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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-11
GREAT PREPARATIONS.
CHAPTER XLVI.

CHAPTER XLVL
Helen was as excited as I was
when l told her of our contem-
plated house warming.
ooh, that will be lovely" she
exclaimed, "if / have any thing
you want just ask for it, won't
you?"
Helen was one of the most gem
erous souls that ever lived. Later,
when l remembered it, it helped
condone many things she after
ward did.
DO you think I have planned
asked Il want to have enough, but
l can't afford too much; and with
no one but Nora to help | can't
serve it,"
q think it will be lovely!'
Then, what are you going to give
them to drink"
why I thought I would have
both coffee and cocoa" l return
ed. then if they don't like one
they can have the other. Lots of
people you know can't drink coffee
at night ! can't myself unless !
want to lie awake all night"
That will be nice" Helen
unused, but | thought perhaps
as you We're to have Miss Morton,
and such sWells as Bod Henderson
and his wife that you might feel
you would have to give them some
kind Of light wine with the salad"
"Oh, no" | exclaimed, I'VE
never try to serve anything to
drink excepting a little light beer
when / make a rarebit. 1t the first
place we can't afford it; and Tom
is like his mother in lots of
things; end she doesn't believe in
in the home"
Helen Is Pulling.
but it isn't her home, and
Helen broke off a little embarrass-
ed it seemed to me.
"And WHAT" | queried.
Nothing much-only Everett
is so accustomed to hav-
ing such things that l wonder
he comes to your parties when
YOU don't have anything for him to
drink"
You mean that he - drinks?"
l asked, shocked. l never had been
accustomed to drinking of any.
form; never knew anyone well who
made it a habit. of course in our
town, as in all small places we had
a few village DRINKS, and several
but as far as any one
who considered themselves respect
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TUCUMCARI OBJECTS
TO L0NG-TAlL RATS
INVADING THE TOWN
Especial Correspondence to The JournaI.)

Tucumcari, N. NJ, Feb. TO-
Stop it! Tucumoari objects.
Last Sumner they shipped in
boa constructors in banana crates.
Now they are sending long-tailed
rats.
'What on EARTH" exclaimed an
early morning shopper, pointing to
a stack of cartons In u grocery
store, where the yellow creamery
butter glistened through the corn
ers, or what would have been the
corners if the rats had not made
a triangle of it. Upon a close in
spection-"Its wonder you
wouldn't clean up your mice"
Mice nothing, look at the print
of those teeth, a 'long-tailed rat
did that" said the groceryman.
fRats in Tucdmcari Where did
they come FROM"
From Memphis, | guess. Some
body saw one on the train the 9TH
err day"
Mr.. Devor walked in. Well, the
Rock Island is going to kill 'em
and clean up this year" he said.
l.. M. Allen vice president and
passenger traffic manager, Chica-
go; Hal l.. Ray, assistant general
passenger agent, Des Moines, Ia;
Mr.. McBrian, master mechanic,
Sawnee, Okla. c.. f. Davers,
master mechanic of Amarillo, and
G. B. Lane, road master of Dalhart,
were Rock Island officials who Wis
tied Tucumcari last week.
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sharp frozen sticks of water that
were hanging from the rocks at a
place where there was q waterfall
in the summer. Only now the
waterfall was frozen, and there
We're many icicles around it.
Cold spears! Is that what you
call them?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
That's what we call them,H an
swered Billie. 1.-The icicles are cold
and are shaped just like a soldiers
stickery spear, you know"
And indeed the icicles were, be-
ing thick on one end and thin and
sharp pointed on the other.
do you want to play with us,
Uncle Wiggily?" asked Billie.
You could be the enemy, and
Johnnie and could be the soldiers.
We could chase after you with the
cold spears--for the icicles are
cold you know--and we would try
not to tickle you. Want to play?"
mot today, thank you" an
swered the bunny, as he watched
Billie and Johnnie at their game.
Some other time" went on the
bunny as he hoped away.
Uncle Wiggily had not gone very
far, and he was just wondering if
he would have an adventure,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-11
OUR PLATFORM.

4. primary election law which will re-
store the power to the hands OF the people,
where 1t belongs.
2. non-partlsan commission OF three or
five to have charge of our school and institu-
tional lands, and the permanent trust funds
derived therefrom.
8. A fair adeA Iate and just tax law which
will equitably distribute the burdens of gov
eminent We have especial reference to the
mipins tax laws, although we will seek TO
reach any other evaders, big or little, whom
we find. We favor a mine tax law based
upon an ad yalOrem property basis, as other
property is taxed.
A. A fuller budget system for the state in
effort to put state expenditures on an eff
cient, economical and progressive basis.
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Fnx

when all of a sudden, out from be-
hind a rock popped the bad old
fox!
"Ah, hal Oh, ho!' barked the
fox. II am just in time, l seer
Time for what?" asked Uncle
Wiggily
Time to nibble your ears" an
swered the Fox. II haven't nibbled
them very much this year, and l
mus start now"
Uncle Wiggily looked around for
some way of escape. He saw none,
but he saw something else that
made him glad. This was a long
cold, sharp icicle hanging down
from the rock near the fox.
"Oh, no! Nibble my ears will
you! Well, l guess mott" said the
brave bunny
Who will stop me?' sneered
the Fox.
Il will! With this cold, sharp
spear" suddenly cried the bunny.
Then, just as he had seen the
squirrel boys do, Uncle Wiggily
broke off the icicle. Holding the
sharp point in front of him, Uncle
NlB5ly uSIleu Ut lhe IOA.
And did the bad chap wait to
be tickled and scratched by the
icicle spear? Indeed he did not!
Tucking his tail between his legs,
away ran the Fox bowling:
"Oh, don't spear me! Don't
tickle me with a cold spear icicler'
And Uncle Wiggily didn't because
the fox ran away so fast. Then
the bunny laughed and dropped
his ,icicle spear, which broke into
thirteen pieces. So all was well.
And if the clothespin doesn't pinch
the handkerchief when they're
hanging on the line together. and
make the pillow case turn inside
out III tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the magpie.
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AS the People View 1t

Gompers, or some other distin-
guished labor leader, whose re-
spouse might be mistaken as COM
ing from a business standpoint and
not from pure appreciation and
good feeling.
you know the poor We have
with ye always and when We will
We may do them good was said
by the Master, and feel that q
part of it is being enacted in the
completion and carrying into eff
feet of the bill HS1." What we need
most now is a few more kindly
thoughts from kindly gentlsmen.
That viii make our burdens light
er and our hearts more glad. 1t
gives us as laboring classes more
time at home in which to read and
instruct our little ones, who must
needs be instructed, or else the cit
izenship of future generations will
perish.
(Signed) r, b. WRIGHT,
!. 416 Lewis avenue, Albuquerque,
N NJ,
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NY HUSBAND AND |
j. = Jane Phelps d.
Jane Phelps

able serving drinks, why-it was
unheard Of.
mo, not the way you mean!
Don't look so Mortified! But a
great many people nova days,
especially in a big city like New
York have some sort of wine
served with their meals, and a
cocktail as an appetizer. But | think
that cocoa and coffee will do
very nicely. Shall you play
bridget"
eyes, l thought so. There will
be just eight of us" | replied, but
someway my enthusiasm for my
party had all oOzed out. Helen had
acted so queerly. Ought | to give
them wine? l worried over it UNI
til Tom came home then l said:
tom, what shah we give them
to drink, Wednesday night"
Coffee, Of course, Why?"
Tom Decides.
Nothing much, only r.
you didn't think | was going
to buy wine for them did you?
Nice impression we'd give buying
wine for that bunch They all
know | can't afford it. Crandell
would be justified in firing me if
| were fool enough to do such
thing. They have money enough
TO buy all the wine they want. 1t
will do them good to lead the
simple life one evening" so it was
settled, greatly to my satisfaction. /,
no more than Tom, wanted them
TO think / was trying to do some
thing; but no one knows how |
were able to do it nat
urallT.
Does it seem strange that
should have such desires; that as
soon as / heard of the proper
thing to do; or the thing which
society people did that l should
want to do it? Perhaps it was
partly due to my bringing up;
perhaps to inherent snobbishness | |
don't pretend to know; but l do |
know that while all my life / had |
he necessities | never had been |
INDUCED in luxuries. That now | |
lOnged for the flesh-pOts may have |
been due to that.
All day the day of the party l |
worked in the kitchen with Nora;
Or in making the apartment neat
and attractive My curtains were
Ill up and | had hung dainty Gre
tonne hangings over them.
81 looks like something noW!" |
Fom said when he came home 81
3han't be ashamed to have anyone
see our home now"
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE,

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Difficulties of
getting wheat from the producers
had much to do today with bring
ing about sharp advance in prices.
The market closed strong, 3Kc to
" net higher with March $1.67A
to S1.G71a and May $1.551a to
SO. Corn gained &c to 1 w
and oats hc to &c. Provisions
were unchanged to 10c lower.
Wheat bulls made many converts
to an assumption that from now on
the chief factor in establishing
values would be domestic instead
Of export conditions. 1t was point
ed out that besides the evident I'M
ed toward selling at current prices,
country roads were n such bad
shape that a free movement of
grain was out of the question.
Moreover, the green bug pest was
noted today in Missouri and Okla
homa as we'll as in Texas. An
nouncement of large export sales
of flour with a prospect of more
added somewhat to the strength
of the market.
Oats and corn reflected the
wheat bulge and were also influ-
enced by export business in corn
and by predictions of continued
unreasonable weather.
7 Provisions were inclined to
weakness owing 20 sympathy with
downturns which at times took
place in the hog market.
Closing prices.
March, $1.67A; May,
$1.55 ".
Corn-May, 67&c: July, 693sc.
Oats-May, 44Ac; July. 44Bc.
Pork--May, $21 90.
Lard--May, $12,22; July, $l255.
Ribs-May. $11.27.
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HOW TO HELP YOUR
FINANCIAL BUDGET SUCCEED


Yesterday l wrote upon the
subject of the household financia
Budget. Today l am going to make
some SUGGESTIONS that will help
your budget TO succeed. "a
For a budget will not succeed OF
its own effort. 1t takes the strictest
economy on the part of the house
keeper to make it pan out" we'll
Sometimes, indeed, it requires he
roic measures on her part to make
a success of it.
l know of a little bride living in
a city apartment who is making
her financial budget succeed
through her own Willingness to
sacrifice. This young housewife
has learned to read her gas meter
and to know how many feet of gas
she can burn 10 stay within the
amount appOrtioned for gas in her
budget. When she is careless at
the beginning of the month and
fears she will exceed the gas limit,
she lights up candles all over the
apartment instead of using gas for
! illumination, and uses the remain
ing allotment of gas for cooking
Ionly! Sometimes, too, when She
has not managed cleverly with the
food allowance, she and her hus-
band gladly go without butter on
their table for a week rather than
exceed the amount of money al
lowed in the budget for food
| Another thing upon which the
success of financial budget
hangs, is q determined firmness
concerning self-invited guests. The
best way | can illustrate this point
is to quote from a recent letter
sent me by a reader of this col
umn. know she viii not mind my
printing it here as long as | do
not disclose her identity:
4 Thank you for helping me plan
my financial budget" this letter
says. II must tell you about the
experience of a friend of mine
who lives in New York city and
who is constantly being visited bv
Friends and relatives who are pass
'ing through the city en- route to
some other part of the globe.
ThSse friends and relatives are
fo/ever dropping in on her for
lunch or dinner, between trains or
before taking a boat somewhere.
And every time one of them de-
scends upon her, her budget sys-
tenn just collapses. She can't begin
to keep within the limits Of her
food money. thought you might
be interested to hear about this
problem. What would you suggest
to rectify it? Entertaining their
relatives is keeping them poor"
. In reply to this letter | said that
4 would welcome the friends and
relatives when they came in this
unexpected and unlimited fashion,
and sit smilingly chatting to them
through lunch or dinner time, ig-
noring the fact that people usual
1y ate at those hours. They would
soon depart and then the Young
couple could partake of their be-
lated meal. 1t is utter folly to al
low oneself to be impoverished by
such thoughtless visitors, One must
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-11
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 5000. Better grades beef
steers and she-stock opened steady,
others SLOW Top steers. $1,000;
bulk beef steers. $7.50@9.0O; bulk
butcher cows and heifers, $4,000
6.25; Gamers and cutters mostly
$3.00@4.00; bulls steady; bulk bo-
logna and beef grades, $4.75@5.5O;
calves steady; bulk vealers, $10.50
q 11.50; stockers and feeders
steady.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000. Market
fairly active, steady to 15c lower,
heavies off most, Top. $9,S5; bulk
200 pounds and down, 1915 9.75;
bulk 220 pounds and up, $4,000
9.00S pigs steady to strong.
Sheep-Receipts 10000. Killing
classes generally steady, Lamb top,
1915; bulk, S.50@S.50; good ga
pound yearlings, $7.25; bulk, $5.75'
@6.50 bulk fat ewes. 1915 @4.50.
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wall. Street


New York, Feb. 10.-Business on
| the stock exchange today vas again
sluggish and irregular. The only
constructive feature was furnished
| by metal issues. that group dis
playing visible improvement as a
result of the forFhation of bank
i ing syndicate to market huge stores
of copper abroad.
On the other hand, rails were
subjected to renewed pressure fol-
lowing the announcement that the
railroad labor board had rejected
the application of the railroads for
abrogation of the national agree
ment
Yet another adverse development
was the publication of the United
States Steers tonnage statement
for January, disclosing an addi-
tional decrease in untitled orders
of $4,000 tons.
Such speculative interest as ex-
listed concentrated mainly in the
oils, steels, shippings and several
food specialties. Sales. $4,000
shares.
The open market was hardly a
barometer of actual money condi-
tions, call loans holding on the
stock exchange at per cent, while
free offerings were made privately
at per cent British exchange
was firm. French, Belgian and
Dutch rates We're strong and the
Swiss and Scandinavian quotations
were appreciably better.
All classes of bonds tended down.
ward on nominal dealings. the con-
spicuous feature being st. Paul re-
funding 41as, which fell 21a points.
Total sales, par value. were $780,
900.
Closing prices:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-11
CALIFORNIA WINTER,

IT'S winter in this pleasant land,
where | have pitched my moving
tent but goods like snow and
sleet are banned, and frosts don't
function worth a cent, Yet fogs
come drifting from the deep and
morns and ewes are often cold. and
shivers through your system creep.
and all the air seems damp with
mould. And then you'd like to.
build a fire, a good old fashioned
roaring blaze, such as all mortal
scouts desire, on cold and clammy
winter days. But here. where all
the prospects please, and only
profiteers are vile. you'll have to
sit around and free2e--no man
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-11
Bedtim e Stories
For Little Ones
BY Howard r. CARTS.
Copyright. 1921. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
COLD SPEAR.

Once upon o time, as Uncle
Wiggily Longears, the bunny rab-
bit gentleman, was hopping through
the wintry woods he heard some
voices speaking behind a clump of
bushes. t....
"All ready 4ow!" called one
voice, I'm going to rush at you
you with a cold spear"
But don't jah me too hard"
said another voice. you tickle me
when you do ii too hard"
"I'll be CAREFUL" promised the
first voice and then there was a
clatter and clang, and the second
voice laughed and giggled as it
said:
"Oh, you you're tickling. You're
tickling me with the cold spear"
Uncle Wiggily hardly knew what
to think for as yet, he could see
no one.
IF that is a couple of bears
playing together, or the fox and
wolf, this is no place for me-" said
the bunny gentleman to himself. II
guess I'd better run!'
But before he ran, the bunny
gentleman peeked through the
bushes and what he saw made him
smile. For he saw, playing togeth-
er, Johnnie and Billie Busytail,
the squirrel boys, in their warm
fur coats. They didn't mind the
cold, wintry weather which had
made the ground all white with
snow.
Hello, squirrel boys" cried
Uncle Wiggily in his jolly voice.
as he hoped around behind the
bush. "What game are you play
in? Who is tickling who, and what
is cola spear?" 4
1--WE are playing a soldier game"
Billie. "And Johnnie
comes rushing at me with a cold
spear, only / don't like it when he
tickles me and have to laugh.
for you mustn't laugh when you're
a soldier"
mot much, that is true" said
Uncle Wiggily. But what are cold
spears?"
These icicles," answered Johnnie,
md he pointed to some long,
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JUST FOLKS
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Gusst,)
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.

They were not nameless on the day
When duty summoned them away;
In that despairing, fateful hour
When tyranny let loose its power
And hurled its blows at free-born men,
Not one of these was unknown" then.
We knew them when they volunteered,
We knew them on the day we cheered
And hailed them as they marched away
To keep the faith and save the day;
They We're not unidentified
When the gray transport took the tide
Along the battle lines of France,
In many red, grim circumstance
When Flanders sky was lit with flames,
Top-sergeants read aloud their names,
And they responded to the call e.
But that was when we knew them all.
They were not sent as men unknown
Into the shell-swept battle zone,
And when they made their final stand
And heard their leaders last command,
'Twhs not as nameless men they died
That truth should not be swept aside.
Honor these glorious unknown!
Let Freedom keep them as her own
Death left them nameless5 but we live
In peace by all they dared to give
What though their names from us are hid,
Shall we forget the deeds they did?
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COOPERATIVE STORE
= PLAN FOR P0RTALES

Portales, N. NJ, Feb. I'D. c.
Duke of Memphis, Tex, and II.
Medlin of Forth Worth. Tex. rep
resenting the Industrial Transpor-
tation company of st. Louis, Mo-.
are in Portales organizing a cash
and carry" grocery and feed store
in Portales, and have travelled over
the county visiting the farmers.
They plan to cooperate with the
farmers and buy their products,
and they says that through their
chain of stores they can furnish a
market for the entire output of
sweet potatoes, onions and other
products of the country. They are
also planning to open a store at
Clovis and one at Farwell and win
form New Mexico district.
Germany is using window cords
made of paper.
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CARPENTERING
LEGAL NOTICE
OTTCE FOR PUBLfCATI0N'

Department Of the Interior. y. 8. Land
office at Santa Fe, n. NJ, January ~.
1921.
Notice is hereby given that Jose Maria
Garcia. of Jemes N. M, who, on May
81, 1915. made homestead entry serial.
No 023687. for sWA NEA; Sh NWA.
Section "a; SEX NEA, Section ~.
Township Is. N, Range 1 East, N. M. p.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention TO
make three year proof to establish claim
to the land above described. before ". 3.
Commissioner. at Jemez Springs. Sando-
val county, N. M ON March s. 1921.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Feles
Carols, of Jemes, N NJ. Branlio Garcia.
Of Jemes, N. M: Benito Gellegos, Of
Jemes N, M; Pedro Mestas. Of Jemest
Springs, N M.
ERANCIsco nELa1Anc. RAgtster z
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Albuquerque, N. M. FEB. 8, 1921.
Editor Morning Journal.
Dear Sir:-Reading from the
Journal of today Of the passage
by the state legislature of the bill
putting into. effect the eight hour
day for women, wish to say that
l am not a woman, but / am one
Of humanity, and being one of this
class of animals, / am quick to
feel anything that is done that
tends to make lighter the great
burden that nature places upon
us, Of service to our fellow man or
to society or the public, realizing
that we cannot all be masters or
employers. Some must be serv-
ants and to these we should drop
little deeds of kindness at every
approaching opportunity They are
very quick to recognize and appre-
ciate and talk among themselves
of the good things they perceive:
They feel very deeply, but say lit
tie, leaving the task or pleasure of
response, as l should say, to Mr..
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Upton TIPS

This nation seems to be growing absent
minded. The other day woman hid mans
body under her bed and forgot about it until
next day when she sweeping out
Now comes the sheriff of Ouachta parish,
Louisiana, with the report that he forgot to
hang a sentenced negro February 4, and wants
to know what to do with him.
Might as well tell him to forget it.
Three may be a crowd but it only takes one
to start something.
Men say women aren't adventurous but
look at the men, some of them dare to start out
in life with.
Between a bearded woman and man who
uses perfume there is little to choose.
o.
Maybe you've noticed that the men who
have the most time to spend never have much
money to spend with it.
. . o
You can tell pretty we'll who's head of the
family by observing whether he takes hold of
the steering wheel in risky places when she's
driving the car.
A girl with green eyes r. jealous; a girl
with brown eyes is sentimental, even mushy; a
girl WITH, blue eyes is cold giddy. Whattaya
gonna do?
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Denver livestock.

Denver, Feb. 1O,-Cattle-Re-
ceipts LOO. Market 15c to csc
lower Beef steers. $500 100;
cows and heifers. $4.50@610;
calves. $7,OO@1O5O;, stockers and
feeders, $5.5O@6.50.
Hogs-Receipts $500. Market
10c to zoe lower. Top. 1920; bulk.
$8.00@9.00.
Sheep-Receipts $500. Market
slow, about steady. Lambs. $3.50
@8.OO; ewes. $3.O0@4O0.
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can own n cordwood pile. We buy
our wood in little sacks which
from some distant forests came;
with chunks the size of carpet
tacks we feed the sad and CHASTITY
flame. Our coal we purchase by
the quart, and burning it seems
quite a crime; no fire can roar and
rip and snort when fed a pellet at
a time. The fog enshrouds this
winter night, it pierces through me
like a sword; my lanterns burning
as / write--it's all the heat | can
afford. But there are countless
sunny days when everything is
fine and grand, and then 1 take
nay Tyre and praise the glories of
this Wondrous land.