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The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
WHALING OFF BRAZIL HOW THE BIG CREATURES ARE
 HUNTED AND KILLED.
Harpooned From Heavy Boats ana Laneed RepeatedIy-Ready Mar ket Is Found for the Whale
 bone, oil and Meat

The whalebone whale, known in sci ence as balaenoptera musculus, be- longs to the family of roquals, and it's catching is one of the principal indus tries of Brazil, from Assu da Tore to Caravellas. The whales caught along this stretch of coast have on an av- craze about 360 plates of whalebone hanging from the roof of their upper jaws. They average about 32 inches in length, and because of their short ness have little commercial value. The length of this variety of whale is from 60 to 70 feet. The largest one taken last year gave 5,104 quarts of oil from blubber and 412 quarts from scraps. Its lower jawbone was 173 feet long, and it's total length was 70 feet.
 The boats used by the Brazilian whalers are heavy, hand made affairs, capable of standing great strain. On each side of the brow is attached a hornlike projection of natural bent wood, around which pass the ropes at- tached to the harpoons. In a boats equipment are from eight to twelve brpoons, each attached to about fifty feet of manila rope. Each boat also carries from two to four lances, to which are attached lines easily cut away, when danger threatens.
 As soon as harpoon is thrown in- to whale the big creature leaps in the water and starts away at great speed. At once the sail is lowered and the rudder taken in. From time to time the whale slackens his speed, and then the line is hauled in until finally the whale is near enough to permit lances to be thrown into it. The lances easily penetrate the whale and are as easily jerked out again, and again the whale is stabbed with them until vital point has been struck or the whale succumbs from loss of blood.
 When the whale is killed it is the duty of one of the crew to dive under the carcass and pass a rope with which to tie up the mouth, otherwise such a quantity of water would be talk en in that the whale would sink As this usuually takes place at sea and the whale is always surrounded by voracious sharks which have been at tracted by the blood the task requires no little courage and skill.
 The whale is lowed to the beach and cut up, the fat being separated from the meat and the bones. The blubber is taken to an oil factory, the meat is smoked and so finds a ready sale at Bahia and in the country.
 On one occasion thirteen whales were landed at a station within thir- ty-six hours. The average catch dur ing the last few seasons has been from 300 to 400 whales.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
Sun Power Wasted.

Measurements have shown that on A clear, sunny day the sun transmitted to the earth energy which correspond, ed to about 1000 horsepower per acre. At present all that is practical ly wasted, or rather generally in To- calities where any addition to the temperature could well be dispensed with. Attempts have from time to time been made to utilize this enor- mous supply of energy, but not with any great measure of success.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
Would Work convicts on Road.

California has the parole system but it has also, unluckily, its fair share of convicts who can not be trusted at large, and it is now pro posed to have a chain gang help in planting trees for the beautiful forty two-mile highway which is to be con- structed from Sacramento through Greenback lane. The trees will be placed 100 feet apart, and varieties will alternate, one kind running for three or four miles along the way. It is expected that as an attraction this handsome Hoop" highway will be second only to Del Paso park
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02


 avions, by which name the aeroplane is designated. Each escadrille con- sists of eight machines, divided into four pairs, one pair of monoplaces lone man), one of biplaces (two men. one of mutiplaces Several mem and a reserve pair consisting of a mono place and biplace.
 On March 1 there were thirteen of these escadrilles, eight in the field and five in reserve, representing a total of 104 avions, but the government con- siders this only half enough and is going to double the number as rap idly as possible.
 Each escadriIle is provided with nine automobiles. About thirty cen ters of aviation are being established, each of them school for aeronauts and a point of centralization for its escadrille.
 Each escadrille has as it's personnel seven pilots, one of whom is captain; an officer of administration, four non- commissioned officers, one of whom is ad1utantmechanician, and forty four corporals and sappers. This is the specialized staff, besides which there is non-specialized staff of two non-commissioned officers and four teen soldiers. The total is 234 pilot officers and non-coms, 42 non-commis- stoned mechanicians, no non-commis- stoned officers, 1,600 corporals and spe- cial sappers. 42 auxiliary physicians, Az non-commissioned officers and $50 priVates.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
May 1 a Holiday.

A Milwaukee school teacher asked her class of small boys and girls to prepare lists of all the legal holidays that they knew of, and to put them in the order of their importance. Christ mas and Fourth of July stood about equal in the number of first places ao- corded them, and upon but one paper in the lot appeared Moving day, May T." as the most important of American legal holidays.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
SPEAKING ABOUT LOVE TOUR CHERISHED ADAoEs ARE
 CALLED MERE JOKES.
eesslmlstIc Writer Undertakes to Show That These Oft-Quoted Ex- pressions Concerning Tender
 Passion Are Only Nonsense.

TdSSIOn ATS OnIy NOHSSnSSs
 In regard to love we hear expres. lions like these:
 Love rules all.''
 "Au the world loves a lover"
 "A maid should obey the dictates ot heart"
 Love laughs at Iocksmiths."
 And others too numerous to men, hon.
 Perhaps the first one is the best loke of the lot. Love rules all! That s one of the funniest things you ever heard! Some even go so far as to think children can be ruled by love.
 It has been seen in practice. This is he way it works:
 Come, now Johnnie Come, dear"
 Not budge from Johnnie.
 Come on, darling. Mamma wants you to come now, sweetheart. Come on"
 Nothing stirring.
 Johnnie must come now Johnnie be good boy. Mamma will give Johnnie ! cookey tomorrow"
 ''Donwanto."
 "Oh, yes, you must come! It is get hng late now. Come on, dear"
 Johnnie doesn't.
 Come on, now, Johnnie. You must come. Mammals tired of waiting. Mamma spank!"
 Johnnie still unconvinced.
 Whack! WhackI Whack!
 Johnnie comes.
 "All the world loves a loveri" An, other joke.
 What do we love about him? Per haps the florist and candy man love him, and that's about the extent of it.
 In the olden days when the lover did a great deal of signing and desperate hair pulling and provided entertain ment for the neighbors by eloping with the girl once in a while, people Ielt mildly grateful for the show. But It hardly amounts to love. And cer- tainly his serenading beneath her lat ice was more likely to bring brickbats than demonstrations of affection.
 "A maid should obey the dictates of her heart" is rather good.
 Some people evidently adhere to the belief that there is a heart that heaven has made for thee," or they have faith in the text of some humor- 0us ballad.
 But, as most of us know, when fel- low has special talents in the love making line, and time and inclination to perfect his talents, he can make any girl think he is the one to furnish the heart that "heaven has made for thee;" whereas, men who have neither time nor talent nor inclination in that direction must go unloved and unsung, and the latter kind of man could carry seven or eight of the former kind in his vest pocket
 Sometimes the young woman must choose between a college professor and saloon keeper. One can give her social position and car fare; the other an electric brcS-ham and a pink plumed bonnet. It is hard to decide In such case. The dictates of her heart are led in one direction by the ostrich plumes, and in the other by the prospect of having hat of and at home expression at a college com mencement-a very great thing, in- deed, and thing to create heart long, Ing.
 Love laughs at locksmiths!" An ancient jokei
 Girls do not elope by ladder any more. If they did the father would probably furnish the ladder.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
Fought Ills Way to Position.

Sir William Maxwell Aitken, one of the new members of the house of com mons, though many times a million aire, began life selling life insurance. The son of a Canadian Presbyterian minister, he was without means, and in college wrote insurance whenever and wherever he could to help pay his way.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02

park accompanied by one of the strangest outdoor companions th at one could possi- bly, have-a cock atoo. This bird was perched upon the young lady's finger, and no chain or cord held
 control in case of flight. A west
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
EnaIlsh coIIIerx superstItIon.

A curious custom prevails among the Durham (Eng) colliery women. Whenever they put clean sheets on the bed, they also place three small bits of coal on it. If they omit to do this, they think the husband will meet with an accident before the sheets are changed next time.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
ReaI snice of Life.

If ones heart rubs only against books it gets rusty and dry. We need to magnetise our hearts with living hearts and real feelings. Break bread often with common people.-H. w. Beecher.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02

P1 CACl CAS0 " ACA<ls serving time. And
 they are fond of writing g verses, generally of a sen timental kind, oft en full of self-pity-I ing pathos, for real criminals all most. always look
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02

ldIy dlTSulpS anu plans to spend $6,- 000,000 on it next year. It is to build five dirigible airships a year, but the unit in
 time of war will be the escadrille, Or Snuad adr0n of
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02

end bird fancier informed the writer that this was a unique case, so far as ais knowledge went, of coo'zatoo be. ing made e. c,-t[5cr companion.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
Forward Movement Affects.

Burma's government is one of the sufferers from the Chinese revolution, as China is the chief market for Bur mese jade.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
Powerful WarshIp Battery.

The newest two American battle ships will be the first in the world to group three 14-inch guns in single tuz- setz-
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
Daily Thouoht.

but reading, good company and re- daction must finish him--LoclA
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02

Metal Adaptable for AirshIps.
 The new metal known as Liege metal is said to be 40 per cent light CT than aluminium, which makes 1t particularly useful for airships.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
Windows.

Most women seem to think that windows are made merely to be f1t- ted with curtains that will keep out the light.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
'i' TT1T .ie SCI CERAp
 BOOK
CRIMINALS DoTE ON POETRY.

Criminals are notoriously fond of poetry. That is what they read by
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
cockAToo AS COMPANION.

Recently lady was seen taking a stroll through a fashionable London
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02
FRANCES AIRsHIP FLEET.

The French government is spending $5,OOO,O0 this year on it's fleet of mili-
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-02

NN CREST land in Maryland, which is now of not much practical use, may soon be made to re-
 turn an indirect revenue as a
 fooJir1 orrou1d for sd0poac+io
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Not Surprised a
Rumors to Stop
Fight

Jack CurleY, promoter Of the
Johnson-Fy bout, says that
he is not surprised to learn that
various reports are being cirplat-
ed about the country in an effort
to knock the big ring battle,
which is to be staged in Las Veg
as on July 4. Monday night Cur
ley received numerous inquiries
from Denver, Chicago and other
cities concerning a report that
Governor Mcdonald would stop
the fight. Cdrley inquired as to
the source of the report and was
| informed the news had been sent
out from Albuquerque. ltseem'
ed to him strange, according tc
his statement, that news concern
ing the bout should come from
Albuquerque when Las Vegas Is
filed with newspaper correspon
dents and is the place where thu
big noise regarding the fight il
located.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Both Fighters in
Good Shape
(BY H. W. LANIGAS)

East Las Vegas, N. NJ, June &c
DR.. Edwin R. Shaw of Las Vegas
a practitioner for 80 years and a
surgeon for the Santa Fe railway
most of that time, recently examin
ed Jim Flynn and jack johnson,
principals in this city's heavy.
weightchampionship combat July
4th. He also took new measure
ments Of the two renowned ring
sters. DR.. Shaw was loud in bis
praise of both men. However
Flynn came for in for the loudest
send-olf. DR.. Shaw's comment
on the Puebloan, given under his
own signature at the request of
Jack Curley, is as follows:
Il regard Jim Flynn as one
of the most magnificent specimen
of physical development I have
ever examined. His eyesight is
normal; his heaptan lungs nor
NAL in every particular; likewise
his abdominal organs. In fact, /
do not find a flaw in the man in
any particular at all. He seems
to have wonderful endurance, the
altitude not affecting him in the
least, and he certainly ought to
be able to withstand a great deal
of punishment"
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Fish Hatchery for
the New State

The United States senate last
Saturday passed the bill intro
duced some time ago by Senator
4 B. Catron of Santa Fe, pro
yiding for a fish cultural station
in New Mexico. The site for the
hatchery has not been fixed, the
locality to be determined after
the state legislature passes an
act comforting upon the govern
ment the right to manage the
station.
The opening of this station will
be of great benefit to this state.
AT the present time it is neces.
sary for New Mexico to bring
young fish from the hatchery in
Creede, Colo. to stock the
streams of the new state, and as
Colorado also has to be supplied
from this station, fish are often
dished out sparingly to the New
Mexico streams.
There are many ideal places in
New Mexico for such a hatchery
several of the most desirable be.
ing located in this section of the
country. There are places in the
Pecos forest reserve well suited
to the location of hatchery, and
the upper Gallinas canyon would
afford ideal conditions for such a
station. Of all places the head
waters of the Gallinas probably
affords the most desirable CON
ditions. The lay Of Che land, the
mountain water as pure and clear
as a crystal are suited to a. 10
cation of a hatchery, and it is
doubtful if any better place could
l.o f<.,.~ ! g.. a. a--.. .l.l-l ,-s.o.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Program For Bible
School Convention

1915 a. m.
Welcome Address, A. W. Drake
Response, J. W. Elder.
Address, by Rev. G. D. Hunt.
Noon.
1;3Op p. IN.
Song Service.
Bible School Supt., Mrs. Col-
man.
Song by Pleasant View School.
Recitation, Miss Grace Collins.
Bible School Teacher, Mr.. Jas.
johnson.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Eva Cox.
How should we use the Lords
DayY by Miss Viva Grincr.
Bible School Pupils, by Mrs.
L. B. Woods,
| Duet, by Misses Emma and
Allene Boulware.
Recitation, by Miss Annie
Eula Johnson.
Bible School Literature, by @.
N. Tinker.
Quartette, BY Liberty School.
Recitation, by w. E. Bradley
Paper, by Mrs. Boulwarc.
Quartette, by Pleasant View
School.
The Front Rank, by Rev. C. E.
Hunt.
Song, by Mosquero Singing
Glass No. 3.
Recitation, by Mrs. Elder.
What use should we make of
the temperance lesson in the
Bible School?
Song, by Solano Choir.
Recitation, by Miss Cleo Cox.
What is the best method to get
the young people interested in
Bible School worl1l Open dis.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Proceedings Of the
School Board

Meeting called to order by the
clerk, chairman BushkeYitz being
absent. 1t was moved and sec
onded that j. H. Mitchell act as
chairman, carried.
Minutes of previous meeting,
June /, read and approved.
The application of Miss Blanch
Kitchell to teach the Montoya
Pocket School was read. Moved
and seconded that the application
be accepted, provided that the
applicant shall qualify under the
laws of New Mexico; motion car.
ried.
Application OF Mrs. G. Miller
for position as ianitor of the Roy
school was read. Moved and sec
onded that the application be ac-
cepted, and that she be employed
at the customary salary. Carried.
The clerk reported that w. G.
johnson, Mrs. Romine, Miss
Grace Collins and Miss Lizzie
Nelson had accepted the positions
rendered them for the ensuing
school term.
A communication from County
Supt. Madrid was read. 1t stat
ed the selection of teachers met
with his approval. Also that the
balance to the credit of the Dist,
at that date June 9Th, was S245.51
A communication from Mr.. M /.
vi. Kock of Tucumcari, was read.
1t stated that he had sent as a
\pnation to the school, FIVE pic
\res. The board then examined
y pictures and finding them
Stable for the purpose of deco
ra'lne,t the school rooms, it was
moved AID seconded that Mr..
K0ck' S gfri- -lAa- s.se@--A>-,----l--4a-,--.
he be rendered a vote OF thanks
for the same. Motion carried.
The warrant in favor of VIM.
G. johnson for $4,000 for teach
ing was approved. The bill OF
M. d. Gibbs for vaccine supplied
was approved and warrant order
ed drawn in payment of same.
Moved and seconded that q
warrant for $500 be draw in fav-
or of the clerk to defray the ex'
pense of postage. Carried.
Moved and seconded that thu
board adjourn sine die. Car
ried.
M. D. GIBBS,
Clerk.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
housesin town.

Lynn Titterington who resides
east of town at the home of e. F.
Ivey is a Catholic convert. Mr..
Titterington is slowing passing to
the Great beyond and expressed q
desire to die a Catholic. Father
Cellier wentout Thursday, baptiz
ed him and gave him other relig
ious succor.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
President Taft to be
Re-noninated

The latest news we are able
to obtain at the time of going tc
press is that the Republican
National Convention at Chicago
is in a state Of turmoil and the
results are very uncertain, but
probability is that President
Taft will be re-nominated.
Ex-President Roosevelt, after
the report of the Committee on
Credentials seating the Taft Dele
gates, declared I'm through
and strenuously advised his fol-
lowers to bolt the convention and
establish new republican party
of their own. He claims TINT
his supporters are the true ma
iority of the Convention and that
they are deprived of their rights
by the Credential Committee
composed of the tools of the
Machine.
President Taft and his follow
ers declare that they have won in
a walk and that is is all over but
the shouting and they seem
amply able to make good in the
prediction.
The other candidates, La Fol
lett, Cummins and Justice Hugh.
es seem to have been onls motor
iety seekers with not even the
legitimate hope of being a dark
horse" to excuse their vanity.
1t il to be hoped the recrimin
ations and abuse hurled by the
opposition will be forgotten be-
fore election time arrives. They
have certainly furnished the
Democrats with q lot of free
''',.lz-r .lll5iAseu view mlSnt fnu-
cate that. were the Democrats to
hold a harmonious convention
and select Champ Clark as their
standard bearer unanimously and
without dissention they would en-
list the sympathy and votes of a
very large element of the repub-
lican party whom even the fear
of Democratic Hard Times"
would not deter from trying just
one vote for a Democrat in the
hope of reform.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
New Mexico Odd Fellow
Changes Hands

The New Mexico Odd Fellow,
the official organ of the grand
bodies of New Mexico, has been
sold by Grand Chaplain W. Ar
thur Jones, the editor and pub
Usher at Nara Visa, Quay county,
to E. R. Vallandingham, Of Den
yer, who will issue the July num-
Der of the magazine.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Farmers Attention!


The next meeting of the Roy
Dry Farming District will be held
atthe school house on Friday June
2Sth at sp. m. Everybody invited
important business will come be-
fore the meeting, Every farmer
in the Roy District to sign the
Roll Call.
G. r. Alternately.
President.
j. Floersheim.
Secretary.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

Rev. A. Cellier the local Parish
Priest came down from Springer
Thursday and held Requiem Mass
in memory of the late Dslfna
Aldeiz.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Odd Fellows Elect Officers

At the regular meeting of the
Odd Fellows lodge on Wednesday
evening, the following officers
we're duly elected for the ensuing
six months: j. L. Swain, noble
grand; ]. Floersheim, vice grand
0. H. Kerns, secretary; H. Good
man, treasurer;A.J. Hern, trustee
Installation of officers will be held
on Wednesday evening, July 10th
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

Mrs. P. L. Gum and children
we're in the city Wednesday from
their farm southwest of town.
Mr.. Gum is a contractor and
builder and is being employed in
the city.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22
Items From Our
Correspondents
KANSAS VALLEY NEWS

Mrs, d. Ella Romine and Miss
Grace were hostesses to the En-
broidery Club ofRoy, 1.-THE Rattle
Snake Hill Ranch Thursday; the
guests arrived late in theforenoon
and departed late in the day, after
enjoying bountious dinner; the
day was pleasantly spentin music
conversation and various needle
work.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

Mr.. H. Geitz, q prominent busi-
ness man of Silver City, N. M.
spent a portion of the weekas the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. @. Floer'
sheim Mr.. Geitz left yesterday
for Ell Paso, where he viii spend
a couple of days before returning
TO his home.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

ThoLadies Of the Primrose Pro
gressive Circle will give a grand
ball on the evening of July Fourth
to which everybody is invited to
attend. This dance is given for
the benefit of ourpublic schools,
Of which the ladies' are untirine
workers. .-.svuny or the business
housesin town.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

D. Gottlieb, of Trinidad and
]. Selling of New Haven Conn.
we're in the city the last of the
week. Mr.. Gottlieb is a stockhold.
er in the Goodman Nero. Co.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

During the electrical storm of
Sunday night, Mrs. F. S. Brown
while attempting to put window
down was stunned by lightning.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

G. J. Mcclure, wife and daugh-
ters, Ethel and Mabel of Kansas
City Mo. returnedhome Thursday
after a weeks visit with T. G.
Mcclure of Mills.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

Floyd Bess, lineman for the
railroad company was in the city
the first Of the week attending to
wire trouble.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

U. S. Commissioner, L. P. Up
ton was a business visitor in the
city the first Of the week from his
home in Solano.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

Rev. Gaskill of Solano preach
ed an excellent sermon to an at
tentive audience at Liberty School
House Sunday.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

W. Fred Ogden was in town the
first Of the week from his ranch
east Of the city: Fred says that
he put out large crop:
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

A Philadelphia citlzn says he
lives on 81 a week, but he does
not say who feeds and clothes him
in the meantime.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1912-06-22

James McMurdo, a young cattle
man Of near Abbott was in the city
this week attending to business
and visiting.