behalf Of the firms for whom |
have worked In Deming, for your
past patronage, and we, as a firm.
now solicit your future patronage.
For thirty days ! have been work.
ing for Mr.. L. j. Small, and by ma-
tual consent | have bought a half
interest In his business and we will
add TO our business a nice line of
new goods, such as the farmers of
the Valley are now using. We have
already received a shipment Of mat
tocks, picks, hoes. shovels, rakes,
axes and forks Of all kinds. We
also have a first-class shoe and boot
maker and are in position to do
all kinds Of shoe repairing. Work
guaranteed.
We invite you to call on US Fair
and square treatment is our motto.
Respectfully.
SMALL & DANIEL.
By A. B. Daniel
First door south of Sunset Hotel.
Silver avenue.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24
Cent a Word Column.
(Too late to classify

Sewing and dress-making. Call
on Mrs. Ed Darr. 73w%
Light wagon and harness for
sale. Inquire at GRAPHIC office. Y
Matching eggs:-From bred to
lay White Leghorns thoroughbred
one dollar per l5.-T. E. Mister.
73wf
Wanted. a good team Of horses
weighing from 800 to HOO lbs,
each. Must he sound and well
broken. Write to Thomas Searle,
Deming. Y
For Sale, one or two quarter Sec
tons of land with $500 improve
ment on one section. viii sell one
or both together. Ask the GRAPH
nc. 7tf
For Sale: $50 acres finest land In
the valley. 500 REIMBURSEMENT
1915 per acre, 40 acres decided land
at $50 per acre. all within 3 miles
Of Deming, a bargain. 800 acres Of
decided land clear and ready for the
pillow, lies ideal for irrigation,
Price, $3.50 per acre. Above
prices for quick sale. Address
Owner" Box 2l5, Deming, N. M
n
Buy your lumber now and save
the advance Of $3.50 TO 81 when tn,
present stock d the Deming Lum
Der Co. is gone.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24

The Deming Machine Works have
contracted toinstall a fine pumping
plant with Fairbanks-Morse engine
for Conductor Warrington at Rincon.
FL Paso parties bid lower figure
for the job, but efficiency and dura-
bility were considered. so the Dem
ing firm got the work. The COM
pany Is also installing large Fair
banks-M Morse engines for j. A. Wat
kins and John Smyer. All of them
( will use solar oil for fuel. The &C.
ment foundation for the Watkins
engine weighed $1,000 pounds.
DR.. and Mrs. A. s. 0rne, Of no
where, going everywhere in the in
terest of ill-treated and INDECENT
children, were in the city Tuesda,
and Wednesday, guests OF A. II
Thompson. DR.. 0rne Is father O
the child movement in America
which includes the juvenile cour
law and industrial school, which h
declares Is the only solution Of tn
problem Of juvenile offenders. HI
mission to the territories is to ere
ate public sentiment through th
press that win favor the enactment
Of a juvenile court law and the es
Establishment Of industrial schools.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24

Wanted for u. s. Army, able
bodied unmarried men between
ages Of IS and IS; citizens Of United
States, of good character and tenn
perate habits who can speak, read
and write the English language
For information apply to Recruiting
Officer, Fielder Building. Deming
N. M. 6tf
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24

Miss Annie Shoemaker Is visiting
relatives In 81. Joseph. Ky.
Stewart McCahon was down from
Santa Rita. Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Meyers Is home from
California.
Hugh Ramsey was home from
Santa Rita. Sunday.
d. ID. Wintamute has returned
from visit TO his old home In Kan
sas.
C. b. Arnold Is spending a few
days with Mrs. Arnold at Mrs.
Dryers.
Mrs. Name Williams Of FL Paso
Is visiting her parents, Col. and
Mrs. Richard Hudson.
J. A. Root. Occidental organizer,
of Albuquerque, was in the city
yesterday.
Gen. s. s. Birchfeld. Of FL Paso,
was a guest of Deming friends this
week.
Mrs. A. j. Clark arrived from
Los Angeles, Tuesday and will re-
main for an indefinite period.
j. A. Watkins has been seriously
III. but we are glad to note his re-
covery.
w. A. Golden. travelling passen-
ger agent of the Sunset Lines was
In the city last wacS.
C. +. Baxter, who has a fine farm
near lola was a very pleasant
GRAPHIC caller Tuesday.
DR.. ]. b. Barbee took Mrs
Charles to Fl Paso Saturday for a
difficult operation.
Mrs. George Reeb, who has been
spending some time at the Hit
farm. has returned to the city and
is domiciled at the Taylor tent.
Walter +. Davis Is very glad 10
have Mrs. Davis and son James Ed.
ward back to the home nest. They
have been visiting the old home in
Missouri.
w. E Bowler and family have re-
turned from Arizona. Mr.. B. has
a contract for an artesian well al
Wilcox for the Southern Arizona
Fair Association.
| G. w. Bloom, the engineer who
did such fine work on the prelimin'
airy survey is in the city to superin
tend the construction of the sani
tary sewer.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. ID. Session., Mrs
Sarah Sanders and Mrs. s. Milliker
are enjoying an overland trip t
Duncan, Ariz. They expect to b,
gone three weeks.
Chas. l.. Hopkins of New 0rlean
and Waveland, Miss, and John r
Gaunt, jr., of Becnel, La, are il
the city on mining business an,
may incidentally invest In realty.
Messrs. Jones and Layne accom-
panied by their wives, have bee
down from Silver City this week
They visited some of the larg
pumping plants and were very muc
pleased with the progress shown.
Frank Delaney, jr., has lease
his pretty home on Silver avenu
, to DR.. Mortenyohl for a period O
, three months and will move hi
family to Tucson about the middl
, of next month, where he has a fin
po sition with the S. P.
z Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Brazeltor
!, parents of Grace Brazelton Of tn
Chamber Of Commerce force, Al
rived this week for permanent re-
D idence. Mr.. B. has accepted po
!. ition with Mr.. Sadler at the mine
The GRAPHIC cordially welcome
these excellent people.
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Lumber will surely have to go up
when the present supply is exhaust
ed. The wholesale price has adj
vanced $3.50 to $500 and freight
rates on lumber have gone up $l.25
per thousand. Be wise and buy
now.-Deming Lumber Co.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24

lN1 iucECd1EN 1uity uiAty pei c1Ht'
over any previous March, which
shows that people appreciate cour'
:ecuA and Fair treatment, we take
III for granted that the average man
and woman has sufficient intelli'
gence not to be fooled by fiashy adj
vertIsements Of merchants pretend
Ing to give away and slaughter
goods simply to get rid of them
There 10 expense attached to every
business which has TO come out OF
the profits. and no merchant will
give you anything for nothing
When merchant gives prizes and
premiums to attract people to his
store, he Is sure to add a portion to
every article he sells. We don't be-
lieve In such methods. 1t isn't lie.
gitimate. We have been In bust
ness In Grant and Luna counties fol-
nearly forty years. and have always
aimed to give full value for ever,
dollar spent with Us. We handle
more high grade goods, have
larger stock to select from than an,
other store In southwestern New
Mexico. and, II you are not alread,
one Of our customers. give US
trial. LINDAuER MERCANTILE Co
No advance in the present stool
of the Deming Lumber Co., although
the price has gone up in the whole
sale market from $3.50 to 81 pei
thousand.
DR.. Steed operated a few day
ago on Casas Grande insurrect'
who had a finger shot off last week
II had gone several days and was il
bad shape. but Drs. Steed and Bar
bee fixed him up all right.
Frank Weaver has for sale a spar
Of mules, a number of work horses
and saddle ponies. Also wagons
buggies harness and one cow. Dig
ging wells, grubbing, ETC.; contract
ed for. Pumping engines for salt
cheap.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Clark are set
Ting In the Tracy residence on soutl
Gold avenue. Mrs. C. informs thu
GRAPHIC that she is one of the orig
inal Deming boosters and when the.
| tell her of the marvellous growth oil
Mimbres Valley farms, she can cas-
lily say: Il told you So"
Arthur Brock was attacked by in
surrectos at Hacienda de Coralles
near Jimenez, Sunday, and as re
suit Of the battle Is carrying bul
let in his arm. He was compelled
to shoot two Mexicans, one Of Their
fatally. He went to Parral TO
medical treatment and anticipate
no serious results.
The Earth comes to Deming, tina
is, F. l.. Vandegrift, the livest wir
of The Earth. has been here dig
ging up some more good materis
for one Of the best friends Of tn
Great Southwest. The Earth, tn
booster publication Of the Santa FL
issued every month at Chicago. Brt
Vandegrift complimented til
GRAPHIC by saying he quoted NOR
, from its columns than from any otht
paper in the Southwest. He lik'
wise came across with some mic
bouquets for Editor Bedichek.
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Territory of New Mexico. |.

territory OF new Mexico,
County Of Luna ~
To Whom 1t May Concern: and es.
pecially to all persons who are or may
become interested in the estate Of
Charles A. Leach, deceased, late Of
County of Luna, in the Territory OF
New Mexico:
Whereas. The last VIII and Tesla
ment Of Charles A. Leach, deceased,
has been filed in the Office of the Pro-
bate Clerk for probate. you are hereby
cited to appear before the Probate
Court, to be holden at Demine.
New Mexico, Of the 4th day OF
May, 1911, the time set by the said
Court for the probating of said last
Will and Testament OF Charles A.
Leach, deceased.
Witness C. c. FIELDER.
Judge of said Court, this oath day Of
March, 1911.
LEE o. LESTER. Probate Clerk
(SeaD
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-03-24
Aviso
Territorio de Nuevo MEXICO.

Territorio de Nuevo MEXICO.
Condado de Luna ~
A QUEEN lie Intsrese: v especial
mente todas personals que estan
puedan estar interesadas en- el estado
de Charles A. Leach. difunto, iinado
del Condado de Luna, y Territorio de
Nuevo MEXICO:
Siendo que, la ultima voluntad tes-
tamento de Charles A. Leach, difunto.
ha sido protocalada en- Ia ofiicina del
Secretario de PruebAs. para ser pro
bada; estan por esta, citadas de apar-
eccr ante Ia Corte de Pruebas, que Sc
reunira en- Deming, N. NJ, en- 81 din
4th de Mayo A d. 1911. el tempo SEN
alado por dicha Covte para probar dichn
voluntad y testamento de Charles A.
Leach, difnnto.
Alestigue Gu G. FIELDER.
Juez de dicha Corte, esta dia oath de-
Mario A. ID. 1911.
LEE o. LESTER. Secretario De pruebas.
tSeal) mar2iapfl,.
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Our work stands on It's own mer'
It's, and Is the cheapest In New Mex
leo. quality considered.
TABOR & SINGER.