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Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
One OF "OUR" SIGNS
in A Big Magazine
POPULAR MECHANICS DEvoTES
SPACE TO DESCRIBING
TRAIL MARKERS

A recent edition of Popular Me-
chanics contains an interesting article
descriptive of the marking of the Ma
tional Old Trails road from New York
to Los Angeles by the Automobile
Club of Southern California, an or
ganization located at San Diego It.
is this club whose representatives
now are engaged in placing the signs
in the country south of albuquerque
and who will be here soon.
The county commissioners of San
Miguel county voted last spring to
assist in the expense OF marking the
trail in this county. The article in
the magazine is accompanied by
picture Of one of the signs, which
bears the insignia of the highway and
the name of the auto club. BY chance
the illustration displays one of the
markers that will be used in this
neighborhood, bearing the words:
Las Vegas, 40 miles; Rowe, miles;
Santa Fe, SS miles; Glorieta, 9 miles, p
The magazine article is as follows:
I'm order to mark the trail from
Kansas City west to the Pacific coast
for the benefit of motorists from the
east who will drive overland to the
expositions at san Diego and San
Francisco in 1915. more than 5000
signs are being erected along route
covering 2,21S miles. The signs are
enameled and supported on iron pipes.
The trail viii lead through the Grand
Canyon, desert and mountainous coun-
try, Indian settlements and other i'm
teresting and picturesque places. Tt
is estimated that it will require four
months to complete the work Of plac-
ing the signs"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
Lime Starvation
Causes tuberculosis

The Medical Record New York;
of December 1S, 1909, contains nm
article ON "The Treatment of Pull
mOnaFy Tuberculosis, Based ON the
Assumption That the Dfetetic Cause
of the Disease is Lime Starvation
by DIR. John r. Russell, who sayss
"Ehe condition which is recognized
as preceding the active development
of tubercuIOsis in the adult may be
considered as due to lime starvation,
Among Inorganic substances
lime salts appear to be OF sDeciaI
physiological Importance
but IL the salts are not in organic
combination It Is difficult to suppose
That the cells can appropriate them
for food"
Years Of widespread use confirm
us in the belief that the success 81
Eckman's Alternative In cases Of pull
monary tuberculosis consumption
ana chronic throat and bronchial
troubles Is due in large measure to
It's content Of lime, so combined with
other ingredients as to be easily ap-
propriated by the cells
Doubtless this has had nuch 10
DO with the results obtained IN many
cases Of these affections, which an
Alternative
AS 1t contains no opiates, narcotics
or habit-forming drugs It Is safe
70 try. Your druggist VIII order It
for you or you can send direct.
Eei<znan Laboratory, Philadelphia.
nd 3. @. Murphey and Red Gross
)rug company.
Price 81 and 50 a bottle.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
END AFRICAN EXPEDITION

New York, Nov. 2i.-The Congo ex-
pedition sent out by the American
Museum of Natural History in CO.
operation with the Belgian govern
ment has completed its four years
work in the jungle, according to ad-
vices received here. over $4,000 was
expended by the museum. The col
lection gathered consists of 5000 speci-
mems, exclusive of $4,000 inverte-
brates and more than 1900 pages of
data and many photos. Herbert
Lang, who had charge of the expedi-
tion, will remain in Africa for the
present.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
FOLEY cATHARrIc TABLETS


There are many times when one
man questions another's actions and
motives. Men act differently under
different circumstances. The ques-
tion is, what would you do right now
il you had severe cold? Could you
do better than to take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy? It is highly recon.
mended by people who have used il
for years and know its value Mrs
o. & Sargent, Peru, Ind. says. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is worth its
weight in gold and ! take pleasure in
recommending It." For sale BY all
dealers. ADV
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
Y.M.C. SQUADS
new JERSEYS
ARRIVE
THE TEAM WILL LOOK FINE
WHEN 1T FACES THE ELks
THANKSGIVING DAY

Director Dowden at the Y. M. C, A.
has received the new Jerseys and
stockings which were ordered for the
Y. football team last week in order
to have the aggregation appear at ITS
best on the field Thanksgiving day.
Fourteen men Will be equipped with
the new outfits and the team will put
up a fine appearance when they line
up against the Ell1s on turkey day for
the closing game of the season.
The new outfits are in the colors
royal blue and white and are the best
that money can buy. The jerseys
are with solid blue body with the Y
M. C. A. monogram IN white on the
chest, and alternate stripes of bme
and white on the arms The stock.
ings are blue with four inch wnite
band around the calf
The Y. team will hold two more
practices before Thursdays contest
with the Elks. This evening the
squad will work out in the gymnasium
and Wednesday afternoon an outdoor
practice will be held on the vacant
lots adjoining the building This viii
complete the preparation for the Elks
game.
Manager Blood and Captain Tamme
Of the Blks report that last nights
practice was the most satisfactory up
! to the present time and that they are
going to give the Y. bunch a run for
the money With the exception Of
some of the line men and subs, the
full squad reported for practice hast
night at the Y M. c. A. gymnasium,
and the team ran through formations
for the better part of an hour. The
fact that several of the Normal team
who are in the Elk lineup are away
on the glee club and oratorical trip
to albuquerque, did not interfere with
the practice as these men are playing
the line positions and already are ia
miliar with signals. The Elks are
practising tonight in the armory and
Wednesday evening win work out
again at the Y M. C. A.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
Beginning Of Antwerp.

Antwerp it is said, takes its name
from castle which in Frankish times
marked the site of the city. This cas-
tie was built to protect the entrance
Of the scheldt, and to prevent foreign
traders introducing goods into the
country without paying toll to the
sovereign lord. The penalty for theft
and smuggling was in those days the
cutting of Of a hand, and, as in this
case, the severed members were
thrown into the scheldt. the castle
came to be known as Andhunerbo Tor,
in Flemish, Antwerpenl, "the place
Of handthrowing The castle and
two severed hands appear on the city
arms to this day.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
FOUR HARVARD MEN IN War

Cambridge Mass Nov. "a. -Four
members of the Harvard faculty and
five graduates of Harvard are seeing
service in the European war
Professor E. J. A. DuQuesne Of the
department of architecture is in Paris
as a reservist, subject to call should
Paris be again endangered He is de-
voting his own fortune to Red Cross
work Professor Louis Allard has rem
dered service as an interpreter, and
is now stationed at Rouen, in English
Hospital No. 8. L. ]. A. Mencier, in
structor in French, joined the terri
torial troops of his native town of LIE
Mans in France, and is in charge Of
the office at that depot of tie French
army. DR.. Alfred Luger, an assistant
instructor in Harvard medical school,
is attached to the medical corps Of
the Austrian army
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

A tight feeling in the chest accom-
lanied by a short, dry cought, lndi-
Gates an inflamed condition in the
ungs. To relieve it buy the dollar
size BALLARD's H0REHoUND sy.
RUP: you get with each bottle a
free HERRICKs RED PEPPER PoR
1lJs PLASTER for the chest. The
syrup relaxes the tightness and the
plaster draws out the inflammation
Ut is an ideal combination for curing
colds settled in the lungs. Sold by
Central Drug Co.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

one letter. 1t was to his friend Amory |
telling him that he counted on better
working chance out West, and had
started on his journey thus abruptly
to spare the pain Of parting with his
good, kind friends.
Then for three years those friends
heard nothing of Bertram nor he OF
them. He went away from civiliza
ton. With body of sturdy prospec
tors he braved the hardships of two
trying Alaska winters One day Ber-
tram turned up at the home Of his
sister. tired-out man, bronzed, rough
ened, but breaking down with fever,
There we're weeks of lonely illness.
then a protracted convalescence. He
was seated in his invalid chair one
sunny afternoon when he called his
sister to his side.
'I am getting nearly well enough to
move on again, Bertha" he said. i
want you to call in the lawyer tomor-
row. l did quite well out West and
brought tidy little fortune home with
me. ! want to settle 1t on you, for |
may not return again"
That was his determination. The
old tugging had come at his heart
when he realized that he was com
paratively near to Evelyn. When des-
perately i'll he had thought Of sending
for her, but had procrastinated the or
deal. Now, however, he said:
And mail this letter, Bertha" and it
was directed to Evelyn.
He had asked her to come and see
him and bring her husband with her.
'I am going away never to return" he
wrote. II want to make Amory little
present out of the fortune have made
and don't know what to do with And
! want your parting benison"-the
kiss!
The lights were low at eyentide two
days later when the invalid heard a
rustic at the front doorway and voice
that thrilled him in converse with his
sister. It was Evelyn.
"Bertram!" and welcome form
came into the room. "Oh, why did you
not send for me before during all your
lonely illness?"
This moment compensates for all, I"
murmured Bertram unsteadily.
"And now | am here continued
Evelyn, you will not send me away,
will your
But your husband, Amory?"
did you not hear? He died year
ago. explained Evelyn in a subdued
tone. "Bertram, | was his true wife,
and l told him all. He died blessing
me as his faithful, devoted companion
and you as the truest friend heaven
ever gave to man"
One hand rested caressingly across
the fevered brow. The other held his
hand and the contact thrilled him.
Father is dead,' she said mourn.
fully. There were no children. Often
have wondered" her voice died
down and her head sank low.
Wondered what?" he asked softly.
"If you would ever come back-if--
If"
81 would claim that dear kiss?" he
supplemented.
"Yes"-her voice was the merest
whisper now.
TITS memory has made my life sweet
and beautiful" he said thrillingly.
Dear Amory! we both loved him, we
both were true to him. Yes" added
Bertram clearly, you can stay, you
must stay, for cannot live without
you"
"And the kiss?" her shy face was
half averted, but every pulse was flut-
tering.
II wish 1t now" he said.
Copyright. 1914. by w G. Chapman)
OHIO nEVOnn All nARRNN
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
INSURANCE swINpLg CHARGED

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 24-An alleg-
ed insurance conspiracy is soon to
have an airing in court, when re-
markable tale Of an attempt to swim
die companies out of 100000 will be
unfolded. Large policies were taken
out to insure the life of Mrs. Bertha
Epstein Of Pittsburgh, who is nearly
70 years old and has been bedridden
for two years. 1t is charged by the
police that healthy, younger woman
was presented for examination, and
that the three men held on conspir-
acy charges planned to load up Mrs
Epstein with as much insurance as
they could take out expecting when
she died to share the proceeds Of the
policies with Harry Epstein. her son,
who was made the beneficiary. Harry
Epsein is one Of the men held. and
Louis Sieger OF Philadelphia, Walter
c. Sawyer and Dr. W. J. Probst. both
Of Pittsburgh. are the other men who
niust face the charges.
The alleged conspiracy was discoy-
cred when an agent Of the conserva-
tive Life Insurance company Of CHI
cago visited Pittsburgh, and he was
told Mrs. Epstein was visiting In New
York On his arrival back in Chicago
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County. SIS.

Lucas County. IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes Dath that
he is senior partner of the firm Of F
]. Cheney and Co., doin0 business in
the City Of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of ca
t&rrh that cannot be cured by the use
of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of De
Icember, A. D. 1885,
(Seal) A. W, GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
lnally and acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY and Co., Toledo, O
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
tipation. ADV.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
)ENVER DRIVERS
SOAKED BY
COURT
loLAToRs OF THE OPEN MUF.
FLER ORDINANCE ARE
GIVEN FINES

ii the city council passes that pro
5sed ordinance prohibiting the use
muffler cutouts on automobiles II
i'll be getting in line with the DIG
Id progressive cities of the country
he open muffler has been found a
aisance everywhere, and police
idges are soaking it to the autoists
no violate the muffler ordinances
he following police court story from
ssterday's Denver Post shows how
le open muffler IS regarded in Den
sr:
Ten more yiolators of the open muf-
er ordinance were fined in police
,urt this morning. They we're fined
and costs each ana given lecture
i Magistrate Rice regarding public
lisances. Three cases were contin-
ID and two others failed to appear,
hose cases were continued last Sat
rday.
Motorcycle Officers Gardner and
aker were ordered to bring in the
10 men who failed to appear this
orning. Three men were fined for
,eeding.
AN the violators of the open muf-
er ordinance were first offenders,
ID despite the constant warnings of
hief OF police O'Neill and Commits
oner Of Safety Nssbet, many asked
at the ordinance be explained to
tem and the reason for IKE penalty
Magistrate Rice explained that open
ufflers are nuisance The noise
.used by open mufflers is unneces-
Try and confusing. In the crowded
ssiness streets all unnecessary noise
ould be suppressed, the judge ex
aimed, and all good citizens should
,-operate in suppressing nuisances
Id reducing danger to a minimum
All the men ordered into court or
lis charge were lined up before the
agistrate's desk. None could give
good reason for allowing his muf
er to be open; they admitted it was
Unnecessary.
Magistrate Rice explained thai
pould any offend a second time the
snalty would be- severe.
I'VE viii not hesitate to give some
you fellows a little time in jail for
second violation of this ordinance, >
said, sternly
DR. r. Z. Thorpe and W. Newton,
ho were ordered into court last sat
day and whose cases were to have
zen tried this morning but for their
lure to appear In court, will be or
red into court tomorrow morning
erhaps they think this isn't a seri
IS niatter,s the Judge said. "see
Al they are here tomorrow IL you
fe p bring them" he instructed
iieers Baker and Gardner.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
CURRENT MAGAZINES
= = 4 = > > = = = =
How Criminals In sorneo Are
Executed

Executed
Criminals in Sarawak, writes the
Rance in the December Wide World
are executed by the kris,
with which weapon my servant Subj
was wonderfully expert. A kris is a
curious-lo looking dagger, straight and
flat the blade double-edged, Is inches
long, with a sharp point It is insert
ed in the cavity Of the condemned
mans right shoulder and thrus dia-
gonally across the body through the
heart, causing instantaneous death.
do they never tremble?" I would ask
Subu NO. he said, they do not
tremble. They smoke cigarettes while
their grave is being dug, and some
times they eat betel nut and sidih,
Then, when l tell them, they sit on
the brink of their grave as though
they were sitting on the edge of their
bed, preparing to take their afternoon
sleep. We always parted good friends,
Subu, "and very often we talked all
the way to the place Of execution"
The condemned men never quite
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
psspondenex Due to indigestion

1t is not at all surprising that per-
sons have indigestion become
discouraged and despondent. TTere
are a few words of hope and cheer
sor them by Mrs. Blanche Bowers, In
diana, Pa. For years my digestion
was SO poor that 1 could not eat the
Iightest foods. tried everything
that l heard Of to get relief. but not
until about year ago when | saw
Chamberlain's Tablets advertised and
got bottle Of them, did / find the
right treatment. I soon began to i'm
prove, and since taking a few bottles
Of them my digestion IS fine For
sale by all dealers.-Ady.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

he found another application for a
policy for the woman, dated the very
day he had visited Pittsburgh This
brought the case into the hands of
the state insurance department, which
investigated and caused the arrests.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
INTERMoUNTAlN RATE CASE ON

- - Nv - - - fNsiN NJ : kftOE 0tN
Washington, Nov. 24.-The inter
mountain rate case, involving freight
rates in the northwest, was taken up
today by the interstate commerce
commission, and all Of the railways
operating west of Minneapolis we're
represented. The hearing is a con-
tinuation Of that begun at Chicago
October 6. Following closely on the
big lake and rail case it rs expected
that the commissions findings on
these two big traffic questions, SO im-
portant to the west and northwest.
will be handed down early IN January.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

WORK FOR GIRLS WELFARE
minneapolis, Nov q. A whirIwfnd
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-26
innocent children from the schooIroam

innocent children from the schoolroom
20 the hoe?
The census bureau shows that 1885,.
600 OF these women are forty-five
years of age and over. There is no
more pitiful sight in civilization than
these sanity mothers of Israel stopped
with age, drudging in the field from
sun until sun and at night drenching
their dingy pillows with the tears of
despair as their aching hearts take
1t all to God in prayer. Civilization
strikes them blow when 1t should
give them a crown, and their only
friend is he who broke bread with
beggars and said: Come unto me all
ye that are weary and heavy laden and
y VIII give you rest"
oh, America, The land of the free
and the home OF the brave. the
worlds custodian of chivalry. the
champion Of human rights and the de-
fender Of the oppressed-snall we per-
init our maidens fair to be torn from
the hearthstone by the ruthless hand
vi ucotihy anu CHdlutu 10 tQe plOW!
Shall we permit our faithful wives,
whom we covenanted with God to cher
ish and protect. to be hurled from the
home to the harvest field, and our
mothers dear to be driven from the old
arm chair to the cotton patch?
In rescuing our citizens from the
forces OF civilization, can we not apply
to our fair Dixieland the rule of the
sea-"women and children first?"
There must be a readjustmert Of
the wage scale Of industry so that the
women can be taken from the field or
given a reasonable wage for her serv-
ices. Perhaps the issue has never been
fairly raised, but the Farmers Union,
with membership of ten million, puts
its organized forces squarely behind
the issue and We now enter upon the
docket Of civilization the case Of The
Woman In the Field" and demand an
immediate trial
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-26

Vienna messages state that the
Oldest reservists, who since the
outbreak of the war, have been
guarding the roads, railways and
public buildings, have been sent
to the front in Galicia. 1t is il
legal to take reservists out of their
own province, but the Emperor
Franz Joseph got over this diff
Guilty by issuing a proclamation;
"ln view Of the heroic dssh of the
Austrian army, the Emperor has
granted the reservists also the
honor OF going to fight for the
defense Of the fatherland.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-26
Makes Post Department
Pay It's Own Way

"For the first time since Benja-
min Franklin organized the
United States Post Office Depart
ment, that department is to-da,
on a paying basis" So says the
report of Postmaster General Bur
Lesson, the Texas Congressman
chosen by Woodrow Wilson tc
take the money losing end OF the
Government and make it pay.
Burleson estimates that the de-
psrtment will show q surplus ol
more than three and a half mill
ions Of dollars for the fiscal year
Of 1914. On that showing he fig.
ures that the department is now
on a a practical business basis
capable Of sustaining itself.
The annual report of the Post.
master General advocates early
action toward taking over the
telegraph and telephone systems
of the United States and asks
that such action be taken at once
in Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands
and Porto Rico.
Burleson says that substitution
Of paid carriers OF rural mail fol
the contract service OF the Stal
routes would save the Govern
ment annually at least 100000
900.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-26
The Rev. Hicks 1915 Almanac

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ready. grows more popular aud usefu
With each passing year. 1t is q fixec
necessity in homes, shops aud CONNER
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this best issue OF his great Almanac n
the close Of his 10th year. The Alma
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Rev. Irl X. Hicks fiue Masszlne. W 80
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copy Of his Almanac. fer onlv 81 Sen
for them 10 Word and Works Pu ,l,-hin.
Company. 340l Fra kim Av.nue. 1t
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Legal blanks and mining locations fol
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-26

In Pennsylvania, under the
new Clark law, which will haye
been in operation year on De-
cember l, the cities of less than
100000 population were placed
under commission government.
The plan provides for a commits
sion of FIVE and gives the mayor
no veto power over measures ap-
proved by majority OF the board.
The FIVE salaried commissioners
are selected biennially while the
mayor holds Office for four years.
The initiative and referendum are
features OF the scheme and the
commissioners are elected on a
non partisan ticket.
With figures at hand, more or
less official, up to the middle OF
November, Bradstreets' has been
able to form a pretty definite cal
culation as to the cost OF the Eu-
ropean war. 1t is figured out
that England's daily expense is
s5,OOO,000; frances $4,000, 900;
Russia's $4,000, 900; Germany's
V,OO0.O00. and Austria's 81, ,000,-
600, a total Of s27, 900, 900. There
can be added to this the expense
that Belgium. Turkey, japan and
cervia are under and the cost of
mobllizing, etc, to Holland, Den
mark, Switzerland and Italy. and
adds approximately 100000
more, making a total of $50, ,OOO,-
ooo day, or nearly a billion
dollars month.
Engineering and Mining Jour
nsl; Now is the time for anybody
VINO Is contemplating new mining
ana metallurgical construction
70 oegin it, if he has got the
money or can borrow it. Steel
"nu cement are to be had at bed
'ock prices, the manufacturers OF
machinery are in many cases
Iaking sharp concessions in or
VOL 70 get business. and the con-
s'''ons TOR the employment of ef-
4s'snt labor are favorable. Peo-
+" are coming to see that the
on''sd States is not going to re-
ns'0 under cloud even if the
!. l'f0pean war drags on for a long
. 4s. II it should show signs OF
'ulnating soon, there would be
'ue'nlng akin to boom in bus
,'s here. Anyway. optimism
1'leaslng so rapidly that some
orS.s S.'rial companies are giving
..a'ss .ss to resume construction
ord.s . inaugurate new plans in
A. NV : 70 be in position to meet
A.. usmands s for their products
se iorsssn in the future.