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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26

II country where he can buy land from
$1,000 to $1,000 an acre, which will
produce rs big or bigger crops us those
he has been accustomed to from lands
at $4,000 nm acre. He wants this
land where social conditions will be
attractive to himself and his family,
and where he can look forward with
confidence to being In u few years In.
dependent, and well started on the
road to financial success.
All these conditions he will find In
Western Canada, and nowhere else,
The provinces OF Alberta, Saskatche
wan and Manitoba commonly called
western Canada" provide the one
Ind only answer to the la~nd.hungry.
The land Is here; II IL the kind or
land he wants; the conditions are nS
nearly Ideal ms IL possible, and tho
prices and terms arc such that thu
man Of moderate capital has an on
~portunlty not available to him else
observation-disclosures.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
Of FIGS FOR
A CH|LO'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil. calomel. cathartics.
How you hated them. how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is w%ell.found.
ed. Their tender little "insides' are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing. give only deli.
cious California Syrup OF Figs" It's
action is positive. but gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy: they know children
love to take 1t: that It never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor.
row.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
OF California Syrup OF Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
of all ages and for grown.ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
No Petrol Required.

Mr.. Newrych, thinking that n motor
car was essential to his position, de-
cidcd to obtain one at n certain place
recommended by n of his friends.
81 want Il good, reliable car" he
said to the manager o.. his arrival the
lex day.
"Yes, sir; we have the best In the
trade"
II want the hest on the road" com
mcnted Mr.. N~ewrych.
There 1t Is :" exclaimed the man
ager, pointing TO n certain car. 81
should he pleased to take you for II
trial spin in IT," he added.
"All right" said Mr.. N~cwrych; and
they started.
Everything went all right FOR about
a mile, and then the machine gradual
~ slowed down until finally they stop.
ped. The manager jumped out and
matte nm examination.
"Wbnderful! wonderful :" he ex.
claimed.
"What Is the matter?" asked Mr..
Newrych.
"Why, there's no blessed engine on
this car"
Then what In the world has II been
going on?"
simply Its reputation, slr--slmply
It's reputation" proudly replied the
manager.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
his neck shaved and his ..fds printed.

his neck shaved and his s.fds printed.
But { return { tn first robin. Ma
ture, In spite a her celebrated repu-
thdon fer lookin' M fer ~eyer.buddy,
seems { have given tn robin tn worst
Of II. Uncquippcd fer anything cold
or than 30 above he's more frequently
IN forecaster Of n blizzard than tn
dnndelion. ~CnaggrcsSlve an meek
he'd sooner starve than question tn
priority q tn chesty English sparrow.
Tn only thing II robin II attack in
ar out q It's lair Is tn blind. helpless,
SQuirnin' angle worm. lit nature
sends him north n full four weeks be-.
fore III angle worm Is available. Ut.
tcrly lackin' In tn instinct I keep away
from his natural enemies he invariably
selects II huildin' site within easy reach
- tn family cat. or in tn roof gutter.
where he nm his family fall an easy
prey Z tn April frcShct.
But tn mount % publicity tn first
robin gifts Is enough Z make Il form nc.
truS close her American tour. He's
M only bird that gits his name on tn
editorial page. Long before he gifts
fairly balanced m tn bare twigS Of an
| apple tree his arrival Is heraldcd
broadcast by tn nearest newspaper
an discussed In every home.
How many times have we drawn tn
curtain In III mornin' an looked out
! upon II bleak. snowy March landscape
..s l.L.Il 49, Ga, ..lg, ,.i,l a. COZ,
far.away look in his eye, an wonderin'
what kind Of n meteorological disturb.
uncc nature III goln' t hand him
next.
Napoleon. standin' on tn barren
slaty bluffs o. St. Helena. lookin
gloomily out DER a vast eXpanSe %
speckless sea, didn't have anything OF
IN first robin.
Copyright, Adams Newspaper Service.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
Children Gave Them Crumbs.

and fighting with Mr.. Fuzzy Black
Rooster. They wanted to see. every.
thing first and so did Mr.. Fuzzy Black
Rooster. After they had pccked each
other II little they all became friendly
and decided they would look ut every.
thing together.
"'Wcll, clucked the Bantams, the
children had better notice us and they
did, but the ROSTERS got most of the
attention.
"'What are YOU talking about. Long
TaIlT asked Mr.. Fuzzy Black Rooster
you are growing and growing for all
you are worth and haven't heard you
say n sensible thing
"'Ncither have L. said Mr.. Long Tai.
Rooster.
Then why have you been GROWING
and ~cackllng so much?' asked Mr.
Fuzzy Black Rooster.
"'Because,' said Mr.. Long Tai
Rooster, 4 know a secret
""Tell II to me- said Mr.. Fuzzy
Black Rooster. Il love secrets And
they put their heads together so that
their tall rowns looked almost like
one.
ave might just as well make a LOT
of noise and appear talkative and In,
~teresting,' said Mr.. Long Tail Rooster.
That's why they pay so much atten.
ton To Is. or course, we're beautiful
and unusual. But at the same time we
must talk so they will pay attention
to us. II we eve made Il sound they
would simply think us strengthening,
but very duh and stupid. They don't
understand rooster talk anyway, so we
might just as well crow about nothing,
rather than try to think up something
to say each time
"'That's n good idea said Mr.. Fuzzy
Black Rooster.
And all the other ROSTERS thought
1t such n good idea that they strutted
around, with their heads thrown back
Growing and Growing and GROWING
about absolutely nothing AT all !"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
Penalties Of Greatness.

Many people seem to assume that
he private affairs of any popular au-
thor are public property; but surely
the limit was reached in regard to a
incident told by n friend Of his
In connection with Rudyard Kipllng.
The famous writer was AT work In
his study morning when a gentle
man appeared nj the door.
With him We're two Schoolboys.
Without any prelimlnarles the
stranger asked:
Are YOU Rudyard Kipllng?"
Yes"
Boys. this Is Rudyard Kipling."
as This where you writer"
"Ycs."
Boys, this is where he writes"
us this house your own?"
Eyes"
Boys, this house is his own
And before the bewildered novelist
had time even to inquire as t. their
LEADERS, identity, much less eXpostu-
late with him for his unwarrnntable
Intrusion, the trio had rushed away.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
BY KIN HUBBARD

unmoleSted while those whose duty II
is / guard an protect us discuss tn
sugar schedule or lay in wait fer some
irresponsible chauffeur.
I'm many door yards under tn white
light q tn corner are, er tn flickerin'
glare o tn Kerosene lamp, young girls
- tender age with mallets uplifted
strike wildly at tn wooden sphere in
Their mad effort t reacn tn painted
peg over near tn peony bed. Some
times Their girlish laughter kin be dis
tinctly heard clean up L eight p. m.
In many instances tn days croquet
averages are discussed openly ut tn
dinner table, while tn scores are post
ed In tn marts o. trade. Dealers. APP
parently under no restraint. sell cro-
quet by tn box without question, as L
age er responsibility. Their Is not tn
slightest effort made t control er even
curb tn soul destroyin' game.
II am told that In some o. tn higher
toned an mor exclusive games tn
arches are gaily festooned with rib
bons, that tn mallets are turned from
expensive imported wood an highly
polished an emblazoned with brass
lacks an other barbaric Ornamental.
ton, while tn playin' grounds are
sanded an leveled t tn precision o.
u gnat's heel. Often tn lot Is bor-
dered with lavish blooms, tn whole eff
feet havln' fer Its purpose tn allure
ment o. tn weak kneed who, under
palmer conditions, would never fall a
victim { tn games fatal spell.
Former garden plots whose bounte-
u yields went fer toward solvin' tn
great problem o. tn high cost o. Twin
have taken on a carnival dress an
hilarious crowds riot away tn precious
hours battlin' fer supremacy with tn
mallet all unmlndful o. tn police err
grand jury. Whittier are we driftin'f"
Copyright. Adams Newspaper servicso
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26

From tn pulpit q III Apple Grove
Church, sunday, Rev. Wiley Tanscr
II say:
9TH determined effort L revive cro-
quet Is not { be wondered nj. Society,
long since tired q joy ridin', wahhiy
dances, panther glideS, cabaret reNelry
an other questionable amusement, now
turns her heavy eyes [ tn ole pre-
historic game o croquct with III hope
hat its vicious an fer reachin in
fiuences fer bad II rouse her jaded
soul an furnish n few new sensa'
tons. Tn present generation demands
somethin' [ make 1t pace an Tiers
ever n lOngin' fer anything new an
DARN an demoraliZin' L divert tn
mind from tn simpler an better things
o. life. We'd hoped with tn passin'
o. mumbly peg. jack stones an domi-
noes that tn fever an excitement u
croQuet would subside an we would
emerge on an era when conservatism
would rule our diversions. But we
find that while tn game, durin' tn de-
cade jlst endin', has confined Its blith-
In operations L tn sparsely settled
an lawless mountain districts, 1t has
been fer from down an out, nm this
new squirt fer poplar favor, when 1t
seeks L thro It's Shiny coils about our
very threats, only proves its marvellous
recuperative powers an cunning re-
sourcefulness.
"T'day (even after nightfall) tn
click o. tn balls may be heard In Ill
most any n|eighborhood. With all Its
ole time assurance an brutal features
tn game goes on. Early an late tn
cheerln' an jeerin' o. half crazed men
an ONE an children echo an re-
echo acros some o. our best lawns
while tn authorities sleep. Under tn
very shadows o. our jails an courts o.
justice tn rattle an turmoil proceeds
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why take ordinary cough remedies
when 6osehee's German Syrup has
been used for %fifty-one years In an
towns In the United States. Canada,
Australia, and other countries, for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled In the
throat, especially lung trouble. 1t
gives the patient n good nights rest.
free from coughing, with easy expec-
torntlon In the morning, giving nature
a chance to soothe the infamed parts.
throw or the disease, helping the pa
tlent to regain his health, assisted by
pure air and sunshine when possible.
Trial size &c, and Toe family size.
Sol In all towns in the United States.
Canada, Australia, and other coun-
tries.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
DADDY'S EVENING
[A|QY TALE
GROWING BOOSTERS.
81 hAQY GRAuAt1B MVtR

"There were some very wonderful
ROSTERS In the barnyard belonging to
a farmer" said Daddy. "But IL was
no surprise to them to hear people
talking about their wonderful looks,
for they were really most concelted.
"1 feel sorry for ROSTERS who
haven't fine shoes said Mr.. Fuzzy
Black Rooster.
II lever knew ROSTERS OF any sort
had shoes exclaimed Nancy.
"Did their master give them the
shoes to wear to make them look so
hncf" asked Nick.
mo" said Daddy, "their master
didn't give them the shoes to wear. but
their feet were covered with feathers,
lovely long feathers which completely
hid their feet. They always called
them shoes and were proud indeed Of
them. Some different colored ROSTERS
had different colored shoes and they
.hought they were about the best
dressed roosters In the land.
"'I feel still more badly said Mr..
Long Tnil Rooster, about the ROSTERS
III ''l I i'IlE lullN. my i"f'
nothing To drag around after them.
Long tails are 50 stylish
AS they were talking some small
children anne along.
"'Oh. look at the ROSTERS with the
long tails = they exclaimed. They look
ike ladies with long skirts trailing be-
aind them
"'And see the roOsters with the
Gathered feet said another.
AT this the ROSTERS all began TO
crow:
"'Cock-a-doodlc-do.
We're very glad that you,
Admire II pretty shoe,
Not only II but two
and they kept on repeating as they
.rOwed, Not only one but two for
hey evidently thought 1t was very fine
to- have both feet covered with feath-
prS.
The children loved the black roost-
arS and talked To them. OF course the
,Oostcrs were delighted. They crowed
and thanked the children for liking
hem 50 much.
And the children gave them good
crumbs and some fine grain. and then
started To walk around the harnyard.
They saw the two white peacocks-
Ill white with beautiful white tails
which they spread out. And they saw
The green and blue peacocks with all
The many colors which are so wonder
full.
There were the pheasants with their
'oy"ly-colored feathers and beautiful
tails and some OF them were arguing
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
F'awn Llpplncut.

FIAT dwellers srow restless an janl-
tors sing.
Miss Fawn Llpplncut.
There's three kinds ~ spring-for-
ward, backward an tn plain almanack
variety, which arrives on tn twenty.
first day o. March. an remains over.
Tiers many h%arbingers ~ spring
which are regarded as bein' abso-
lutely trustworthy signs that tn sea.
o which we long for Is "comin'
soon" Wild geese ilyin' north, mar
bic playin', blue.cyed violets peepln'
out o tn slush, tn robin, tn shaggy
umbreller meIdcr with tn workhousc
pnlor, tn carrlidate fer sheriff with his
fresh hair cu., an tn display o. orepn
sets, winter elbows an garden tools
all are looked upon as bein' unmistak-
able evidences that winter Is beatin' a
hasty retreat
While were liable L burn more Goa,
after tn arri val % tn first robin thap
we've burned since he took his DEPART
ure, he's still tn most highly regarded
forccaster o. tn vernal season in tn
business.
When a farmer sees tn first robin
he begins t wonder how many circus
passes he'll be able L pull down fer
allowin' his barn [ be plastcrcd with
farm posters. while his sons stand
rear tn corn.crlb sulien an morose
while they contemplate tn spring
plowin'.
Tn political candidate has been
fooled so often by tn first robin that
he %withholds his activities till tn um.
breller member shows up an tn frost
is out o tn courthouse steps an it's
halmy enough L lean agin' tn puSt-
office. We rarely have any sleighin'
after tn ambitious office seeker gifts
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
Unjust Taxes.

Gertrude" asked the teacher,
"what were the causes Of the Revolu-
tlonary war;"
1T had something to do with auto.
mobiles, but | do not understand just
what" replied Gertrude.
"Oh, mol" said the teacher, that
was before the day of automobiles"
"Wcll, Il said It was on account OF
unjust taxis," said Gertrude firmly.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
Hard Task for Edwin.

Edwin" said the teacher. write q
sentence containing the word 'con-
tents" After n few moments hard la.
Dor Edwin submitted the following;
The contents of a COW Is milk"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26

New York's 1915 death rate, 1880
In each 1000. Is the lowest in 10 years.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26

Baltimore, Md, has enacted a strict
law against d~og-steallng.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26

Some men never accomplish any
thing because they are unable to find
easy mark to put up the money.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26

Philadelphia will this year spend
SO, 900 to improve city streets.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
DON'T GAM BILE

that your hearts all right. Make
sure. Take "Renovine"-a heart and
nerve tonic. Price SOC and 81. 00.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26

Wichita, KAN, has adopted city
manager form of government.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
BY KIN HUBBARD

Ole windy March, first month Of
spring,
Flat jewellers xrow restless nm janl-
tors sing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-18

wearing his whskers that way that made Abe Lincoln famous.
 If man would only listen to the ad vice of his conscience he wouldn't need the advice of lawyer.
 Once in while you a two-legged snake like the men in the clothing ad cuts. But you never see a blue-haired dingbat like the women on the maga- zine covers.
 A man is willing to let the Lord at tend to other matters. But he wants to give the punishment of his enemies his personal attention.
 There may be other great world problems. But the one that concerns a woman most is the family grocery bill
 What has become of the old fashion CT school boy who used to come home with black eye?
 There are all sorts of folks in the world, including the man who is loafing around waiting for the Socialists to make Rockefeller and Carnegie split up 'heir coin with him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-18

cific Coast. They admit they get more rain
 fall than Prince Rupert where the annual
 rainfall is 150 160 inches. We inquired
 here to their annual rainfall but they
 said, We don't count it in inches, it rains
 every day in the year."
 Overlooking the underestimate of 1000 or more Juneau's population and the circumstance that Mount Juneau is than 5000 feet hlgh, the fact is that Juneau has not nearly as great a rainfall as that at Prince Rupert. The average rainfall at for the more than 30 years TOT which we have record is less than 75 inches year about the same that Grays Harbor, Washing ton less half that at Prince Rupert and htte more than half that at Kechikan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-18
Ii Yuan Hung Is Kept a Prisoner in Capital and Has No Office
 and No Title.
IS DENIED ALL RIGHTS
Governments Power Is Growing Stronger and Has Support of the
 Foreign Nations.

PEKIN, Aug. Correspondence )f the Associated Press)-Li Yuan lung, once President of the Chinese Republic, possesses today less power here than the lowliest coolie He s a prisoner in the capital of the and over which he once ruled and Tor the first time in many years he holds no office; and except for hat of Prince Wu Vi, he holds no .itle
 It is Lii Yuan-hung's desire to leave Pekin and seek rest in Tien- tsin, but the government has repeat edly denied this request. Premier ruan-Chi-jui and Acting President Feng Kwochang apparently have no intention of allowing the veteran warrior to depart for any settlement where he would be in a position to communicate with the revolutionists in the south. The government is said to realize how potent the name of Lii Yuan-hung would be were he so be made President of a southern Republic such as Sun-Yat-sen, Tang Shao-yi. c. T. Wang and other Kuo- mintang leaders are endeavoring to establish in Canton.
 Since he surrendered the presi- dency a month ago and allowed General Chang Hsun to take over the central government. Ii Huan- hung has divided his time between the French Hospital and his home in the Tartar City. without the walls of the Forbidden City. He also took refuge for short time in the Jap anese legation, and he handsomely rewarded the Japanese soldiers and officers who protected him in the trying period when the Republicans were busting the boy emperor. Hsuan Tsung. and overthrowing the short lived monarchy set up by Chang Hsun
 Lii Yuan-hang's illness was not serious enough to make his retire. ment to the hospital necessary. But the French hospital is in the Lega- tioin quarter. It is under the pro- lection of the foreign guards. And Li Yuan-hung was not the only Chinese who was ailing at the time conditions were so unsettled outside or the foreign settlement. Hotels. hospitals. legations and private hous- es within the Legation quarter were
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-18
Luke McLuke Says

The half of the world that is dssat- isffed with what it has thinks the other half has no right to be dissatisfied with what it hasn't.
 There are some things a girl can do and keep it dark. But bleaching her hair isn't one of them.
 When wife's kisses cease to be in- toxicating he is liable to take to drink.
 When a man sits down to eat and ties his napkin around his neck, let not want to waste any time in table talk.
 Ever notice how tired and sleepy a man gets when he is about $20 ahead of an all night game?
 Women have been chasing men since time began. Even old Mother Goose admits that Jill followed Jack down the hill.
 A girl detests the odor of beer on a mans breath. But it is different if he can afford to drink champagne
 When a girl is putting airs she often forgets to put on an air of mod esty.
 A barber has about as much use for l safety razor manufacturer as man who makes his living by pressing pants 1as for Highland soldier.
 It would be possible to love our neighbors as we love ourselves if our neighbors would only mind their own business.
 Time never hangs heavily on the hands of a woman who has them in dough- and wash tubs and dish pans III day.
 When you tempted to let them grow always remember that it wasn't
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-18
HARDLY FAIR

The Petersburg Report is still very much wor- ried because the Territorial Road Commission pro- to expend $15.00O improving Gastineau chan nel so that small boats may pass of it toward the north and thus something like 20 miles on each trip. It characterzes the legislation concerning the matter handing Juneau the road fund of the entire Division" This is hardly fair The road fund of the entire Division $50,000 this year and $5O0OO next year. total of $100,00O. The total that it is proposed to expend on the Gastneau channel improvement is $15.OOO The expenditure is one in which Douglas Island and all the other Gasneau channel communities are as great ly interested, in proportion population as Juneau, and at least onehalf of the population of the Divs- ion is Gastineau channel