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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE MISSED
Why Waltz Why Not Go to West
ern Canada Now?


remnrk that "after the war we will go
to Western Canada" II does not oc
cur to those making the remark that II
they wish to secure lands In Western
Cnnnda, whether by homestead or pur.
chase, the best time to 60 Is now. After
the war the welcome will he just as
hearty ns ever. bun the chances are
that land values will Increase and to-
day homestcads are plentiful and land
Is reasonable In price. There IL no
question about what the land In Mnni'
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Will
do, what II will give under proper cul.
tivntion.
Farmers In Western Canada are pny-
ing for their land holdings with the
proceeds of last years crop. That this
Is no idle statement may be CLEANED
from the three following items, which
are picked out ut random:
"ln the spring Of 1916 n hnlf-section
OF land was offered FOR sale nt S11.OO
per acre. There were 1OJ ncres OF
summcr-fnllow, which because the
buyer were seeded to wheat. A yield
Of 40 bushels per acre, 4.20O bushels
all told. grading No. l, was obtained.
The price the day the grain was sold
(Which was very carly In the season.
before grain prices advanced tn round
about $1,000 was SLIGO. which brought
the handsome total OF S6.72O.O0. Three
hundred and twenty acres Mt Sl7.O0
equals S5,4i0OO. so that n buyer. by
placing less than half of the whole
under crop. would have made profit
Of S1.2S0.O0." - Robson Messenger,
Robson. Sask.
"rhat the Indiana Boys farm this
year raised sufficient crop to pay for
the land, all the machinery and all
overhead expenses rs well ns make n
handsome profit, Is the information
given by y. B. Davis, the manager.
The wheat yield wns over 22,00O bush.
els. or twelve cars already sold, nine
graded No. |. and Mr.. Davis has sold
over 1000 bushels locally for seed at
$500. Naturally, when he gets to In
diam he will he n big booster for Al
berta. a."-BnsSano Mail, Bassano. Alta.
oscar Castal6r, who sought land mt
Blusson after the crop had been put
In last spring. for S3,SOO.0O. has
threshed 5000 bushels of wheat, which
Is worth at present prices about
81 10000. He refused an offer Of
S5.000.O0 for the land after the crop
had been taken off."-Lethbridge Her.
aid, Lcthbridg., Alta.
Reports from the wheat fields are
highly encouraging and show that the
whes. crop of many farmers In West
ern Canada was highly satisfactory.
Coblenz, Snsk.-W. A. Rose has
threshed an average of 33 bushels per
acre and SO bushels of oats.
Glcichen, Albertu.-Up to date 237.-
So bushels of grain have been received
by local elevators, of which nearly
10000 bushels were wheat. Seventy
one ears of grain have already been
| shipped
Stoop Creek, Sask.-James McRae
has threshed 5,400 bushels of grain,
1000 bushels OF which were wheat,
grading No. Northern. One field
averaged "A bushels per acre, and a
large field of oats averaged SO bushels.
If information NJ to the best loca.
ton Is required. 1t will be gladly fur.
nished by any Canadian Government
Agent. whose advertisement appears
elsew re.-Advertisement.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
RouQh Philosophy.

"I'm not averse to helping you, my
good man." said the careful philanthro-
pist, "but are you sure you will put
this dime to good use?"
you kin count on me, guv'ncr." an
swered the tramp. "A dlrae amt goin'
ter make n man, an' on de other hand,
Ii amt goin' ter ruin I'm"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
GOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN

Children love Skinner's Maearonl
and Spaghetti because Of Its delicious
taste. 1t Is good for them and you
can give them all they want. 1t Is a
great builder Of bone and muscle, and
ioes not make them nervous and irri.
able like meat. The most economical
and nutritious food known. Made from
the finest Durum wheat. Write Skin
ner Mfg. Co, Omaha, Nebr., for beau
tiful cook book. 1t Is sent free to
mothers.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
MINER BROWN IS RELEASED
Famous Three-Finsered Pitcher Is Let
Out After Thirteen Years Serv.
ice In Big Leagues.

After playing 13 years in the major
leagues, Mordecai Brown, the famous
three-fingered pitcher OF the Chicago
National league club, was given his
unconditional release by Charles II.
Weeghman, president of the club. Mr..
Weeghman offered to aid Brown In OBJ.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

the awaiting
the infeliers unable the although
the field nking Finally,
forced almost back The fielder who had just
the ball threw
second,
the ball
before he could slide back into second.
Tho team In the field contended that both They
based their
the who had
ngcd the other and that the other
touched before he could
bat had The umpire decided
whereupon the other left the field.
10 Problem.
The umpire right in ruling only While second
base belonged who originally held It, the
from being while standing the
the other Of
the base safety then the who
be forced be unprotected But In this the
touched before slid
that time
original holder OF the base who
back The the
which easily makes the
he OF did
the man on be declared out? or not"
Copyright
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
Natural Enouqh.

81 hear the coal barons are again
raising prices"
'That's foolish. The public are mad
enough as II Is, and this continual
raising OF coal only adds fuel to the
flames"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

nd vital force fol.
low loss OF flesh, or
emaciation. These
come from impov.
erished blood. DR..
Pierce's g olden
Medlcal Discovery
enriches the blood,
stops the waste OF
strength and tis-'
sue, and builds up
healthy flesh
Thin, pale, puny
and scrofuIo Us
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
Obviously.

"Smthers dressed up that story he
told"
II suppose that Is why he took 1t
to a swallow-tale party"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
Harsh lntimation.

He--1 suppose you think couldn't
make any woman happy.
Shc-Ycs, there Is one woman you
could.
He-Who's she?
She-Your widow.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

Gold brick buyers are born often
enough to keep the manufacturers
from going out of business.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
No Hope.

you nre not foolish enough, are
you, to think you can drown your sor~
rows In drlnkT
."Of course not My wife can swim"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
Contrary Methods,

"Iie tried to hang himself because
he was cut up"
"And he didn't succeed because he
was cut down"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

The average man has TO sprint occa-
sionally In order to keep up with his
running expenses
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

THAT GRIM WHITE SPECTRE,
Pneumonia, follows on the heels Of .
neglected cough or cold. Delay no
longer. Take Mansfeld's Cough Bal.
sam. Price soc and $l.00.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
OF HARNESS RACING
Dean OF Sport Began to Handle Relns
Back In 1990-Won Over Million
Dollars in Purses.

Pop Geers, the veteran dean OF the
harness racing game, Is sixty-fve years
of age. "rhe Silent Man of Tennes-
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

Pimpes, boils, carbunces, dry up and
disappear with Doctor Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. In tablets or liquid.
-Ady
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

trine confusing, but after little dellberation 10
clear enough. At the time the play came up men
were on first and second base. The catcher, n
mighty good thrower, noticed that the man
ond was taking n big lead on ench pitch. The
being close he made up his mind to try to get him
mapping n snap throw. Calling for a pitch out
he made n beautiful peg TO second the short
stop raced over to take the throw. The runner
caught fiat footed and seeing there chance
to get back to second, made n break for third. A
run-up ensued between second and third. The man
first, In the meantime. believing that Il was al
most certainty that the other runner would be
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

talnlng n berth as a manager in mi.
nor league club. Brown Is thirty-elght
years old. He came to Chicago from
the st. Louis Nationals In 1904.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
You are Invited to Write for Free Advice.

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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

II Is the man who rcsolutely put3 his
hands to the grindstone that keeps the
other fellows nose to II.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
Women Of
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Here is Proof by Women who Know

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deal of the time so was unfit to do my work. A
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woman can take."-Mrs. MARGARET QUINN, Rear
259 Worthen ST. Lowell, Mass.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
She Tells Her Friends to Take Lydia E. Pnkhams Remedies

Friends Take Lydia Pinkhams Remedies
North Haven Conn-a When was 45 had the Change Of Life
which trouble all have At first it didn't bother mo
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them bottles Of Vegetable Compound and could
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think the world Of hem"-Mrs FLORENCE 1sELI,
Box 197, North Haven, Conn.,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

Adam had one thing to be thankful
for. Eve didn't buy him n box of cigars
for n Christmas present.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01

Weak, Fainty Heart. and Hystsrles
can be rectifed by taking "Renovine .
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc andS Az
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-01
BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS

written Especially for This Paper by the Famous American
League umpire)
Of the East furnished last
that the
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27
THE PRESIDENTS APPEAL

In his address to congress President Wilson clearly and briefly reviews the situation which has developed since Germany. put into effect it's unrestrict- ed naval warfare, and his action in go- ing before congress with such mes sage as he did, pointing out the fact that this country does not want war and that he Is not proposing or contemplating any steps that need lead to it, but that the present situation is -fraught with the gravest possibilities and dangers, that action of vital importance may be rcquired on a moments notice and that he should possess the authority to meet such situation as may develop is justified by the state of affairs which exists today.
 Just what his plan of action is, if in fact it has been determined, the president has not stated further than indicated in the request for authority to supply cur merchant ships with de- fensive arms should that become nec- essary and adequate to protect our ships and our people in their legiti- mate and general pursuits on the seas, with a sufficient credit to provide ade- quate means of protection where they are lacking.
 While, as the presidents points out our shipping has not suffered from de- struction like that Of other nations, there is no telling how long this will exist. and in the meantime American shipping is tied up because of the lack of protection or conveys. There is need for insisting upon our rights and furnishing the protection to those en- gagged in legitimate errands on the high seas. Action towards this end has not been hastened but it is time that shipping was given the assurance of support that it deserves. If the president thinks he needs additional authority for this he should have it. and the care which he is exercising in this matter doesn't indicate that he would rush into any more serious step without due provocation and deliberate thought.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27
What a Blockade Is

MT. Editor: In view of certain let ters which have been appearing re- gently in your columns. would it not be well to print this explanation of blockade" given in Current Events ? It may prove eniightening to others as 1t was to me.
 Sinking an occa sional ship on the high seas does not make a blockade. Nor. until very lately. have the Ger mans even called their submarine war fare by that name. By international law paper blockades," made by proc lamation, are nothing. A blockade, to be recognized by neutrals. must be strictly enforced
 ''This is not to say that a block ade must cease to be recognized as such if an occasional vessel slips by. But practically all vessels must be captured: the escapes must be rare exceptions.
 This is why the British blockade of the German coast is counted by neutrals as lawful and the German at tempts as unlawful. The one is strict " enforced, as a recognized blockade must be; so that in more than two years scarcely a German merchant ship has slipped through. The other
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

except deep sea craft, coasting will be unusually dangerous
 1 think that the most careful ob- server of weather conditions and my predictions will have to agree with me that the rule I follow, if followed to the letter, is as good a rule for pre- dieting weather as any followed by even medical a1manacs"
 In a quarter of a century the only times I have come anywhere near mak- ing a mistake was when I allowed a little guesswork to slip in. My predic- tions have been printed in nearly ev- cry state in the Union. in Canada Mex ico and Cuba and to my personal knowl- edge, have been read by more people who read them (because thy fel tha t the weather rules I follow are good ones) than similar articles written by any living person.
 THE CLOUD DIGGER. P. S. am field correspondent of have Q large lot of seeds at my dis posal, also a large quantity sent me by United States Senators Mclean and Brandegee. All amateur gardeners who want to help reduce living ex- penses this year can have them by sending me their address. I also raise seeds of my own-have a good supply fine cabbage plants that I will gladly give those who try feeding themselves this year. All you have to do is just write to
 THE CLOUD DIGGER,
 Packer, Conn. WEATHER BUREAU.
 The seeds will be sent you a little later.
 THE CLOUD DIGGER.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27

"I am so tired of being sensible" l" sighed the woman with the quiet, gray eyes. Moreover. I'm becoming convinced that life is unfair.'' How long have you been sensi- bie2" asked the woman with the err mine cap.
 "Oh, ever since I can remember"
 But what has that to do with life being unfair ?''
 Just this: I wasn't born sensible. when I can have the things and do the things that I want, the force of habit won't let me. My 1tfcs been a contrary tangle from the start. T was born with straight hair on my head and a longing for curry hair in my heart. I mean in my heart a longing for curly hair-the Mary Pickford kind. But mother explained that straight hair was more sensible because .t never s1arIed- was a skinny little thing end craved sweets, but mother demonstrated the foolish ness of candy. And ! never got sin gle thing to wear shat prayed ana cried for. I remember weeping for a green felt hat with 2 gorgeous pink
 bow on it-slsS mother bought me a
 gray woolen bonnet that tied under
 my chin.
 'I couldn't have ?. smart book strap
 like other children, but carried my
 books in hideous, homemade bag
 My first real winter cloak, ali new and not made over, H9lss pretty enough, but miles too big, so that could wea
 it three or four years. | never rode a merry -go-round, hut was made to put my nickel iTt the bank. I never stayed overnight at anybody's house or had any company of my very own. I always wore homeknit stockings in winter and never, positively never. had even pair of tan shoes or stockings in summer.
 T had one doll, the kind that can't break and has it's hair painted on. It didn't break and I've been saving it all tFSsSa years for Dorothy, but she won't even look at it. And it's been just like that all my life! And now when'I could have the things I want and could do the things I'd like that old drilling spells my fun. My sen- sible habits are fixed. I keep prom ising myself the new dress, the new picture. the new friend. the trip to my sisters in Indiana, but I keep on scrubbing floors and washing dishes, saving and patching. And then when I do get the opportunity to go mayhe my sisters new baby has grown fran a fat, soft, pink little bunch of sweet ness into an ordinary naug.ty young one with a dirty face
 And there was Mrs. Haley. did so want to know her well from the very day she moved into the neighborhood.- For months I was promising myself to just lay off some afternoon and go and get really ac-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27
Weather for March.

MT. Editor: Feb. 24, a. m I take
 great pleasure in informing my critics
 Of short memory that the storm p:e-
 dicted for Feb. 24 came just exactly
 l as predicted and a perusal of today $
 papers will show that it spread over
 considerable territory. The cold wave
 l will surely follow, don't forget that 1 In 1897 I we'll remember Capt Tom
 1 French of the schooner $. D. J. Raw :
 son, Camden. Me. of which I was
 l steward, sailing out over Mayport,
 tains were hugging the harbor owing
 | to a gale blowing from the northwest. I was steward of the Rawson and hav-
 ing had considerable experience in
 | Florida waters felt just little ticklish about going out. The old rules that i four generations had followed with out losing a ship proved itself all right, | for long before midnight we were 1 scudding swiftly towards "the Trades" l with a fine so' west breeze blowing. 1 After discharging cargo at San Juan, | PeurtO Rico, where we met your Judge John Hall. the American consul at that point, on one of our trips, and had l the pleasure of securing a few Bull 1 letins. Capt. French was the only i captain in the harbor that ventured i to sea with light ship in what looked ! like a heavy storm coming on- We had nothing but plain sailing all the | way back.
 The one or two critics who appear | to be very anxious to call attention to errors in my predictions make the one great mistake of thinking that they are the only ones that read and re- i member.
 To begin with, a navigator would not consider Voluntown or any other one little spot in weather observations | but what would interest him would be general weather conditions over | large area of land and sea- The "as predicted" often seen in The Bulletin ! in connection with the U- $. weather reports does not appear in one out of @ hundred times with mine.
 For the past four weeks my cor respondents from Voluntown have | been quite numerous and unless all of | they know what they are talking about There's a Reason.
 Now For March.
 A bowling old storm will be with us the opening days of March. An icy period, trees and fences and telegraph wires, ice-coated, from 4th to 7th. A spell of very warm weather for March will follow the icy period and continue a day or two. quickly followed by a sharp, storm period. Cold for the St. Patrick's day celebration.
 While March has long been called the windy month second only to Sep tember. The past three or four years March, 1917. will return to it's own and gales. high winds will be the rule. A big storm will be with us from March 2U to 24 and the month will go out as it comes in, like lion. March, 1917, on the whole will be one months of the year and "this year" in- cludes both November and December next.
 There will be at least two e1ectri- All mariners will do well to watch their barOneterS closely before going to sea
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27
THE REPLY TO BRAZIL.

There is precious little satisfaction | that is given to Brazil by Germany in 1 it's reply to the protest from that na- tion against it's unrestricted naval policy, and the announcement that Brazil would hold Germany responsi- ble for any harm which befell Brazil ian ships on their way through the war zone. Germany makes it empha- tic to the South American country as it does to China that it will net al- ter it's submarine warfare, but it does not tell Brazil as it does China that it will respect the lives of its people
 and their property.
 Regardless of international law and
 the rights of neutrals on the high seas, Berlin's statement to Brazil is to
 the effect that if it attempts to oper- ate it's ships it must expect to take
 the consequences, although 1t ex-
 presses regret that neutrals must suf- fer as the result of the method which has been determined upon to strike at the enemy.
 It can hardly be source of relief to Brazil when the German foreign office says that in case of the loss of Brazilian ships the German govern ment will suggest diplomatic negotia- tions. Such means that no at tention is going to be paid to the rights of the neutrals. They are go- ing to be treated the same as the al- lies and if any harm comes to them they are going to be offered financial compensation for the crippling of the shipping and the possible loss of life. This is hardly to be looked upon as satisfactory and it is difficult to be- lieve that Brazil or any other nation, so situated will allow it's neutrality to be bought by threats of punishment and possible payments of indemnity.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-27
PROTECTING CHILDREN.

What must be looked upon as a move in behalf of safety first and the prevention of a large number Of deaths to say nothing of the many accidents which should be avoided. is the order which has been put into effect by the police of Philadelphia that children must not jump onto the rear of vehi- cleS to steal a ride.
 Such practice under ordinary cir cumstances might not be annoying to the driver or dangerous to the chill 1ren if more serious consequences were not involved than merely catch ing a ride, but it is through the dar- ing used by some in dashing in front of other vehicles in order to catch on" in clambering onto trucks and wagons wherever there is a. place re- gardless of the danger of going under the wheels and in lodging in the way of others while getting off from a moving vehicle, which makes it nec- essary to give stringent orders to stop such practice. And the order given the police is intended for enforce ment when it says You will at once stop any car or other vehicle on which children are stealing rides, arrest the offenders charged with trespeSs and send the children, if under 16 years of age. to the House of Detention. If more than 16 send the prisoners to the station house."
 Many a life would have been saved many person would not be a cripple today and much money would have been saved that was expended through lawsuits if such an order had always been in effect and enforced. Highway traffic will doubtless welcome this ef- fort on the part of the authorities to impress upon young people the neces- sity of protecting themselves.