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Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17

Rogers had stepped out Of the tellar's
cage, and then stepped back as
ragged looking man drew near
After closing time he said To
morrow
He stood at the door OF the cage, and
the ragged man, opening the wicket
which led to the ladies' table, walked
up toward the back door of the cage.
You've had my money and my
wife's life, you dogs!" he roared, "and
I'm going to have your life. You're
Mr.. Kingsley, know you
The man was evidently maniac,
or he would have understood the diff
ference between the president and an
assistant teller. Barrett, who was
working at a desk near by, raised his
head; then, seeing the revolver which
the fellow was fiourishing, he sprang
In front Of Rogers.
I'm not Mr.. Kingsley" babbled Rog-
ers. covering behind Barrett as the
man raised his weapon.
Il am, said Barrett, advancing with
smile
YES" screamed Rogers, thrusting
Barrett forward up to the revolver bar
rel.
There was a report. coil of smoke
and Barrett was lying upon the floor,
blood pouring from his shoulder The
whole affair had been the work Of an
instant, and in an instant more the
madman was seized and disarmed
A woman rushed forward and
kneeled at Barrett's side It was Ruth
Kingsley, who, having come to the
bank to cash a check, had seen the
whole performance.
Her tears fell on the face of the
wounded man, and with her little hand;
kerchief she attempted to stanch the
blood from his wound
Its only my shoulder, Ruth" whis-
pered Barrett, beginning to grow pale.
Rogers had come forward, trembling,
and endeavored to assist. But the girl
forced him back.
Don't you dare to lay your hands
upon Johnny Barrett" she cried indig-
nantly. Il saw all that happened You
pushed him forward into the muzzle
of the revolver. Yes, and you said
that he was father"
That's right, Miss Ruth" ex-
claimed Tommy, the Office boy 4 saw
him-and I'll swear to 1t when the case
comes up in court"
Barrett raised his hand deprecating-
ly, but Rogers had seized his hat and
was already Sinking away. The pas.
sage to the door Of the bank under the
scornful eyes of the employees, seemed
an endless one. When he reached the
door he began to run. 'Eyidenly he ran
good distance, because he was never
seen in the city again.
"Johnny-Johnny!" whispered Miss
Ruth. And, in the presence of every.
one, she kissed him
That was how Johnny Barrett got
even, and incidentally proved the truth
of the adage.
Copyright, 1914. by W G. chapman)
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
HELPING SANTA CLAUS

1t often occurs about Christmas
time that letters appear in the various
postoffices addressed only to Santa
Claus" without anything to Indicate
for whom they are intended or by
whom they were sent. Under the old
regulations all such were sent to the
dead letter office at Washington, D.
G. The postmaster general now di-
rects that all such mail may be de
livered to some charitable institution
that will use them for philanthropic
purposes. If people want Santa
Claus letters to reach some special
charitable institution they should be
careful to give the address Of the
place.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
WISHED SHE
COULD DIE
And Be Free From Her Troubles,
but Finds Better Way.

Columbia, Tenn Many a time, y
says Mrs. Jessie Sharp, Of this place.
q wished ! would die and be relieved
Of my suffering, from wonlanly troubles.
| Gould not get UP, without pulling al
something 70 help me, and stayed in bed
most Of the time. ] could not do my
hcusework.
The least amount OF work tired ME
out. My head would swim, and would
TembIe for an hour OF more. Finally,
took Cardui, the woman'S tonic, and /
am not bothered with pains any more,
and ] don't have to 90 to bed. In fact,
! am sound and well Of all my troubles. "
Cardtii goes TO all the weak spots and
helps to make them strong. It acts with
nature-not against her. II is for the
tired, nervous, irritable women. who feel
as if everything were wrong, and need
something to quiet their nerves and
strengthen the woTn-out system.
If You are a woman, suffering froni any
q the numerous symptoms Of womanly
trouble, take Cardui II win help you.
At all druggists.
Wsffs e. Chattanooga Medicine Co.. LadieS
kdylsoFy DEBT, Chattanooga Tenn, fof Slerfei
iesfyisefigss on your case ana ef-pa9e book. Home
treatment f1E Women. u plain wrapper n g. -
.zz.-tszss..s.ss ~ s.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17

obtained and execution is levied upon
the real estate This also answers the
question whether a taxpayer may
segregates property on whicl he wish
es to pay taxes from property on
which he does not pay. Because OF
the removal of a large amount Of per
sonal property from eastern New Mex
leo by people who have left their
homesteads after proving up on them.
the question becomes a vital one.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17

ers belonged to a sporting set He was
promoted above Barrett, because he
had an "air" about him. He was as.
sistant paying teller, while Barrett
was only a clerk. Clifford Kingsley,
who owned the bank, had had a fail
ure with big land company recently
and there was a good deal of reorgan
izing work to be done in connection
with the concern. Barrett, as general
utility man, divided his time between
the defunct land company and the
bank.
Both Barrett and Rogers had known
Ruth Kingsley at college, where they
We're contemporary with her brother
That was how they got their positions
They called regularly at the fine old
house on Madison avenue. OF course
1t was Rogers who. won the girls love
She had half pledged herself to Bar
rett, and it was perhaps the love OF
conquest, which is the bullying instinct
to the nth power, that impelled Rog.
ers to cut out his rival
I'm sorry, Johnny" said Miss Ruth
everybody called Barrett Johnny
but find | was mistaken. don't
love you, but will always be your
friend"
"All right, said Johnny, miserably.
He did not cease going to the house,
even after Rogers engagement was
privately made known. If in his heart
he resolved to get even with the bully,
nobody guessed his resolution, not
even Rogers himself.
I'm sorry had to cut you out, old
man. said Rogers, but / just had to.
She's 3 sumner, is Miss Ruth
Barrett walked out OF the room. He
did not want to hear Miss Ruth dis
cussed by Rogers.
There had been good many cases
of impoverishment connected with the
failure Of the land company. and at
one time Mr.. Kingsley had received
threats from various sources. The
anonymous letters had ceased, and he
no longer guarded himself with a pri-
yate detective; consequently the thing
that occurred at three O'Clock on a GER
tain afternoon was quite rnex pected
The hRak was Just closing; inside.
-. - * !. ~
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17

CASE OF BULL YING
By FRANK FILsoN.

John Barrett and Frank Rogers
were of much the same height and
build, but when they were at school
together Rogers was shooting up into
a man while Barrett was still a boy.
That enabled Rogers to bully Barrett
to his hearts content.
You coward" the little boy would
scream. as the big one pounded him.
I'm get even with you some day"
"Coward?" repeated Rogers In sur.
prise. why, I'm not coward, John
ny. I'm just bullying you"
"A bully is always a coward an.
swered the other, lodging away. But
though he had heard the old adage,
Rogers did not believe 1t. He contin-
ued to bully Barrett until the latter
grew tall. Then he stopped.
When Barrett was as big as Rogers
he was the stronger. He could have
taken his revenge then. But he had
already forgotten-or if he had not
forgotten, he kept his resolution to
himself Barrett was a slow, easy,
going fellow, and Rogers more popu,
lar fellow at college. Their paths sell
dom crossed, except on the athletic
field
In one Of the test games, the result
of which was to be the selection OF
either Rogers or Barrett for the team
Rogers bullied Barrett again. Barrett
had injured tendon Of his knee. II
was nearly well now and not likely to
interfere with his play. unless he re-
ceiYed kick there. Rogers knew
about that and, in the scrimmage, he
gave Barrett kick which totally dis.
abled him.
Sorry, old man, said Rogers, as
Barrett lay gasping on the ground. u
didn't mean to hurt you"
You did, you liar" answered Bar.
rett, "and I'll get even with you for
that some day, don't you forget it,"
But Rogers, who was elected to the
team, speedily forgot. And Barrett, II
he didn't forget, apparently bore nc
malice though he never played foot
ball again and walked with a slight
limp ever after. BY the time they went
into the Kingsley bank together they
we're apparently the best Of friends
again.
That is, so far as two such dissim.
liar characters could be friends. Rog.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
GIRLS! THICKEN AND
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Bring Back its Gloss, Lustre,
Charm and Get Rid of
Dandruff

To be possessed of head Of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is mere
ly matter Of using little Danderine.
Tt is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just
get 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine now all drug stores rec
ommend it-apply little as directed
and within ten minutes there win be
an appearance of abundance; fresh
ness, fluffiness and an Incompatible
gloss and lustre, and try as you viii
you cannot find a trace Of dandruff or
falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you viii see new hair-fine and
downy at firstyes- really new
hair sprouting out all over your
scalp Danderine is, we believe, the
only sure hair grower; destroyer Of
dandruff and cure for itchy scalp and
1T never fails to stop falling hair at
once
Il you want to prove how pretty
and soft your hair really is, moisten d.
cloth with little Danderine and care
fully draw it through your hair--tak-
ing one small strand at time. Your
hair viii be soft, glossy and beautiful
IN Just few moments-a delightful
surprise awaits everyone who tries
this. Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
Mans First wings.

The first effort TO equip man With
wings that he might fly through the
air. says the American Boy, seems to
have been made by Watson E. Quin-
by, a Delaware inventor, who patented
a flying machine many years ago. The
inventor used the bat as the model in
designing the wings. Previous flying
machines had been constructed, ON the
balloon principle, but Quinby's appara-
tus consisted of wings 12 feet in di-
ameter and semi-circular in form. The
wings were attached to the limbs of
the person flying, and the motions
used were very similar to those used
in swimming The wings refused to
work, however, and no one ever suc~
coeded in flying with their aid
Andre, the greatest all-round athlete,
is war victim; also the swimmer
Estrade and many cyclists, including
Poulan and Faber.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
Price 81 and 50 a bottle,

ever, always to be depended upon and
in many cases needs to be supplements
ed with other precautions
There are three planes of fracture
known to quarrymen. The rift is
the direction in which the>stone splits
most easily; the grain that which is
next easiest; the head that which Of
fers greatest resistance. In a paving
block the two sides represent the rift
fracture, the top and bottom the grain.
and ends the head. But in a quarry
the natural bed is sometimes consider
ably inclined to the plane u 5hs itfts
hence the imperfection of the ordinary
rule for placing stone in building
Popular Mechanics.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
d. d. In Hospitals;
Standard Skin Cure

How many hospital patients, suffer-
ing the frightful itch, the raw scorch-
ing pain of skin disease, have been
soothed to sleep by a soothing fluid
washed in by the nurses hands?
That fluid is the famous D. D. D.
prescription for eczema.
THE SUPERVISING NURsE of one
Of our prominent Catholic institutions
(name Of nurse and institute on appli-
cation), writes regarding a patient.
"The disease had eaten her eyebrows
away. Her nose and lips had become
dishgured. Since the use Of D. ID. d.
her eyebrows are growing, her nose
and face have assumed their natural
expression"
How many eczema sufferers are pay
ing their doctors for regular treat
ment and are being treated with this
same soothing, healing fluid?
D8. GEO. T. 8xCzARDsoM frankly
X. .. GOODALL.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
Check Kidney Trouble at Once

There is such ready action in Foley
Kidney Pills. you feel their healing
from the very first dose. Backache,
weak, sore kidneys, painful bladder
and irregular action disappear with
their use. o. Palmer, Green Bay.
Wis, says my vile is rapidly re-
covering her health and strength, due
solely to Foley Kidney Pills" o. G.
schaefer and Red Cross Drug Store
ADV.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17

writes ID. D. D. is superior to any
thing / have ever found. Soft and
soothing, yet powerful agent"
TO do the work, d. D. D. Prescrip-
tion must be applied according to
directions given In the pamphlet
around every bottle. Follow these di-
rections-and seel
And it certainly takes away the itch
at once-the moment the liquid is ap-
piled. The skin is soothed--calmed--
so thoroughly refreshed
cooled.
All druggists Of standing have the
famous specific as well as the efficient
ID. D. D. Skin Soap.
But we are so confident Of the mer-
its of this prescription that we win
refund the purchase price of the first
full size bottle If II fails to reach
your case. You alone are to judge.
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
BINN QUITS MINES

Santa Fe, Nov. IFS. c. Binn will
be succeed by Leo English as statutory
agent of the Galisteo company Of
Maine at Dolores, southern Santa Fe
county. This indicates resumption
of gold mining operations on the Ortiz
grant
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
RULE THAT HAS EXCEPTIONS
Not Always Well to Place Building
Stone 40 Experts Have Agreed
It Should Be.

In modern masonry it is, generally
speaking, the rule that stone used ID
building should be 50 placed that ii
will be as it lay IN its natural bod
when Quarried- This rule is not. how
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-17
SMILES ARE RARE IN LONDON
Of Pedestrian Thousands, by Actual
Count, Only Eleven Show Other
Than Sad Faces.

There is more than a little truth in
the criticism by A. G. Carmichael, the
Australian politician, visiting Eng
land for the first time, that the Lon.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-02-20
SAW NO USE IN WORRYING
Phllosophle colored Man Reasoned
Calmly over the Whereabouts
Of the Missing Augustus.

About a mile below Mississippi City
we met a colored man on the highway
who asked II We had seen a colored
boy about six years old as We came
along. Upon our replying In the neg.
alive he scratched his head and look.
ed puzzled and said:
Dat Augustus was playin' round
bout an hour ago. an whar he has
dun disappeared 10 is mo dan kin
tell Reckon It's no use to worry
lie walked beside us till he came TO
his cabin, which was setting on the
edge OF a bayou, and on the shore OF
the bayou lay four or Ave alligators
basking In the sun,
Don't alligators ever eat children p"
Qucricd the colonel after a look at the
reptiles.
Yes. sab. dey does"
Then they might have eaten your
Augustus"
Yes, sab, so dey might. III dar, Lin.
da."
His wife came to the door in an.
swer to his call, and he said:
Linda, mebbe dem gators got Au'
Rustus"
"Mebbe dey has" she replied.
Same AZ dey got Jupiter an Moses
an Washington"
Yes"
wall. | amt gwine 10 hunt round
no mo-. II Augustus went up de road,
he'll git hungry an cum back II he
went fshin' In de bayou an de gators
got him, den he's gwine fur good, an
we hev only leven chillen left to git
frew TO summer on"
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UGLINESS PUT TO ACCOUNT
English Club Admitted to Member.
snip Only Those Whose Appearance
Was Unprepossesslnu.

A century and a half ago Liverpool.
England, boosted an Ugly chm"
whose motto vas "Tetrum ante omnia
voltum'-an ugly face before all
things The club minute book covers
a period OF II years. A member had
to be a bachelor with "somethiug odd
remarkable, droll or out " tho way
In his phiz as In the length, breadth
or narrowness thereof, or I'm the com.
plexion, cast Of his eyes. or make OF
his mouth, lips. chin, etc-of which
mo majority Of the society are to
Judge, the president to have a cast.
Ing vote. Fines seem 10 have been
The chief source Of the clubs rev.
cnue, which was spent In food End
drink al the Exchange coffee house.
whore they met
on his admittanCc TO the Ugly
Tub a short descriptive sketch Of the
new member was entered I'm the min.
ute book, and among them We find an.
other claimant o ;ho title OF the
ugllost man ON 'arth In Jos. Farmer.
merchant, whose description reads as
follows Little eyes, one bigger than
We other, long nose. thin lanthorn
Jaws, large upper lip; mouth from
ear To ear. resembling q sharks: a
rotten EFT Of irregular teeth which are
set on az great advantage by frequent
laughing his visago Ions nd arrow
his looks upon the whole %extraordl.
nary. haggard, odd. comic and out.of.
ye.way. In short. possessed Of every
extraordinary qualification to render
him the phoenix OF We society, as the
like won't appear again this 1000
years"
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The Courier Cent-A-W Word
Classified Adds

advertisements M this &C. nm will
d. inserted In this cu,Umn at u cost ui
,r. cent "A word. each issue. T. YOU
nave, ANYTHING to sell, trade or rent.
nr 10 you want to buy or tradr for
ao,thing, tell the world about II iu
inf. column. Everybody reads H.
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One Way 70 1.-Two.

The Gadbys put on n great many
airs for people OF limited means"
why EAouldn't they? Their g
may be limited, but their credit Is
quite extensive"
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To Be Sure.

A professional person wTh any self
respect should avoid competing IN
things which only show up mis- or her
Ignorance
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NH'H'
Subscribe ror the Columbus
CnurI"r
Shoe repairing 81 all kinds
~ Ed G. Archer
FOR SALE Alfalfa hay, ru II
and bran. soc y j Narbouglr
The Courier should he" w"rl,
f.. ,.~rtoi 10 your hume
.Ilir happened It is IN the
Courier
FOR SALE House ana / = in
Rec addition r. r. St~cu
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, we'll located,
very cheap, must be- sold soon
IlrlIbcrg Il Blair. II
Eighty acre, decided land, all
nice ~mourh lud at a bargain
.U.un.rg ~ BIu" "
List your land with HcDlnrrg n
Bur W. have ,lr uu,vl, T.
Il G.~rr locll manage.
For Sdn %" bay grldtug.
q Years old, 1913 high, weight
1850. work CO. ride; sound
Dr. Fraser. Camp up
NOrICE: Claimants duNcrtl,
lug tira proof OF homestead ana
desert lands should rcdd their
notices carefully tu see unat there
are no mistakes
RELINQUISHMENT CLOSE TO
Columbus with improvements
worth more than "" o. asking
for ,hr place See Hcilnorg y
Blair r. Il Gc>lcr, Mgr. IL
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= ting of rs eggs, - -. R"duc
tom ON two ur more settings -
good winter layers; bred 10 lay
Leave orders at Courier otic" or
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amy Information rcgardiL- >tmC
VIII he glad To he favored with
all your bU,,ucSS in any lane
matters. w. e Hoover, t -.
Commissioner. Columbu~, y. ".
For - he -, 1850 or 800 acres
OF tine sandy lOlm land in one
body, 3l2 miles from Columbus,
y VI tine we'll of water, good
concrete and adobe buildings.
This is patented land and pricc.s
low down.
Bic i X OSBORNE
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NOrICE: Claimants %duNrrtl,
ing ilh proof or homestead auu
desert lands should rcdu their
notices carefully 10 see mat there
are NO mistakes
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REIMBURSEMENT cIo,c +,

Columbus with improvements
worth more than "" are asking
for he place See Hcilurrg y
Blair f. Il Gc>lcr, Mgr. ~
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Shoe repairing ~ all kinds
~ Ed G. Archer
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FOR SALE Al'Aln hay, ru u
and bran. SOC y j Narbuupll
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Dry batteries at Miller : Drug
Sore "
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lit happened H. - Iu Mn,
tUuIICr
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The Courier should W." q WocI,
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For SALE House ana - 10
Rec addition t. f. Sl~Cu
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Accomplishments, welt located,
very cheap, must br sold soon
HyIIbcrg Il Blair. II
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1914-08-14

Charles Marie Weber n German I'm
migrant who founded the city OF
Stockton Cal. was bern 100 years aTo
In Rheulsh. Bavaria At the age OF
twenty-five he came TO America and
settled for a time in New Orleans.
He next went 10 Texas and served In
a military capacity under Cen. Sam
Houston. In lSil he started for Cell
forlha with a few companions. lie
obtained a grant OF $4,000 acres In tho
San joaquin valley. and on the pres.
ent site Of tho city Of Stockton he first
encamped with 100 horsea Through
the years Of danger and turmoil that
followed he never abandoned his plan
Of eettlement. bat carried II 70 sue.
cess Through hts activity IN pro
tectinr the American settlers agalns'
the Mexicans he was thrown into
prison. Commodore Stockton came e
his aid md IN gratitude Weber named
his new settlement after The Ameri
can officer. He lald out the city Q
stockton and lived 70 SEE 7 dovelol
into a lourIahlng community. III
died IN Stockton In 1881.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1914-08-14
TAP CABLE; TELL CT RESCUE
unueual Means Of Sending Word of
the Rescue Of Sailors From
Loaf Ship.

Word was received BY telegraph
from 81. John. N. D.. Of tho rescue at
sea II the captain and % members Of
the crew Of the Gloucester fishing yes.
sci Cynthia after they had been forced
to abandon their boat IN a sinking con
ditlon All are safe on the Western
Union cable ship Mlnla.
News Of the saving Of the men wna
forwarded 70 Gloucester through rs
unusual means Of tapping the ocean
cable, sending word 10 s. John, 10 tho
manager Of the cable company, aud
thence by wire to Gloucester.
The Mlnla was at work repflrins tho
cable at point south Of ~ Pierre
banks when the crew OF ihn Cyntl =
was discovered Tho rescue was e
complshed fiji latitude 4ts5 anl ~ 5.
tude 56.8. The men were ru etie ;
from exposure. but now are fep0rtc
az all right
The Cynthia, Capt Albert Gin g
was the property Of the sglvan
Smith company Of Gloucester, ana j.
the fourth vessel belonging TO thal
concern to be lost within yetr r
boat has a groes tonnage of 177a.
net tonnage Of eGsg She q yalN
at $4,000 and WIS built n Clcusrs &
IN f906.-GloBceste dInpatch 10 los
ton Herald
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1914-08-14

A skeleton In a tomb halted the ba
rlal ARRANGEMENTS at a recent funeral
a. New Orleans. Ia The funeral vas
that Of a negress. savanna Richard
son II was discovered that the tomb
into which Il had been planned 20
plsse the remains vas occupied By .
skeleton. A large funeral party had
ACCOMPANIED the body 20 the tomb.
When the vault Nas opened and the
skull OF a skeleton revealed % their
astonlshed gaze a near panic resulted.
The elergymen vhe we're present
ealmed the frighte agmhers Of The
party. and tee tomb was closed With
out further cxlm.uatlOn. The skrle
ton was that of a man. The hair ap
leared intact and the burial robe could
Be seen by the mtEhsrs cf the party
The tomb In which The skeletoa rested
- one Of a long row, about six fee
rem the ground q Is believed th'
body WIS originally buried IN valua
Die casktt. which was stolen from th'
tomb The woman's body was burie'
In another tomb.