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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
TAIL PROVED GOOD EVIDENCE
Fitted In Its Proper Place II Proved
conel1slvely Who Was the Owner
Of Disputed Pet.

Two inches OF the severed tail OF a
dog was responsible for restoring FL
Japonis. a white bull pup. 10 his mis-
tress. Margarita Valdespino OF FL Paso,
Tex, recently. She vas the plaintiff
In n sequestratlon suit filed In Judge
McClintock's court.
Here's our evidence In the case,
your honor" said the attorney repre-.
senting the plaintiff, u%nwrapping n sec.
ton OF the tail OF a dog and handing
II to Judge McCllntock.
"The court finds" said Judge Nc
Clintock, holding the severed member
aloft. that this Is a part OF a dogs
tail. The question to be decided Ia
what dog belongs to IT,"
ITO FL ~Japonls!" exclaimed the
plaintiff.
In order TO give him the appearance
OF a real thoroughbred two inches had
been clipped from the animals tail.
The severed part had been preserved.
Judge McCllntock scratched his head.
In order 20 decide this question:
he said. Il believe we ought TO see
that the tail hts the dog" The at.
torney passed the Judge the bull pup.
1T just its," said the Judge. apply.
Ing the severed part of the tail to that
which was left on the dog. II hold
that the plaintiff has produced conclu
sive proof as to ownership"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
The New Fable Of the o~sllopIne PHI
grim Who Tried to Sit Down
by the WaysIde.

A certain afluent Bachelor hap
pened 20 be the only Grandson OF a
rugged Early Settler who wore u Coon.
Skin Cap and drank Corn Juice out OF
n Juy. Away back In the Days when
every Poor Man had Bacon In the
Smoke House, this Pioneer had been
soaked In a Trade and found himself
loaded up with a Swamp Subdivision
In the Edge OF Town.
Fifty years later the City had
spread two miles beyond the Swamp
and Grandson was submerged beneath
90 much Unearned Increment that he
began to speak with what sour ed to
him like an English Accent and his
Shirts were ordered from Paris.
On the LIST OF every Month the
Agents would crawl into the Presence
OF the Grandson OF the mighty Musk.
rat Hunter and dump before him a
Wasonload OF Paper Money which had
been snatched away from the strus.
Cling Shop-Keepers. who in turn, had
wheedled II from the People who paid
q Nickel apiece for Sunday i&bers so
al to look at the Pictures ot thu Deco
rations In the Supper Room at the AS
sembly Ball graced by the Presence OF
the aforesaid Bachelor whose Grand.
father had lifted the original Catfish
out Of the Chicago River.
Then the Representative of the Old
Family would take a Garden Rake and
pattern all this hateful Currency into
a neat mound, after which a milk.fed
Secretary would iron II out and disin.
feet II and sprinkle II with Lilac Wa
ter and tie II into artistic Packets,
using Old Gold Ribbon.
After that. II was Hard Lines for the
Bachelor. because he had TO sit by a
Window at the Club and dope u
some new Way OF getting all that
Coin back into Circulation.
As a result OF these Herculean Et.
forts to vaporize his Income. he found
himself at the age OF 40 afflicted with
Social Gastritis. He had gorged him.
self with the Pleasures OF this World
until the sight Of a Menu Card CAV
him the Willies and the mere mention
Of Musical Comedy would cause him
20 break down and Cry like a Child.
He had crossed the Atlantic so often
that he no longer wished to sit at the
Captains Table. He had rolled them
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
DAMAGE BY SAN JOSE SCALE
Destructive Orchard Pest 10 Found IN
Practically Every state In Union
Its Appearance.
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Usually the insect appears upon tho
bark OF n tree as a grayish. rough
coating, scarcely noticeable TO the
naked eye. At first there are but few
individuals, generally found clustered
around the buds and at the branching
OF the twigs. Oftentimes the scales
collect In a groove or hollow In one
side OF a twig. as II they sought n
sheltered situation. As the trees be-
come more thoroughly infested the
bark may be completely covered. and
sometimes there are several layers OF
scales covering the bark. In such
cases leaves and fruit are usually at
tackled. The young scales locate upon
both sides OF the leaf, along thes ribs.
where they cause a reddish d~iscolora-
ton. This discoluration also occurs
on fruit and on the twigs. especially
where there are but few individuals,
and II extends through the bark 10 the
wood. Where the insect IL found upon
the fruit II seems To prefer the calyx
and the stem cavities. Upon slightly
infested trees the fruit IL not at
tackled. but on trees which are badly
infested the fruit IL often so thor
oughly covered as to present II very
disgusting appearance. II infested
twigs are much handled the outer
layer IL rubbed away from the center
or nipple-like portion. C~oncentric
circles are usually apparent between
this nipple and the outside edge. The
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
FABLES
In
81
81
GEORGE
AIDE
on,nurR sxoeos Anr

| poor old Alimentary System with Sea
Food, he began to prefer to take a 10.
Grain Sleeping Powder and fall back
In the Alfalfa.
About Noon the next Day he would
come up for Air, and in order TO kill
the rest Of the Day he would have to
hunt up q Game OF Auction Bridge
with three or four other equity old
Mavericks.
When the Cartons begin TO burn low
In the sputtering Arc Lights along the
Boulevard OF Pleasure and the Night
Wind cuts like a Chisel and thu
Reveler finds his bright crimson Bran.
nigan slowly dissolving itself into a
Helva Headache. there is but one
thing for q Wise Ike to do and that is
10 Chop on the Festivities and beat It
TO q Rest Cure.
That is just what tho vell.nxed
Bachelor decided TO do.
He resolved to Marry and ge: AWAY
from the Bright Lights and lie down
somewhere In a quilted Dressing Gown
and a pair Of Soft slippers and devote
the remainder OF his Life to a grand
cleanup Of the Works OF Arnold Ben.
nett.
He selected q w~ell-seasoned Senorita
who was still young enough TO show
TO your Men Friends but old enough 10
Gu: out all the prevalent Mushgush
about the Irish Drama and Norwegian
Art and Buddhism and true Symbolism
Of Russian Dancing.
Best of all. she had a spotless Repu.
tation, holding herself down TO one
Bronx at a Time and always going be-
hind a Screen to do her lnhaling.
They were Married according TO the
new Ceremonies devised by the Ring.
ling Brothers. As they rode away TO
their Future Home. the old Stager
leaned back in the Limousine and
said. AT last the Bird has Lit. I am
going TO put on the Simple Life for
an Indefinite Run. | have played the
Hoop-f.a Game to n Standstill. SO II Is
me for a Haven OF Rest"
As soon as they were safely In their
own Apartments. the beautiful Bride
began to do Flip F1ops and screech for
Joy.
AT last I have q License TO cut
loose!" she exclaimed. For years I
have hankered and honed to be Dead
Game and back Excitement right OF
the Boards. but every time | pulled a
Caper the stern.faced Mater would be
at Elbow. saying: Nix on the Aero
battles or you'll lose your Number
Now I'm q regular honest.to goodness
Married Woman and I don't recognize
any Limit except the Skyline. !
grabbed you because ! knew you had
been TO all the Places that Keep Open
and could frame up q new Jamboree
every day In the Year. I'm going TO
pillow an eight.foot Furrow across Eu.
rope and Dine forevermore at Swell
Joints where famous Show Girls pass
so close TO your Table that you can
almost reach out and Touch them.
I'm going 10 Travel twelve months ev.
cry Year and do all the Stunts known
to the most imbecile Globe.Trotters."
A few Weeks after that. a Haggard
Man with tattered Coat.Tails was seen
going over the old familiar Jumps.
MORAL: Those who Marry to Es.
cape something usually find Something
Else.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30


tho examinations TO enlist with the
United States cavalry, where the re.
quirements call for a 6 feet 4 inches
height.
Here Is the Runt squad:
Pltchers-Wolfgang and Cicotte,
White Sox; Foster. Red Sox. and
WARRIOR, Yankees.
Catcher-Schalk, White Sox.
First base-McInnis, Athletics.
Second base-Maisel, Yankees.
Shortstop-Bush. Tigers.
Third base-Foster, Senators.
Left feld-High. Tigers.
Center feld-Milan. Senators.
Right held-Liebold, Maps.
utility-Morgan, Senators.
managerial Gleason. White Sox.
Anything you say will be all right
FOR me-" said Manager Kid Gleason.
when asked for u statement. And
make 1t as strong as you please. The
stronger the better I'll like II. Just
u II on thick. Make 'em enjoy f..
And. say, whatever you say, lust tell
EN- It's not strong enough. Get me?"
Cicotte insisted on saying some.
thing. Say. how do you like that
pitching stan? ! guess not" he ex.
claimed. But, on the level, ! don't
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

ton.
high at Monte Carlo and watched the
Durbar at Delhi and taken Tea on the
Terrace at Shepherds in Cairo and
r~tckshawed through Japan and ridden
the surf In Honolulu, while his Name
vas a household Word among the
Barmaids OF the Ice Palace in London.
otherwise known as the Savoy.
Occasionally he would return 10 his
provincial Home 10 raise the Rents on
the ~Shop-Keepers and give out an In.
terview criticizing the New School OF
Politicians for trifing with Vested In.
terests and seeking to disturb Existing
conditions.
Any time his Rake-Off was reduced
from $40 a Minute to $9.ss he would
let out q Howl like a Prairie Wolf and
call upon Mortimer. his Man. for Sym
patty.
After Twenty Years OF getting up a.
Twilight To throw aside the Pyjamas
and take q Tub and a himself into
the Costume made famous by John
Drew. the Routine OF buying Golden
Pheasants and Special Cuvee vintages
for almost-Ladies. preserved by Ben.
xoate OF Soda and other Chemical
Mysteries. began to lose It's Sharp
Fest.
Ia other Words. he was All In.
He was Track-sore and Blase and
sore M a Crab and full Of ongway. He
had played the whole String and found
there was nothing TO It and now he
was ready to retire 70 a Monastery and
wear q Gunny.sack Smoking Jacket
and live on Spinach.
The vanities Of the Night-world had
got on his nerves at last. Instead OF
sitting 8 Feet away from an Imported
Orchestra at Q A. N. and haunting his
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
Took Gold for Her Nerves,

Puiyerized gold al a remedy for
shattered nerves figured at Kansas
City In a suit for $500 damages
against the Metropolitan by Miss
Maud Wilson. a teacher In the George
Baker Logan school. Miss Wilson
was struck by a street a In 1912,
and testimony In the circuit court re.
Gently brought out the unusual treat.
ment she required. Gold was admin.
istered In one-sixtieth Of q grais
doses
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
Novel Way Of Publishing players.

President Tener has hit upon q
very sensible plan Of hurting tho
feelings OF ball players. and not in
juring the ball teams that they play
on. as has always been the case. lie
handed Heine Zimmerman a fine OF
S25, instead OF letting him lay OF for
three days. and causing the Cubs to
lose q game or two al q result.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
Meoraw rs Years In ,h. Gam.

Twenty-Five years ago at this time
John ]. McGraw was just breaking In
as a professional ball player. His
contract was with the olean, n. Y,
team. and for six months OF service
he "a paid $500. Now he il about TO
act out In October with a new record
In coping four successive National
league pennants, and incidentally he
will receive $1,000 a month while turn.
Ing the trick b Ii forty.ons years
old.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

think those National guys could get
up a team that could stand a ghost
OF a show with us. Maranville OF the
Beans and Moran OF the Cincinnati
Reds would help some. But what
pitchers could they show up' ask
again. what pitchers could they get
We couldn't whang all over the lotY'
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
Allow eIaekberrlss % si,.,

h~Iackberries must be allowed 10
r'peh thoroughly on the bush before
pe'hs picked, The fruit is not always
ripe " II Is black and the careless
picking and marketing OF unripe fruit
- gong much to discourage the grow.
Ing Of this berry.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
STORIES
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II Is said that baseball has become
Why did the Federal league release
Umpire Kane? Was II because he
wasn't Abel?
Miller Higgins declares that Rube
MarQuard is an easy pitcher for the
Cards TO beat.
And among other things the Red
Sox could use TO good advantage a
pinch.hitter with the punch.
Tho Red Sox needn't worry over
the shortstop position. Everett Scot;
will MI In Heine Wagner's shoes.
Hughey jennings will throw an arm
of or kick a leg OF some day in the
ardor OF his calisthenic coaching.
Steve Evans OF the Brooklyn Feds
must have found a magic bat. for he
10 slamming the pill around unmer'
cifully.
The pittsburghers have won and lost
their games In streaks this year. The
Clarke men have not shown any con.
sistency.
Miner Brown says: Rome wasn't
built In a day. so We still have a fair
chance to cop the Federal league
bunting"
Henry Billiard Is n member OF the
Hoo-feds. But it's a cinch bet he
wouldn't be II Muggsy McGraw had
seen him first.
President Tener has instructed all
clubs in tho National league TO EN-.
ploy a megaphone man 10 make an.
nouncements In the future.
Catcher Pichardo. n swarthy.
skinned athlete who reports that he
Is OF Cuban extraction. Is up for trial
with the champion Giants.
Irving Kantlehner, the new left.
handed pitcher OF the Pirates, is a big
fellow OF refinement who has made
friends of every man on the club.
Pitcher Schneider. the Seattle hurl.
er who was reported TO have been
signed by Joe Tinker for the Chifeds.
has Joined the Cincinnati Reds.
Fans OF Utica, n. Y, honored
George Burns, Giant o%utfelder, In the
exhibition game by presenting him
with q gold watch when he came 10
bat
Walter Johnson was asked recently
whether he'd ask for an umpiring Job
when he starts TO slip. Walter said
mix; I'd rather 20 back to the old
farm"
National league infelders will be
prevented from taking their usual
practise between innings as the result
Of an edict from President Tener.
who is heading a crusade to shorten
the games In his circuit Pitchers
may warm up. however.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
AM.Round Star.

lee Magee now has full claim TO
distinction as an all.round star, hav-
ing played all the infeld and outheld
positions. Magee covered first base
recently for the Cardinals. owing to
an accident sustained by Jack Miller
while sliding.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
Keep Peach Treea Low

every enort should be made to
counterfeit the tendency OF peach
trees to grow tall, by cutting the tops
back severely and keeping the hear
ing wood down al low as possible, oc-
eas'ohaIly cutting OF a main limb and
training Il new shoot.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

walter J, Maranviie the sensational young shortstop OF the Boston
Natonal league team. is a native of Springfield, Mass, where he was
born twenty-five years ago After playing with school and semLpro. teams
In md around his native town, he made his professional debut with the
New Bedford club OF the New England league, in 1912. He played zen.
sauonal ball from the start, and in midseason he was purchased by the
Boston National club He Joined the Boston team about September |.
1917, and made good at once in all departments Of the game. but par
tcularly In accurate fielding and fast ground covering. In size he Is
not unlike Bush OF the Detroit American team, ana his playing so far in
the major league reminds n very much OF this famous Tiger. Maran.
Vile has the nickname OF Rabbit" derived from his wonderful speed and
quick starts.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
B0EHLlNG IS STAR TWlRLER
Washington Younsster 10 Master OF
Change Of Pace and Relies Very
Much on Fast Ball.

Pitcher Joe Boehling OF Washing.
ton is a master oil the change OF pace.
but seems TO rely most upon his fast
ball, which appears TO be very deceiv.
Ing 20 the batter. He works in a
graceful. easy way. conserving his en-.
ergy. and will be good for many years.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

The veteran. Rube K~isSinger. since
Joining New Orleans. seems to have
taken on a new lease OF life. He re-
Gently shut out Mobile quite handily.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

scaly covering is formed at the edge
In c%oncentric layers or additions. The
covering OF the male IL different in
shape from that Of the female. While
That OF the female is nearly cir.
cular In outline. the armor OF the full.
grown male scale is nearly always
elongated.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30
Joe 6oehllne Of Washington.

He IL cool under fire, and Is apparent
ly not handicapped by his youth.
Two years ago Griffith would have
taken with thanks an offer OF 81, 900
for Boehling. Now he has refused an
offer Of $4,000.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

National league infelders will be
prevented from taking their usual
practise between innings as the result
Of an edict from President Tener.
who is heading a crusade to shorten
the games In his circuit Pitchers
may warm up. however.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

Walter Johnson was asked recently
whether he'd ask for an umpiring Job
when he starts to slip, Walter said
NIX; I'd rather 20 back to the old
farm"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-07-30

Fans OF Utica, n. Y. honored
George Burns, Giant outhelder, In the
exhibition game by presenting him
with q gold watch when he came 10
bat.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
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Miss Viola didn't go. She decided that
other creatures had fur and bones be-
sides her rabbits, and that the justice
would so hold. She reasoned. however.
that II one gang of tramps had come
along and stolen two of her rabbits a
larger gang might be looked for any
time who would steal four. and maybe
the whole of the flock. Her father had
no interest nor care. and her mother no
enough and big enough TO protect her
own. Her brother was away at college.
but he had left his shotgun behind.
The rabbit hutch was below and not
far from her bedroom window. II any
one came spooking around she would fill
them with bird shot and aches and pains.
From II o'clock till for four successive
nights she was on guard at her window.
and then she reaped her reward.
Before relating what that reward was
ii is stated that about a mile below the
Rathbone place lived a widower named
Danforth. He had son named Robert
who had a place in bank in the city,
and usually came down to stay over
Sunday. Old Danforth, as he was usual
ly referred to, was rich and eccentric.
He was also domineering and stubborn.
The fourth night of Miss Viola's watch
was a Saturday night and the son did
not get down until hours after the usual
time. The father was lucky over this,
and about . o'clock in the evening dis
covered that his old dog was missing.
1t wasn't much of a dog, but his master
The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
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There were eight tame rabbits-just
eight.
on keeping even two tame rabbits around
the family country home, that family Is
in for trouble.
A family cat can be 'scat-ted;"
family dog can be hit With the broom
stick; a family goat can be Drained with
-Le AK and then argued with But what
can be done with tame rabbits?
They are in the kitchen under the
cooks feet They are to be found up
stairs under or on the beds. They gnaw
the tender bark from young trees. Their
presence attracts passing dogs. and then
there is a wild skurry and a squealins.
Those rabbits must be guarded and fed.
They must be hunted up at sundown
and cooped. When they get to fighting
among themselves at midnight and wake
up the family and cause the man of the
house to swear by the whiskers of his
father and the girl-owner to scream at
them from her window-when the rabbit
named Caesar fights with the rabbit
named Tom, and causes succession OF
shrieks. no one can blame the man of
the house from calling out to his daugh-
ter through the darkness:
BY thunder, young lady, this is the
last night those varmints will raise a
row around this house,"
They are not varmints"' comes the
reply.
They are worse. and I'll wiring their
The Washington herald., 1914-05-03

woman at the County Fair, last year,
which had held these queer stones the
name of which he did not know.
He got the list back into his pocket
just as Milly reappeared in the doorway
What you smilin' at?' she asked
quickly, stopping short.
He jumped guiltily. He had not re-
allied that the smile was still on his
face. For a moment he wavered. Should
he tell her that 1t was because he was
going to bring her something? Then he
decided not to. He couldn't spoil the
surprise that way!
"Oh, nothin'." he answered grufiy.
I'm just feelin' good. that's all. I guess
1t was your coffee. Milly."
He noticed that she was a little stiff
when he kissed her goodby and started
out for the stable, but he tossed the
thought from his mind; she would for
give his closeness when she understood
the reason for his trip. whistling heart
ily, he jumped into his waiting wagon,
and pointed the horses head cityward.
"You an me are goin' to surprise that
little tow head, aren't we, Hanna?" he
chuckled to the old mare. as they logged
along.
Sticking his thumbs into his vest pock-
cts, and expanding his chest, he sank
back into the soft cushion of the seat
and dreamed Of Milly's childish delight
when she opened package after package
The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
MOONSHINERS WHEN ALMOST BLIND

of Confederate prisoners confined In a
medical college. After the prisoners were
transferred 70 the penitentary at Alton.
H., some Of our boys celebrated the
occasion by getting drunk and breaking
up the furniture One of them put a
skeleton on his back and paraded in the
streets to the horror OF the bystanders.
So we were sent to the steamboat in dis
grace. No music sounded at the head Of
the regiment. We were not permitted
to unfurl our flag. Arrived at Fort
Donelson. we were in an ugly mood.
His baptism of Fire and Blood.
"At the end of the third day of battle
we were on the extreme left Of the army.
Are there any men in the world?' Gen.
c. F. Smith asked Pop Tuttle, our
colonel who can take those breastworks
on the hill over yonder?
1--WE got the very boys right hei .,
Col. Tuttle answered.
Then 60 ahead Gen. Smith replied.
I'VE charged with 53s guns. Inside of
three minutes 296 men were on the
ground, dead or wounded. But we cap
tured the breastworks. Halleck, in re-
porting the battle to Lincoln, said TIE
Second Iowa Infantry was the bravest Of
the brave We had redeemed ourselves,
you understand. ! was In many battles
after that. but was never hit. 1t re-