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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

Three
They worked rapidly. both for proc.
tice and from force OF habit The
Duplex roared past az a leisurely gait
while they were busy, It's driver wav.
Ing a hand in sympathetic greeting.
Floyd paused to wave a response and
presently the Mercury sped after its
rival
Before ten o'clock they had lost an
other tire.
Those tires IN yeti" demanded
Stanton. when be again drew up be-.
fore the repair pit
The harnssed assistant manager
shook his head. exhibiting a sheaf OF
yellow kilograms.
Not yet The Ruby Company tele.
graphs that they shipped the order
last week BY express; the express
company telegraphs that they sent the
carload on from Chicago two days ago
and It must be here"
"The freight car must have been
left Ia the New York yards. instead Of
being sent out here" deduced Stanton
exaHperatedly.
New York says It isn't there"
Perhaps they shipped the order 70
the Mercury factory by mistake.
Floyd suggested.
Mr.. Green looked at him 10 scorn.
"Of course / 'phoned there FIRST Of
all The chief says they are not there.
either, and to telegraph all along the
line until we trace the car"
"Have you done III" Stanton in.
quired.
I'm doing It now. I've got as far
west as Utica and each freight yard
denies having them"
Wen go to lunch, Floyd. The nm
swers will come IN meanwhile"
There was a hotel nearby, which
Mr.. Green made his headquarters, and
where Stanton and Floyd chose to
stay. A good many Of the other driv-
ers and officials also remained for that
night.
I'D run into little old New York"
the drivtr Of the Atalanta car ex-
planned to Stanton. "only I'm afraid Il
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

Stanton exclaimed something ugly
and hung up the receiver with a snap.
Bailey was a fool, he mentally sneered.
and Green was another. and he him
self the third. As for Miss Carlisle.
be had not seen or heard Of her since
the trip to Indiana. No more orchids
and laurel He smiled In sardonio re-
lief and went to open a window to
the pungent October air. Tomorrow
he would see Floyd at the course ana
begin the work which intoxicated him
as It does all thone who once acquire
the fearless mastery Of q car at high
speeds and taste the strong excite.
ment Of the racing game, He drew q
breath Of anticipated ex~hilaration
this was the ground where he and
Floyd stood closest in understanding
and where Jessica could never come.
But he wished that she had not
looked so strangely grave and wlstful,
that evening. 1t troubled him.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
Dress and Its Psychology

a whole. II he notices any detail. Il
Is app 70 be a sign that something is
wrong. C~arelessness. however, 10 the
dress Of either men or women, O.
usually betrayed by details.
Suppose that we ourselves have 90
far developed u minds and sensibili
ties that we form our opinions By
what Is. and not by what seems. are
we not IN constant embarrassment
explaining qua careless friends to 9th
ers who are less c~ondoning3 IL IS a
very human falling TO Wish our friends
to appear well. a kind OF vanity. II you
like. 10 proving the excellence OF our
own taste. There Is no law requiring
as 20 placard our qualities to open
view How can our fellow mortals
get any idea Of us at the start OF 40.
quaintance except by t~he.eyef
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
Venerable Ma.

When the smart drummer got on
the train a. Aickville his attention
waS attracted by an ancient cab be-
tween the shafts Of which was
propped ne Rorst-looking nag be had
ever seen. ~ old negro was doing
on the box.
Heyl" yelled the drummer, amt
you afraid your horse viii shy at ar
auto and run RWay?"
NO. sab" replied the Jehu. "Dis
hawss is got EMS He don't shy at
no automobiles. Why, he didn't even
shy at railroad trains when dey fust
come out"
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
We Are Prone 10 Judge BY Externals
Declares Harrison Fisher, tho
Famous Artist.

We are all Of us prone to Judge By
externala, our early training 10 copy
book maxims Notwithstanding, says
Harrison Fisher 10 Dress
Emeliue may have a lovely disposi-
ton. but that cannot hide the fact
that there are knots 10 her shoe
strings, and though Beatrice sings
like 40 angel. hsr gown iastena most
untidily. Emeline'a friends might be
almost as sweet tempered qs she 10 II
her boots were not enough To make
them cross. no less would the songs
Of Beatrice stir more hearts without
the distractions Of gaping hooks and
missing butioun. Exterpals do count,
however broad we may think our
views 20 be-
II Is a common observation that a
man sets an Impression Of a thing az
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
sYNoPsIa.

~ the beginning OF great automobile
&C the m~echanician OF the Mercury.
~nthnton-s machine. drops dead. Strange
youthl Jesse Floyd. volunteers, and IS ac-
Septed Tn the rest during the twenty
4yaf nour race stanton meets a stranger,
e4lss Carlisle. who Introduces herself. The
4LeltuFN wins race. Stanton receives
noWofa from Miss Carlisle. which he ig-
nores Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on 9
ram They alight 10 take walk. and
train leaves. stanton and Miss Carlisle
follow IN auto. Accident by which Stan-
ton Is hurt is mysterious. Floyd, at lunch
WIN stanton. tells OF his boyhood. stan
tou again meets Miss Carlisle and they
otle together. stanton comes TO track
SICK, but makes race. They ave acci-
Gent Floyd hurt, but not seriously. At
dinner Floyd tells stanton Of his twin
sister Jeasica. Stanton becomes very 81
mo loses consciousness. On recovery. at
nil MOTEL stanton receives invitation and
visits Jessica. They so to theater togeth-
err and meet Miss Carlisle. Stanton and
lloyd meet again and talk business.
Ihey agree to operate automobile factory
as partners. Floyd becomes suspicious OF
Mss carlisle. Stanton again visits Jes-
sica, ana they become fast friends.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

Mrs George w Fairchild ia among
the best gowned women IN the con
%grossional set ia Washington One
Of her dinner gowns IS a model on
which the ceremonial robes Of the
summer win be built It Is a trained
robe Of heavy cream satin, with pan
els OF blue chiffon extending back,
front and on the sidos from tho low
cut bodice and ending at the hem IN
taasela Of crystal and cut steel beads
The diamond necklace which Mrs
Fairchild wears with many Of Der
ceremonial gowns y tows Che prevail.
Ing style In resembling a delicate pat
tern Of lace. It Is about three inches
Ia width and ats as suugiy as a glove
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

quirod to make the search for ihs
TO the hotel the answers continued
missing car and report the result %
Long Island
After four O'Clock. the roads were
again open for practice until sunset.
The Mercury went out for a couple OF
circuits, and lost another tire by skid.
ding on q turn. After that tho car
stood befora its camp.-HAfraid Of.
wearing out her last pair OF shoes.
Floyd Informed solioitons Questionera.
Cant you buy them somewhere
else?" chafed the irritated Stanton.
tTo BE coNTINUHDJ
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
sOLoN AVOIDS LONG SESSION
Representative Henry Desiring 20 End
Meeting Tells story That stops
Mans Long speech.

Representative Henry. at a political
meeting 10 Waco, desiring Il draw q
rather protracted session to a close,
when a man rose and said pompous.
";
Il wish to oner a few remarks. and
these ] win subdivido into twelve
heads"
But here Mr.. Henry. his eyes twin.
king Interrupted;
Gentlemen" he said, let me tell
you a story. "A man was lurching
home very late the other evening,
much the worse for a bachelors sup
per or something Of that sort. He
came to a clock tower. and paused and
looked up at the Illuminated dial to
see the time. AS he did so. The clock
began to strike. One-two-three-
four-the inebriate listened, counting
the strokes carefully, and when. at
last, twelve sounded, he said, as he
prepared to stagger on again.
"Durn you-hic-why couldn't you
have said that all at once2"
Amid loud laughter Mr.. Henry sat
down, AID the pompoue man made a
much shorter speech than he had in
tended.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
Head A Mas OF PIMPLEs


Hyattsville, Md.-"My little boy was
taken with an itching on the scalp.
There was an kahy place on his head
about the size OF a ton-cent piece, and
the hair was falling from this place
by the roots. in about ten days all
over his head we're these ashy spots
which looked like ringworm, but were
porous-like. The itching and burning
made him scratch a great deal. HIS
head had gotten so that It was lust a
mass OF mattery little pimples ell
heaped on each othsr, and when I took
on his pight-oap, the hair and hesh
came OF az the same time. / really
thought he would lose his whole scalp.
He couldn't sleep for i've weeks. il
would itch and burn until / thought
he would 90 into commissions.
y used different soaps and salves
to no satisfaction. Then / decided to
use the Cutieura Soap and Ointment.
Finally ! noticed he began to sleep all
night. ] used one cake OF cuticura
Soap and n box Of C%uticura Oint.
ment and he was entirely cured. He
has a better growth Of hair now clan
he had at first" (signed) Mrs Ida
s. Johnson, Mar. 26, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with s2-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "cpticuTa, Dept u Boston
Adv.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
a cruel Retort.

"Im afraid OF woman suffrage"
said Little Binks. my wife Is a mill
tant s~uifragette, but up to dfto I am
Julius Caesar In my house"
Il guess you are, Binks, / guess you
are" said Wiggles. There amt
many deader ones than Julias Caesar
in this world."-Harper's Weekly.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

One Paris lawyer has had his name
struck OF the rolls because It was dis
covered that he acted as the regular
legal adviser 70 the apache" frater-
nifty, from which be drew $500 an
iually IN fees. One day he was en-
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

gagged to defend an apache in q sub
urban court
His client vas not satisfied with the
lawyers procedure 10 the case, and
after a heated argument outside the
court the client threw the lawyer into
the River Marine.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

amt healthy to go through Brooklyn
so often"
to come all that afternoon. untl ar.
Green and the Office were showed Oyer
by strips Of yellow paper. The larger
the city and the more crowded its
freight yard, the longer the tune re-
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
oHAPrgR xI.
La - Raee.

The Last Race.
"say, Floyd. got a spare IRE ex-
tinguisher in your camp?"
Il guess So" called a gay ripping
voice across the gray dawn mist
Just throw it into the next pit.
then; Jacks whistling again"
A tOusled head appeared from the
third in the row Of repair pits.
Let Floyd alone, he'd rather hear
me whistle than you talk, Z" jeered the
offender. Besides, he's working. Is
It true, Floyd, that you can make a
woi n-out taxicab motor run like a new
foreign englne7 Some one told me
So"
Why, yes. Jack; but / haven't any
time to fix your car now" came the
sweet reply. Come crank the Mer-
curry for me. one OF you, l want to
hear her rum"
One Of the laughing mechanics a
forward, but paused as a tall figure
advanced from the shadow Of the
stand
FLOYD sSraightened up from bending
over the unhooded motor, shining
eyed and wildly aglow in the raw, salt
air that swept across the bare Long
Island meadows
"Stantonl" he gladly welcomed. ana
stripped of a rubber glove to give
greeting; Floyd was girlishly careful
Of his hands and always protected
them during work when possible.
Il just arrived here, by train" the
other explained. do you want to
take the a out?"
When you're ready"
Il am ready now. Get some warm
things on, 1t Is going to bs chilly IN
till the sun Is out"
It was not an emotional meeting. but
both men were content Stanton had
felt the thrill Of relief and pleasure
upon seeing his mechanician which
surprised him into recognition Of how
much uneasiness the incident Of the
before had caused him.
You will have to be kind to the
tires" Floyd warned. as be complied
with the directions. I'VE have only
got one extra set here. The shipment
for the,race hasn't arrived yet"
why not?"
Goodness knows. Mr.. Green has
selegraphed to the tire company.
suppose they Will be along today, or
tomorrow at the worst"
Il should hope so. Ready2"
Just about oh, they all say that
trial for speeding in Pelham
Parkway took place day before yester-
lay"
1T did"
Floyd stopped IN the act Of ascend
ng to his seat.
you didn't tell Jessiea," he 70
iroached
How do o known" queFied stan
on. astonishad.
u saw her late last night, on my
way here. What did they do to your"
Fined me all the law allowed
which the Mercury Company paid
nd suggested the wisdom Of not doing
. again. didn't suppose Miss Floyd
would be interested in police court do
ails Get in" ,
The mornings work had begun.
II was always d course race. the
up event, and Ia many places the
lay over hastily prepared country
Dads. Here and there men were still
{ work. banking turns or smoothing
be ground On the second time
round, the Mercury struck an edged
tone and lost a tire with a sharp re,
ort Stanton drew up by the road !
ide, and Floyd ran back to pitch the {
lischief-making rock into the fields {
George and Palmer are out" be OBJ. I
erved. returning They might come 3
o grief on It, too. Besides. We our.
might hit II again ! like a \
rack race"
$50 do 4 How many tfon AMP d
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10

The mint is limited in its material
for making money but a trust can
make money out Of any old thing.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-07-10
nIdden.

she has a beautiful complexion,
hasn't she2n
u don't know; I have never seen
her without her makeup
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17
SPOUT SPRING.

Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Mckinney
visited the latter's parents at Ir.
vine over Sunday.
Miss Leila Christopher has re.
turned from a visit to relatives
in Clark county.
Mrs. Asa Snowden who has
been in declining health for
some time seems to gradually
grow worse.
s. &. Baker. the hustling tim
Der man of Clay City, will put a
saw mill into the timber job he
bought some time ago.
Curtis Richardson, of Waco,
Madison county, and Mrs. Eliza
Stone were married Thursday af-
ternoOn at the home of the bride,
the Rev. Judge l.. f. Mann, of
Clay City officiating. The writ.
er JOINS a host of trends in ex.
tending congratulations.
Curtis Bowman lost a valuable
heifer last week in a peculiar
manner. Her left hind leg and
hip swelled up most tight enough
to burst before she died. A dis
section of the carcass showed
these parts all blood.shotten as
if though the brute had been
beaten to jelly No cause for the
trouble can be conjeetured.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17
VOL. XVIII.
idIed Time and Roads.

If one. half the time idled awav
Ivy those whe are, or should be,
interested in good roads in Pow
ell county we're spent on the
roads of the county, in a very
short time we would have the
best roads of any county in the
State. We are persuaded then
that the lack of good roads is
largely due to down right onery-
ness, laziness, stinginess, and be-
ing afraid of doing something for
the county without getting pay
twice or three times for what We
actually do. Let's pull away
from such selfish and narrow
minded ideas and this Spring or
ganize Good Roads Associations
in the county and put our roads
in good condition regardless of
pay from the county. The roads
are worth to us ten-fold what we
may ever do to them in work. If
the other fellow will not help us,
let him go. He will finally get a
shamed of using the good roads
you have made, and come around
later and help build them. We
must have good roads and will
have good roads. The question is,
will Powell county take the lead,
or will it fall in the rear of other
counties? We should try to be
leaders rather than followers.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17
Edrinace.

G. t. Map9f vas in Stanton
Monday.
Mr.. Geo. Booth, of Lee county,
is viatlns.ats lis place.
J. II. Tiptsks ard G. w. Lyle
attended court in Irvine Monday.
Miss Lizzie Upton was the
guest of Miss Mamie Gilly Sun
day.
Mrs. Lula Hamilton, of Pryse,
visited relatives at this place
last week.
Miss Marie Lyle, of Stanton,
will visit her cousin, Mrs. W. II.
Miller this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Newkirk,
Sr., spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen Pickett.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Newkirk,
Jr., visited relatives in Stanton
Saturday and Sunday.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17

A gold medal to the school boy
or girl between the ages of 10
and Is who writes the best com.
pasition, mott to exceed 800
words, ON the fepair and mantle
nance of earth roads, is to be
awarded by hkEan Waller Page,
Director, Offi@ Of Public Roads,
United Statkf Department of
Agriculture, Washindton, d. G.
All compositions must be sub.
mitted to Mt. Page before May
Is, 1918, and-she medal will be
awarded as sopn thereafter as
the composittons can be graded.
The composition may be based
on knowledge gained from hooks
or other soulces, but no quota
irons should "a made.
Many chllren living in the
rural districtt have experienced
the DISADVANTAGES or roads made
impassa BILE tllfough a lack of
proper main fnance and it is ex-
pected THAI sbeir interest in the
competitiesx will stimulate
greater iuterest among the par
ents. Bad roa1s have prevented
many childrepfrom obtaining a
proper education and have even
prevented Soet7rs from reaching
the side of rurS ] patients in time
to save their hyes.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17
Sets us Right with Compliments.

Editor J. +. Burgher, who pub.
fishes a splendid little paper at
Clay City and who generally gets
things right and is fair to every
body does Claude M. Thomas, of
Paris, an injustice in the last
issue of the Clay City Times.
I'm referring to Congressman
Stanley's charges against Senator
Thomas, MIR. Burgher states that
Senator was the champion before
the last Legislature of a bill
fathered by the L. & N. railroad
which would permit a railroad
company to buy a competing
line that is not more than 100
miles long.
The truth is that Senator
Thomas vigorously opposed that
bill which would have passed hut
for his Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
Thanks, Bro. Robbins. The
most particular of us all will
sometimes get mistaken. We
got Representative Clay of Bour-
bon, and Senator Thomas, of
Bourbon mixed, and did do Sen
ator Thomas. of Bourbon an in
justice. 1t was Representative
Clay of Bourbon that introduced
a bill to call a vote to change the
constitution so that one railroad
might buy out its competitor less
than 100 miles IN length and be-
ing altogether in the state.
We are only too anxious to
make this correction, for as Bro
Robbins says, we do aim TO tell
the facts and be fair. This little
incident has only served TO make
us the friend of Senator Thomas,
and TO convince Us that the l.. Il
N. is not controlling Governor
Beckham's political maneuvers,
if he is their attorney.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17
A Western Booster.

A special edition of the Two
Buttes, Colo, Sentinel has reach
ed our table. Two Buttes is in the
irrigated section of the State, and
the facts given and illustrations
shown in this paper, Indicate a
rhealthful and prosperous section
of the great state of Colorado.
Two Buttes is the home of our
old schoolmate and cousin, N. b.
Curtis, who has made a success
in his western home.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17
NO. is

have false statements made and ac-
credited, to incur enmity, to be ac-
cused of referring to this one or
that one, in fact to expect most
anything when commenced writ
ing Stanton news. | always speak
what ] think if it is the truth and
if it hurts then it must hurt; ]
speak plain never beating around
the bush; while | want friends vet
if the whole county is against me
| will take my stand against lie
swearing, vote selling, illegal ear
rying of liquor and such like.
A death of unusual sadness came
into our midst Sunday morning and
took little Prewitt Blackburn away
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Blackburn. So bright and
winsome that it had won the al
lection of all Stanton and with SO
much TO hold him to his parents
we had 20 give him mp. Spinal
meningitis, so fatal to children and
from whom the doctors were pow.
erless to combat took the little fell
low, and he was the only child.
Services were held at the home nv
Rev. Geo. Holder, of Lexington.
The flowers taht heaped the cas-
ket were very beautiful. 1t is
mystery at times to know God. The
only child is taken when it was
loved and needed so much while in
ether homes the children are treat
ed so cruelty and not appreciated;
some are taken when budding into
life's great work and others idle a
way precious years; some are taken
who are so noble ard strong and
the world needs such while others
make the world hideous with their
rotten lives, snd-eharaeters. But
such has been from the-beginning.
Loretta Norton is still very low
with tuberculosis trouble. 1t seems
that the fairest must leave us when
life looks so enjoy able and they
long to live. Like beautiful rose
buds that are picked before they
blossom so are our loved ones chos-
en- while they are so young but the
new home is fragranced and beau.
titled by their presence. How much
better it would have been had some
old, hardened sinner who nener
would repent had died when they
were once pure and innocent in
stead of cursing the world with
their ungodly lives AS one looks
back over the years they have lived
their path is streaked with profan-
ity, debauchery, crime, ruination.
They never made the world better
for their living in it. Their sons
and daughters cannot point t.
noble heritage left them bv their
father Other young men point
to them as the cause of their down
fall The world signs with relief
when they are gone and soon they
are forgotten by the community.
The greatest monument ever erect
ed 10y man is that one which is
built cut of a noble life, to live in
the hearts and memory of the reo-
pie long after one has left this
old world of ours
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-04-17

The Clay City National Bank is
on hand with another one of their
fine reports in this issue. If all
business in this town was up to the
ideal of progress as is our bank, it
would certainly he a model.