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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-07

Kansas city, April T.-HOgs-ne-
|ceipts 10000 steady. Bulk, s&.56M
$50. heavy. tS.55ms.75; packers ana
butchers, sS.55as.70; light. ssfsH
Is.ss; pigs. s7.5OWs.2a
Cattle 49, Receipts 5000; strong,
Prime fed steers. ss.s0Gs.25; dressed
|beef steers. $500 .sOi western
|sieres. t7.O0 a. s.55; southern steers,
|sG.2Ba 7.sB, cows. s4.50N7.b0i helf-
'era, S7.O0GS.75; stockers and feeders,
'se.50G 7.sb; bulls. sb.2s9G7s; calves,
.ts.s00 1900.
sheep - Receipts 1900; steady.
lambs. G.2hQTs5; yoarlings. t5.75tp
2 90; Wethers. s5.e5 @e.5o; ewes. $500
G6.ss.
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FOR Houses.

~ -
FOR sALE-A double tent house In
good condition, ESQ So A. ~ floor
space; 3 doors and 3 windows; com
pletely furnished. s3B owner leav-
ing town. nos North Fourth "a.
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FOR ALE-AutOmObiles.

FOR sALE-40 horse power automo-
bile. Cali ais y. 18th So.
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WANTED-TO RUY.


WANTED-To buy, sell or exchange
secondhand furniture. i22 West
silver Ave. Phone 1865.
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NEW EXC HOTEL


SANTA FE-The Montezuma Hotel.
American plan. service frs; class.
electric lights, steam heat, telephone
In every room. Special attention To
auto parties.
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For Sale-Mlsceiianeous
MOVING Picture Thenter FOR sale.
The only one In the city. town Of
,,000. Theater complete la every de-
tail. Doing good business. address
7. q. Box 276. socorro. n NJ
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FOR SALE---Real estate.

FOR SALE-Two very choi'e lots
IN Silver avenue; close Ca High
land park; n biz bargain. NJ. T..
STAMM. Agent.
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Millinery

OLD or new hats trimmed. plumes
cleaned. Call AZ State Hotel. Room
2 Phone 1919 W
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Blacksmiths
Vulcanizing

ALL KINDS. both new ana second.
hand, bought. sold. rented and re
paired. Albuquerque Typewriter Ex
change. Phone ifA. a2i W. Gold.
FOR SALE-Ollver typewriter, good
"a neu. $4,000. 2ei West Gold. Phone
lea.
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memory came back to him like flash.
He suddenly uttered a shout and sprang
to his feet, and as I turned on him II
was to find a new look on his face and
to hear him shout:
1T has come, 1t has come, My name
is James Westall, and I can remember
everything
So it turned out. but the shock of re-
covery brought about an illness that
confined him to his bed for weeks. When
he could relate his story, the consul went
to work to find out what had become Of
the Restless" Inquiries were made
at all ports OF China and Japan, but
no news was obtained. The search was
still being prosecuted when a sandalwood
trader from one of the Philippines
brought the consul some wreckage picked
up three years ago which proved that
the bark had gone to the bottom in a
gale encountered soon after sailing away
from Wakes Island. To this day there
have been no tidings to alter this belief.
The wretches who SO coolly and deliber-
ately planned the death of the shipowner
by starvation did not live beyond a few
days to enjoy their triumph. The three
years spent on the island made an old
man of Westall before his time, and he
never was clear-headed again. but he
lived for fifteen years after and man.
aged to get together quite a little prop
erty and to spend his last years in
peace.
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THE, PERKINS FAMILY
Why Mr.. Perkins Won't Buy Lawn Mower.

Mr. and Mrs. Perkins had been sitting
on the front steps of their home for ten
minutes when she carelessly queried:
"Mr. Perkins. please turn to that diary
of yours and see what you find recorded
under date of February 20"
with pleasure, Mrs. Perkins. Are you
on track Of something?"
"Just a little something"
well, here's the date.
do you find anything about a lawn
mower?"
II do. 1t says that win either have
q lawn mower before the first of April or
perish in the attempt"
'Ts it the first Of April?"
"Oh. yes"
Have you got the lawn mower yet?''
mot yet"
ct didn't know but that you had II
hidden away in a coat-tan pocket and
was going to bring 1t out and surprise
me. They have been moving their lawns
all around us,
Mrs. Perkins," he said after drawing
q long breath. .I owe an explanation" :"
Not in the least, Mr.. Perkins. That
is simply your way Of doing business"
"On the evening OF February 20. when
uttered the words recorded here.
fully and firmly meant to purchase a
lawn mower of the latest pattern at an
sarly date this spring."
Poor mani"
But it so happened that I got hold Of
some vital statistics in newspaper"
How terrible!"
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mans shanty and opened business b,
saying:
Mr.. Thompson, own all this Land
here and want to arrange matters with
you"
own all the land. eh?" aueried thu
old man. as he looked his visitor over.
Yes. there are six families Of you or
ground rent?"
Il skassly think we do. stranger
skassly think So"
Then would you like to buy?"
II can't say as we would-I can't say
so. Can't be no mistake about it bein
yo'r land. eh?"
"oh. no. have the deeds here in my
pocket. II you don't want to rent oi
buy then I suppose you will vacate""
Does that mean git off-move awayT
! Yes"
Then I would skassly say that we
will vacate-I skassly wouldn't Yo' kin
show them deeds, kin yo'?''
Certainly Will you kindly tell me
what you will do in this case?'
"Yaas, think will. Thar's my deed
to this yere claim on the hooks up
thar, and you'll find all the others hev
the same Yo' kin see it, / reckon?"
II see a rife hangin' up there" replied
the Michigander.
wall, that's my deed! That's the
deed I've had for the last twenty vars.
and nobody hain't said it wasn't a good
one"
Then you propose to hang on?"
That's my idea, stranger, and when
I once git an idea into my head I'm apt
to be sot."
Then, to come into possession Of my
own, / must resort to the law?" asked
the rightful owner.
"Skassly that, stranger. In the fust
place, the I.awd made Tennessee fur
Tennesseans and not fur Michiganders.
In the next place. thar hain't no law
around yere to appeal to. In the third
place, the other five men are ambushed
along the trail, and II yo' continer to
think yo' own this land / don't think
yoll git outer the woods alive"
You'd assassinate me for claiming
my own. would your" demanded the
frightened but irate Wolverine.
"Skassly fur claimin' your own.
stranger, but fur claimin' ours. Did they
tell yo' in town how many owners of this
Ia nd had showed up In the last twenty
y'ars"
No"
"well I've got 'em notched on the
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After dinner the other evening he took
| the cat up on his knee and stroked her
back as he smoked.
That 10 always another sign that some
thing profound is getting ready to boil
| over.
He smoked and hitched He stroked
and wriggled. More signs
Mrs Bowser was reading. but she was
not lost to the signs.
| A preliminary cough and then:
Mrs. Bowser, you know was over to
see Davidson the other evening? I had
to wait about half an hour for him, and
during the interval I talked with Mrs.
| Davidson. I was more than surprised
to find how well informed she was. Dav-
idson ought to feel proud Of her.
Il suppose he does replied Mrs.
Bowser.
It's a wonder to me that all women
don't go at 1t and inform themselves %
continued Mr.. Bowser. as he laid aside
his newspaper.
Most Of the women know are ABOUT
As well posted on general affairs as the
men,.
| what an assertion-ha! ha! ha! Most
women know the title Of the last love-
sick novel. the latest style Of hat and
who Is going to get married next. but as
for knowledge of current events they
haven't got as much as q cat. However,
as the Lord made 'em that way it's all
right"
why don't you give me a few pointers
on current eventsT' observed Mrs. Bow
Ser after a minute Of silence.
Hey! Do you mean that?" asked Mr..
Bowser, as he looked at her over the top
of his spectacles.
"Of course. I shall be glad to receive
knowledge"
"Well." he said, a little puzzled over
her attitude, 'the Philippine question is
one which concerns everybody. Perhaps
you have heard Of it,"
IT have. Anything you would like to
ask me about it?''
"A question or two. Where are the
| islands,"
North Of Borneo, In the China Sea-"
'1 thought you'd trip up on the very
first question, and you have. Mrs. Bow
ser, 1t gives me pleasure to inform you
that the Philippine Islands are situated
between the Cape of Good Hope and Aus
tralia. See IL you can remember that for
five minutes"
"I don't want to remember thatm she
replied. "The Philippines are where
located them. You are thinking of NADIA
gascar."
What, you dispute met exclaimed
Mr.. Bowser, as he removed his specta-
cles and rose up.
I'll show you a map"
Map be hanged, What I know I
know! The idea Of you disputing me on
point like thisI''
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BOWSER, He KNOWS
And He Is Willing to Post Mrs Bonser on the Subject

But look for yourself"
Never! Never, What do I care how
they spell the name"
But
II say that there are two rs in 1t. and
that settles II. When you asked me to
post you on current events knew you
simply wanted to pick a fuss and spoil
my evening. Mrs. Bowser-"
And how do you spell Manila" she
interrupted.
How do spell ManiIa?" he repeated.
as he tried to freeze the blood In her
veins by an icy glare.
II might ask you how to spell cat or
dog. but don't want to embarrass you.
spell Manila with two Is. but perhaps
you and the newspapers and idiot asy-
lums make II end in " instead Of "a"
There's only one In It, Mr.. Bowser.
Find the name where you will and you
will see that I am right
Mr.. Bowser gathered himself to work
awful destruction on the furniture Of the
room, and to raise his voice until II could
be heard a mile away. but suddenly
checked himself. Then he swallowed at
the Jumps in his throat. grew pale as
death. and started for the hat rack in
the hall. Mrs. Bowser arose and followed
him and queried:
Are you going out, dear?"
II am going OUT" he sternly replied
out, Perhaps you spell it some other
way"
But will you be gone long?'
Don't wait for me. / may be back in
an hour. or may not be home for a
month. said home. but It is no home
for me. You have broken 1t UP. When a
husband becomes a fool in his wife's eyes
II Is time for him to CO.
But you see you were wrong about
the orthogrsphy of those"
"Oh, / was, WAS II" he interrupted
Then you still insist that I'm, q fool?
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Here's an atlas and here's q map"
said Mrs. Bowser, as she took the book
from the shelf. Here's the China Sea-
here are the Philippines. Up here you
see Japan-down here Is Borneo. Who
is rightr'
woman, don't try to bluR me with any
old map, because 1t won't work! Tn
going by what know-not by any Tom
fool business. That's always the way
with you when try to teach you any
thing"
well, never mind" she replied as she
put the book away. you know the name
OF the principal island. of course?"
Certainly I do, and for your personal
benefit will state that II Is Manila.
You'd better write It down before II es-
capes from your memory"
You mean Manila Is the principal
city"
mo. don't. When say island don't
mean city"
But Manila is a. city. Mr.. Bowser.
and the principal island is Luzon.''
What, whatr' shouted Mr.. Bowser
as he Jumped clear of the floor. "You
dispute me! You try to correct my
geography! Woman. don't you go too
far! II you are honest in your ignorance
can bear with you. but don't try to
bluff me away through"
Geography says that the chief island
is Luzon. and that Manila is the capital
city" quietly replied Mrs. Bowser.
And what Is geography to me?" al
most howled Mr.. Bowser. as he kicked
the cat across the room. Because
geography states that Ohio Is in Asia
does It make It so? say that Manila
Is the principal island, and I'll bet q
million dollars to q cent on it,
Mrs. Bowser let him walk around and
snuff and snuff and cool of q bit, and
then quietly asked:
How do you spell Phiiippines?"
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where, and 1t is probably one of the
loneliest spots in the universe. For
some reason which no one can explain
no birds are ever found there, nor is
there any animal life. The only liv-
ing things are land crabs, and they
are of such size and flerceness that
traders have had to fee before them.
In the year. 1851. the bark Restless
sailed out of San Francisco on a voyage
to Japan and a fate befell her which
reads with any fiction of the sea- James
Westall was a landsman, knowing moth
ing of ships and sailors, and it tran
spired that the captain he selected was a
thoroughly bad man, while the mate was
a little better. 1t was probably the cap
tain's idea from the outset to get pos
session of the ship, but Westalrs sus-
picions were not aroused until after they
had called at Honolulu and resumed the
voyage. Then he overheard observations
among the crew which alarmed him.
and he went to tine captain with his
statements. He was told without any
beating around the bush that the bark
was to change hands. He was to be
marooned on Wakes Island, and she was
to pursue her voyage as captain and
crew decided. 1t was one man against
fifteen. and of course he was helpless.
Neither threats nor promises had the
suSHtesl elIect, ana Wnen ne StOrmeQ ne
was cautioned to hold his temper, or he
would be set off afioat in a small boat
to perish of thirst or starvation. When
the island was finally reached, Westall
was ordered into a boat to be rowed
ashore. Not a pound of provisions or an
extra article of clothing was to go with
him. He was not even to have the means
of kindling fire. Rendered desperate
by the situation, he made q fight for II.
but was soon knocked senseless by the
blow of a capstan bar. and while in that
condition was rowed ashore and dumped
on the beach. When he recovered con-
sciousness, the Restless was sailing
away and was already miles distant.
Jules Verne has told how sailor cast
away on a desert isle. almost naked
managed to live almost luxuriously and
provide for his every want The differ
ence between imagination and reality,
was exemplified in Westalrs case. He
tried for days and days to produce fire
by rubbing dry sticks together, but he
never succeeded. He constructed hut
in the woods. but his food consisted Of
shellfish. roots and wild fruits, and there
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An.Up-To-Date Boy

He was a boy of fourteen. and he had
applied for a place in a drug store.
The druggist asked him about the revo-
lutions of the earth. the moons phases,
the discovery of America, and finally
said:
"Son, you do not seem to be well posted
and don't think you'll do"
who won the baseball pennant last
year?' asked the boy as he turned on
him.
II dunno"
'who is the heavyweight champion
pugilist?"
II can't say
What, college woY the regatta last
year,"
UNI"
who is the Marathon champion Just
now?'
Its what's-his-name, isn't it,"
whats the best record in high jump.
ingT
Dear mel"
whats the fastest mile made by .
trotter?"
Lets see? Let's see?''
"How long did it take Sullivan to
knock out Kilrain?'
Three weeks. wasn't 1t -
Pop" said the boy as he turned away.
you don't seem to be a well-posted man.
and I guess I don't care to work for
you,"
But hold on-hold on a minute"'
And the druggist hired him for 81 Q
week and board and told him he would
be advanced until he owned the store
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was no way to replace his clohing. He
soon found fresh water, and he also
made the discovery that the spot seemed
accursed of all living things except the
land crabs AS a rule these loathsome
creatures did not bother him during the
down they swarmed over the whole
island. They were gigantic in size, and
his only way of escaping them was TO
climb a tree. He built platform among
the limbs ten feet from the earth, and
every night during his long stay. he re-
sorted to it. About once a month, gen.
orally at midday, the crabs would swarm
by the million and hold possession Of the
island for two or three hours. At such
times the noise made by their claws as
they passed over rock and soil was
almost deafening and gave him a great
scare. While the man speedily recov-
cred from the blow on the head. given
him on shipboard. his lonely situation
soon began to tell on his mind. One day.
at the end Of three months, he found
that he had forgotten his own name. 1t
was two hours before II came to him.
and then fearful that 1t might go out
Of his mind for good, he carved his
initials on the bark Of tree with
sharp stone. After making the circuit of
the island near the landing place. and
years, he hoped that some trader would
put in or some ship send In her boat.
Traders did call on three or four occas-
ions, but he missed them. Once he was
asleep in the tree-top; again he was I'll.
On a third occasion the crabs We're out
In such numbers that the trader grew
afraid and put off as soon as he had
touched.
You will wonder how a man could have
lived for a month as Westall lived for
three years. For eight months there was
a species Of wild fruit something like
plum. Now and then fish was left
by the tide for him to capture, but he
had to eat them raw. There were oysters
and mussels and limpets clingine to the
rocks. but after awhile he cocid hardly
force himself to swallow them. In six
months his boots were gone and his
clothing was in tatters, and as the days
dragged away the man had It on his
mind that his memory was failing him.
When a year had gone by he could no
longer recall his identity. The initials on
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

There WAS q list OF deaths by heart
allure. 1t numbered hundreds. It was
pnger than the death-.ist Of any other
Giment"
eco on
~Theexplanation was violent exercise" :"
'Iike-sitting on the veranda with your
ket upsand a cigar in your MOUTH
NO. my dear Over 5000 men in this
state alone killed themselves last sum-
her by pushing lawn mowers around"
'tAnd you did not want to die of heart
ailure?''
81 had no great longing to. I went
10 our family doctor and put the case
ID to him. and he shouted at me:''
Perkins, are you a born fool!"
No..
"Then don't talk about pushing a
hwn-mower around. With your heart
he way it is it would mean sure death
to youI>s'
while If you continued to simply play
poker you might live a hundred years, :"
said Mrs. Perkins"
Come, come my dear-this is not a
matter for sarcasm. There are other
risks besides heart failure
Sweating your collar is onei'
Suppose that some enemy of mine
throws a bomb amidst the grass and I
run the mower against it?''
Awful AwfulI'
"A rattlesnake might be lying con-
eealed in the grass
''Or a rhinoceros! Mr.. Perkinsi"
when the grass is disturbed nodous
vapors arise"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

But he pulled down and ate up your
three shirts"
"Ah,'
And you mustn't blame me-
Not blame. my dear. Those shirts
cost me 100 cents each
Il know they did"
And I can now buy the same identical
thing for IS cents. Woman. rejoice with
me. You and the goat have helped me
to make Is cents"
My dear SIR" I says to the milkman
the other morning. II End that shall
have to ask a small favor of you
Anything I can do. SIR
You supply US with milk"
Yes, SIR
And water"
"Um!" .
"Um.
Or it may be said the milk is in tn.
water"
'Umr'
II don't know what your rule of propor-
ton Is. but after this please bring the
milk and the water in separate bottles
and let US mix for ourselves"
And he is doing that and giving per-
feet satisfaction. There is always a way
to spare a poor milkman's feelings.
Lisha,' asks my wife, I want to ask
you about storm doors
Yes. dear"
They are to keep out the cold. aren't
they?"
That's the supposition."
There is sign on the outside that
says, Pull
There is"
And one on the inside that says,
Push
You are correct"
Then why Is it that nine people out
OF ten push when they should pull, and
vice versa"
IT'S all In the point of view. When
the church bells begin ringing SUNDAY
morning YOU can prepare to 20 to sery
Ices or prepare to go fishing, just as YOU
understand it."
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the tree stood for a dozen different names
to him. Six months later he was little
better than a wild beast. During his
second year, had he thought to erect
some sort of signal at the landing place
some such signal as a sailor would have
made-he probably would have been
rescued, as two or three traders came
In for water. but he did not even heap
up stones or set up bush to attract
attention. He had existed on the island
three years and two weeks when the
American whaling ship Jonathan
touched there for water. 1 was In the
boat first sent ashore, and while watt
ing for the water casks to arrive I fol-
lowed a path up into the woods and
discovered westall asleep on his plat
form. 1 believed him at first to be al
most black, his hair was long and mat
ted, and he was without clothing. As
he came tumbling down / ran away and
gave the alarm. That frightened him,
and seven men of us spent half day
In his capture. He fought US with the
greatest ferocity. and for long time
he could not make out his nationality.
He chartered a queer jargon or sulked.
and we had put in at a japanese port
before he could keep clothing on him.
1 was one of the apprentice boys on
the ship, and, as the wild man had taken
a great liking to me and l seemed to
be the only one who could control him,
the American consul advised that I be
left behind with the man while the ship
made a three months circuit. Quarters
were provided for us, and I was in
structed how to go to work in an effort
to restore the poor fellows memory. By
this time he had let fall enough to satis-
fy us that he was either English or
American. We had also connected him
in a way with the missing ship Rest
less" She had been reported as leaving
Honolulu, but that was the last Of her.
put UP blackboard and turned school
master. 1 chalked down the letters of
the alphabet made figures. drew pictures,
and tried to start his memory to work.
For a month I had no luck. The mans
mind was as blank as night. He tried
hard enough, but he used to weep almost
daily, but he could not get hold Of the
and of the string. I had almost given
up all hopes when one day as was|
going through the usual performance
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stock OF that ar rifle. Ten notches. I
reckon. and that amt countin' two sher-
ms ana constable Stranger, dye want
70 ieave yer address up in Michigan. SOS
kin answer any INQUIRIES from v.,
wife, -
IL don't think So"
Just as yo' feel about It. Hev yo'
changed yer mind about the land?"
think I have. I own II. but won't
take possession"
That's k'rect Might sell It to some
one else?'
Yes. I'll do that"
And let him cum down to run US OF
ana make number 1even on that rife
stock! That's your best way. and now
III send boy on ahead Of you to say to
our fellers that you ar In love with
michigan. and don't keer a durn for Ten
nessee, and reckon yo'n git back hons
all right Day to yo,' sub, and IL yo'
feel like smokin', them yere deeds will BE-
good thing to light yo'r pipe with
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

Of the thing l-asr
went ahead and sued, and not only
got beaten. but was so out Of pocket.
Where does the principle of the thing
come in?' asked.
why, Smith proved that II was you
that borrowed 8 OF him and wouldn't
pay"
Iisha,' said my good wife as came
home the other day, Z few weeks ago.
you bought yourself three 81 shirts'"
IT did, my dear"
They were washed and hung on the
line today"
"Right-o. Even q 81 shirt must b
washed now and then"
But q goat got into the yard"
Billy soeth where he listhethL"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
MAROONED ON AN ISLAND

If YOU had a mariners chart before
you you would see that Wakes Island
is a bit of a dot in the Pacific Ocean.
lying a little south Of the regular
sailing route between Honolulu and
Yokohama Now and then 1t is sight
ID by steamer or sailing vessel max
ing the passage, but the great major
ty pass 1t by 200 miles to the north.
The traders call there occasionally
or water and fuel, but as there are no
Inhabitants there can be no trade. II
3 an island three miles long by one