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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-02
gentius El Dorado. is the center.

gentine FL Dorado. is the center.
The area Of the pampas is one.
sixth \of the country. In the larger
part which lies beyond the pampas
the others five-sixths. there Is Il great
extent of lands designed to pastoral
pursuits: there are some real desert
areas: and there are also districts OF
great natural resources. which are
either actual or potential contribu-
tors to the natural wealth.
4 Paradise for Cattle.
The pampas are paradise for cat'
tie in the average year when the rain
fills the lakelets and the pasture
whether freshly green or cured to nat
ural hay. affords abundant feed. Oc-
caEionally a dry season fntervenes:
the water pools dry up. the plain be.
comes a waterltss desert. Formerly
in such years disaster overcame the
herdsman and his herds. Lingering
by the shrinking pools. hundreds OF
thousands of cattle and sheep suf-
fered from thirst and famine until
they fell and mummtird in the dust
1t is somewhat different now. Sea
sons still vary incxorably. and from
time To time comes ono Of drought
and loss: but il has lost it's gravNSt
menace. Scattered over the pampa
wherever they may he wanted. arc
windmilla. and besides each mill Il
tank and drinking trough. The
wind. which 40 Hrulpturrd the hol
lows of the plain that very largr
proportion OF the rainfall sinks into
it. now pumps the supply back tc
the herds. which otherwise might
perish stamping the dust just above
Tie suhterranean waters.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13
Krrp Nnar 1rtttprr

Don't get mad Keep your temper we'll oiled
or your passions will away with the best oppor-
tunity you will ever have and smash your ambitions
amid the wreck of your own passions. A bad thot
is like bull in china shop. There is tumult,
much damage and somebody has got to pay the bill.
You must learn to think without passion and then
you will act with cool Judgment. If you train your
brains to search for the truth in every emergency
You will have stored in your head litter of men,
tai combustibes that burst into fame every time
you find your objects retarded by opposition. If
you go around breathing fire and slaughter every
time things go wrong you are only consuming your
own strength The race is not to the swift. nor the
battle to the strong" but the of your own
and the battle for your own happiness will be
won only by your own wisdom. And you are not
wise when you are angry. you cannot mould your
life in day. 1t takes years of preparing-with
much thot and labor-before you can uplift your
SELF Yet you may reach position after toilsome
effort and in some reckless, unguarded moment
throw it all away in burst of passion.
Don't get mad! 1t wastes your power-that
precious power that should be saved for your up
lift. You will make enemies by letting your tenn
per explode in anger-and surely it Is Improbable
to have enemies. You will say in your anger words
which you would give years to recall-but they have
passed from You forever to wound or embitter some
heart that but for them would beat for you in kind
ness You will perform acts in your anger that you
will regret all your lifeacts that burst from the
worst side of your character but which will be re-
membered when your best side is forgotten.
New Idea
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

The genius of Addison gained for him the
proud position of Home Secretary under the British
Crown. but he was so incompetent to discharge his
duties that he obgsd TO solicit his own dismis-
sal. The worlds greatest were not polished schol-
ars Bolingbroke, the statesman scholar, fed from
England, while Walpole. who scorned literature.
held power for thirty years.
Sir Robert Peel, whose quotations were from
Etons most precise grammar. revised his country's
financial policy, regenerated ireland and died with
England's richest blessing on his head.
Edward Everett. with all his magnfoence and
powers of rhetoric, spread himself over the whole
realm of knowledge and elegant culture, but his
name does not recall one single achievement. while
the strongest that ever held the helm of our
government was born in a one-roomed backwoods
cabin and had but six months schooling; yet what
master among men so mighty as Abraham Lincoln?
10 achieve success, you mnst employ common
sense, and if ideas and talents worthy put
ting into effect. common sense must be the funda-
mental principle involved in order to procure salts
factory results. 4F
Genius is common sense intensiied!-New Era
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13
Whh 4nraa Ahnut Tl,r Aannm'a 6pnta

A great many curious ideas exist in various
parts of the world regarding the dark spots on the
moons disk, says the Philadelphia Ledger In the
eastern part of Asia the spots believed to be
rabbit or hare; the Chinese, in particular look up
on them as hare sitting up and pounding rice in
mortar. Most of the Siamese take the same view
Some few. however. see in the moon man and wo-
working in field. Curiosly enough, the North
American Indians have the same superstition as the
Chinese and on old monuments in Central America
the moon appears jug a vessel, out of which
an animal like rabbit is jumping
The South American Indians, on the other
hand, believe that girl, who had fallen in love
with the moon, sprang upward toward it. was caught
and kept by it, and that it is her figure which is
seen on the moons face.
The Samoa Islanders look on the spots as rep
resenting woman carrying child. and many other
Southern peoples have similar beliefs, the woman
and child sometimes being altered into an old wo-
man bearing burden on her back The Eskimos
have original superstition. They say that one
day Amiga, the moon, chased his sister, the sun, in
wrath; just as be was about to catch her, however,
she suddenly turned around and threw handful of
sut in his face and thus escaped him. and of that
he bears the traces to this day.
The inhabitants of Northwestern India, who ac-
count for the moons monthly disappearance by de-
caring that she is burnt up regularly and replaced
by fresh moon, explain the dark spots by saying
they are the ashes of the former moon.
Other nations explain her disappearance in var
ious ways; the Dakota Indians have it that she is
eaten up by mice; the Polynesian superstition is
that the souls of the dead feed her, according to
the Hottentots the moon suffers from headache and
when it gets very bad she hides her head with her
hand and covers up her face from the gaze of the
world; the Eskimos maintain that after shining for
three weeks she gets tired and hungry and with
draws TO take enormous meal, after their own
fashion. and then reappears and begins to shine
again.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13
6pt1i,1H


The best diploma is the book of acts! The
world crowns the man who brings things to pass.
II does not care what college you went through, it
wants to know how much of the college has gone
through you.
Every day the theorizing scholar being
outdone by the practical Ounce. Knowing how to
take hold of thing; to master it, is what counts in
the worlds mart. Availability, rather than ability,
is the force that wins. Genius needs more than
wings to fly, it must have legs whereon to stand.
Education does for genius what the grindstone
does for the axe if made of good STEEL grinding to
the edges if the is good, the more you grind
the duller it becomes. Bacon has justly observed
that books cannot teach the use of books Mache-
avelli, consumate master of all tricks and strata
gems of politics, was not clever enough to his
own bread.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13
-. C. O M M e II II S =.

Last Sunday there was given in the audit
orium program by members of the Pierian
Chautauqua Circle, which was featured by inmate
talent equalling anything of like kind on the out
side The meeting was largely attended by visit
ors who brot to it enthusiastic applause and en-
enlargement that spurred the individual effort of
those the program to success.
After few Introductory remarks, by the
Circles president, among which he welcomed the
visitors, the roll CALI was given, by the Secre-
tary, Mr.. s., to which each Circle member re-
sponded with an appropriate quotation.
The musical features of the program were
ION the Reviera" by Gruenwad rendered by our
prison orchestra, under direction of Mr. r. j.
Reichkitzer, who unfangly provides only the
very best selections from the classics on such &C.
casiOns
The first vocal solo rendered-.the kind con-
tributon in behalf of the visitors to the Circle
program were the vocal solos by Miss Verna Lane
of Saltwater which were applauded and enjoyed
by all present, and for which the management
and Circle extend their sincere thanks
The solos by Mr. NJ, one of which was:
The Songs That Mother Used to Sing' was ex
ceptionally we'll rendered and brought forth the
enthusiastic and hearty applause of the visitors as
we'll as from the Circle members
The paper Pioneers" by Pendennis, pres-
dent of the Circle was then delivered. The COM
position being logical in sequence and heightened
in merit by good oratory.
An illustrated talk on ''Pasteur" was the
next number on the program, to which Dr. H. gave
interest by "reminiscences of of his pilgrimage to
to France and visit to the Pasteur Institute and
its clinics; the steropticon views being innovation
which gave the meeting an added zest
The concluding paper: War and Trade" by
Mr.. F., read with the finish and technique of
the orator, and backed it was by facts and stat
istcs of unmpeachable authority, it made it one of
the best papers that has been heard by the Circle
for some time.
The meeting then adjourned by the
president, at which the orchestra played the clos
ing march.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

Notice submitted to the Mir
ror for publication must absolutely orsnal:i if not
original. PROPER credit must be given if known: if
writer name is not known it should be SO speci-
fed by said contributor. Should contributor fail
to comply with this request he will henceforth be
dropped from the Mirror contributing staff
Signed by Editor.
Approved by Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

Investigations conducted by scientists at Bird
Key, Dry Tortngas, under the auspices of the Car
magic institution have shown that the homing instinct
is so highly developed in the moddy and sooty term
that they return from distance up to 1000 miles
without the aid of landmarks, making return FIGHTS
over the quite as readily as over the land.
Science has yet to furnish satisfactory explanation
of this instinct in birds.
-Ey
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13
IS CIENCE NOTE s..

Prof. j. G. Merriam of the University of
California, has discovered the remains of six new
species of prehistoric horses belonging to the
Mocene and Pliocene periods. The specimens
found of the three-toed variety and consi-.
dered valuable contributions to the history of the
horse
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

The shipment of whole plants for breeding or
experimental purposes with the attendant danger of
carrying plant diseases and insect pests be OBJ
waited in many by shipping only the pollen
from such plants. Pollen from citrus trees has been
sent in cold storage from Florida to California and
recently shipment successfully made from
Washington, D. c., to Japan. The anthers were
sealed in glass tubes from which the air exhausted.
Some of the tubes after the exhaustion of the air were
dried with sulphuric acid
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

new French method for preserving milk
powder and other perishable food materials con-
sists in sealing them in containers with an inert
gas. Tins filled with milk powder or other mater
ri are entirely sealed except a small hole in the
pp These placed in chamber from which
the is exhausted. valve is then opened and
nitrogen is allowed to flow in, filling the space in
the cans which is then soldered up as quickly as
possible.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

There are two kinds of opportunity; op-
portunity for good, and opportunity for evil-be
sure to select the former if you would be success
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

To most people the burden. OF: care would
be lighter were it filled with the coin :of: realism
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

AS result of series of experiments, Prof.
Jaffa of the University of California, SCOTS at the
predictions made by some scientists to the effect
that the people of the world will ultimately subsist
condemned foods exclusively. Concentrated
foods can not be eaten steady diet, he believes
without serious digestive trouble. While sufi-
cent nutriment be supplied in this manner,
there is insufficient bulk for the stomach and other
digestive organs to act properly. 1t is also inn
possible to provide sufficient variety of taste and
flavor where tabloid foods are used exclusively.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

E. M. Bumphery, of Chicago was found
dead recently on the floor of his garage, the motor
of his automobile running and the room filled with
motor gas fumes. Physicians ascribe his death to
'petromortis," or auto gass poisoning, Where
certain elements of gasoline are not oxidized gas
is produced which renders the victim faint. Per
sons subject to vertigo particularly suscepti-
BILE to this poisonsng which appears to cause death
thru brain and lung congestion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

:. :: "A Device insisting of delicate tuning fork
and +shistnrs. has been developed in the
psychological laboratories of the University of Iowa
for determining the musical powers of would-be
singers Test made without the singing of note
the of any musical instrument but py means of
the telephone and minute gradations of sound it is
possible to ascertain with exacttude the musical
susceptibility of the person being tested
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

Like apples of silver on platters of gold"
are the friends that prove to be true friends.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

Lending your neighbor your snow shovel
to clean your sidewalk, cannot be dignifed with
the platitud of: being helpful
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

Strange that the powder in the powder mills
that is blowing up all over the country, doesn't
wait until it gets to the begerents
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

Some people suffer from ''indispostion''
where simpler term defines it as loafing.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

The year 1915 corresponds to the year 7424-
25 of the Byzantn inc era; the year 1925 commenc-
ing on September l; to 5676-78 of the Jewish era,
the year 5677 commencing at sunset on September
18th; 1869 since the foundation of Rome, accord
ing to Faro; to 1892 of the Oympiads; to 1915 of
the Japanese era; to 1884 -35 of the Mohammedan
era. To the al year of the Independence of the
United States of America beginning ON July 4th
1916.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

Curses like chickens come home to roost,"
and often with considerable gain in averdupois.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

In 1779a quantity of strange, beautifully
coored fish were caught in the waters of Nantuck
ct were found to be new species and were named
tilefsh" There were enormous numbers of
them and they were excellent for food purposes.
few years later some mysterious disturbance
apparently exterminated the species; dead tilefsh
estimated at upward of l, 400, 100000, were found
floating at the surface of the ocean, 1t is suppos-
ed that shift in the course of the Gulf stream
which was replaced by colder water was response
BILE. None of the fish have been taken since until
few months ago. They now appear as abundant
and the bureau of fisheries is trying to get
the public interested in them for food purposes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

CHURCH NOTICE
Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock Sun
morning. Protestant and Catholic service alternate
Sunday Rev c. E. Benson and Rev. FRI Corcoran Chap
lans.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

istcs of unimpeachable authority it made it one of
for some time.
The meeting then adjourned by the
president, at which the orchestra played the clos
ing march.
Some people suffer from 'ndisposition'
where simpler term defines it as loafing.
::':'::': ::
To most people the burden of care would
be lighter were it filled with the coitl :of realism.
There two kinds of opportunity; op-
portunity for good, and opportunity for evil-be
to select the former if you would be success
Like apples of silver on patters of gold"
are the friends that prove to be true friends.
Lending your neighbor your snow shovel
to clean your sidewalk, cannot be dignifed with
the platitud of: being helpful
Curses like chickens come home to roost'
and often with considerable gain in averdupois.
Strange that the powder in the powder mills
that is blowing up all over the country, doesn't
wait until it gets to the belligerents
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-27
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION

Pursuant 20 resolution adopted by
the Democratic County Central Com
mittee of Quay County, at meeting
thereof, held at the Court House in
Tucumcari, New Mexico, on the Gath
day of June, A. ID. 1916, "A delegate
convention is hereby called to convene
at the Court House in Tucumcari, at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon, on Satur-
day. the 18th day of August, A. ID.
1916. for the purpose of selecting NINE
delegates to represent Quay County in
the Democratic State Convention to be
held in the City of Santa Fe, on the
30th day of August, A. ID. 1916.
The Democratic voters of each pre-
cinct in Quay County are directed "a
hold precinct conventions at 2 o'clock
p. m., on Saturday, July 10Th, 1916
and select delegates from each pre-
cinct to the County Convention to he
held on August 18th.
Each precinct will be entitled to one
delegate for every twenty votes, and
major fraction thereof, cast therein, as
shown from the poll books of such
precincts. at the Democratic Primary
Election held on June 18th, 1915. Ger.
tifcates of persons voting in precincts
other than that of their residence have
been credited To the proper precincts
also those voting in additional prec-
cincts have been credited to the proper
precincts as accurately as was posi-
/ BILE to ascertain.
According To the apportionment
agreed upon by the committee rs above
outlined the following i, the repre-
scntation from the various precincts
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-27
TO THE VOTERS

This is TO thank each of YOU for
the big vote received in t. Demo
cratic primary on June II. Your sup
port is appreciated, and may ask you
to continue the same until | fail to
show my appreciation by unfaithful
service.
/ ran against two extra good men I;
my vote was greater than the two. As
soon as the polls were closed at six
o'clock we Joined hands for the sue
cessful man. To run race with such
clean men is rare privilege.
Your humble nominee has been up
against the rocks and flowers of this
old world enough to love n square
deal and a helping hand and | want
to so conduct the office of probate
judge that friend and foe will say
1T is not in his makeup to betray n
trust"
We love the Stars and Stripes. To
me that sacred banner stands for the
enforcement of natural and civil law
in one Of the greatest nations of the
world. One part of that nation, New
Mexico, has, in her statute simple
outline on the duties Of probate judge
which shall be enforced to the hest
of my ability If am elected.
j. G. WILLIAMS.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-27
EXCAVATION WORK ON
ELEVATOR STARTED

Mr.. Light, of the Light Elevator
CO., with headquarters at Liberal, Ks,
came in last Saturday morning to
make arrangements for the building
Of their new elevator here. He was
preceded one day by the construction
boss who hired teams and men to be-
gin work Monday.
The bottling works building was
moved away and excavation work be-
gun. Mr.. Light said it would take "a
month to complete the building ready
for business, but he has "A buyer com
ing to Tucumcari from Liberal and
he expects him TO canvass the wheat
belt where he will buy grain and ship
it direct from Tucumcari to the market
until the elevator is built, Mr.. Light
likes competition and will pay all the
wheat is worth, so those who have il
for sale will make money by holding
their grain until they have seen him
The Office building on the lot near
the Glenrock Hotel will soon be put
up and ready for occupancy and as
soon as the new firm is ready to buy
grain the News will give a market re.
port for the benefit of its readers.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-27
JAMES wHITCOMB RILEY,
HOOSIER POET, IS DEAI

Indianapolis, Ind, July 22.---James
Whitcomb Riley died tonight at 10 80
o'clock while Mr.. Riley's nurse, Miss
Clementia Prough was awake in the
poets home. lie had asked for drink
of water and reclined on his bed again
Miss Prough resumed her vigil and,
noticing that the poet seemed not 10 be
resting easily, approached his bed. Mr..
Riley died before she reached his side.
Mr.. Riley's death was due TO par
alysis. He suffered violent stroke
about 1880 o'clock this morning and
the members Of his household were
greatly alarmed, but under Dr. Carle-
ton b. McCullough's administration
the poet seemed to improve, and early
this morning was regarded as much
better.
Information was given to the pub
lie that Mr. Riley was in no danger,
but within few hours he was dead.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-27
TUCUMCARI IA: CLOVIS 5

Clovis base ball team and a bunch
of faithful rooters came TO Tucumcari
Sunday for "A game of base ball. The
members of the team really thought
they had chance TO win from the To-
Gals and from reports some of the Tu-
cumcari sports thought Clovis was
some ball playin bunch and would
have bet their hats that she would take
home the bacon.
This was sad mistake. II she ever
did know how TO play ball Sunday was
her off day as the Tucumcari boys
played rings around them and il was
too onc-sided to be interesting to the
fans who braved the hot sun. When
the score keeper took the score sheet
up town and added Tucumcari's score
up by the use of an adding machine IL
was found that the score was Ia u
3, with the visitors on the short end
The home boys are trying to make US
believe it was their extra good play.
ing that made the score so one-sidec
but fan told us he thought it was
a good practice game for Tucumcar
as il was impossible TO hold the score
down.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-27
BUSINESS COLLEGE DESIRES
TO LOCATE IN THIS CITY

The Tucumcari Chamber Of Com
merce is working on another propo-
sition that may be a good find for
the city and county. A commercial
college or branch of one Of the larg-
est in Texas is desiring a location in
Tucumcari and one Of the requirements
is that Tucumcari furnish twenty stu
dents and suitable building for the
school people to rent.
Sec'y Boyer has written several let
ters to persons owning business lots
TO see II they will build suitable
room that would be acceptable for a
commercial college. The public school
here has commercial department but
that would not be necessary If a good
college were established here and that
should make it easy 10 find the TWEEN
~ students for the new college.