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Ülitorteil Boetaty

VOL. XXVII. NO. 50 LOItDSBURG, NEW MtiXICO. OCTOBER 30. 1914. BlngleVopleslOeentarrV-e- f

WESTERN LIBERAL.

Larrfshart; Wew Mexico.

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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.8TATE

Wm. C. MeBonald GovernorE. C. de Baca, Lieutenant GovernorAntonio Lucero, Secretary ol StateK. W. Clancy Attoniey-Geimr-

W.U. Sariten AuditorHowell Ernest Traveling AuditorO. S. Marrón TreasurerK. P. Ervlon. . Commissioner Public LandsAlina N. Wfclte Bupt. Public InstructionHuKh H. Williams, Chn. Corp. Coin.M. 8. Groves. ..O. L. OwenClarunoe J. Koborts, Chief Justice Sup. CourtRichard H. Hanna, ., ..Frank W. Parker, ., ., ..J, D. Sena..: Clerk .,

COUNTY.

VsbT. Manvllle Commissioner 1st DistrictK. H. Edwards,... 2ndM. B. Ownby 8rd ,.

H.J. McGratb SheriffM. F. Downs. TreasurerJames A. Shipley AssessorHym n Abrahams Probate JudtieK. O. Venable County Clerk

Isabella Eekios Superintended of SchoolF. L. Cox,... .. Surveyor

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Oeerfre Curry ..Member CongressH. B. KorgussonW II. Hee ..... ....Judge District CourtHarry Lee . . . .Clork ,

8. B Davis. .United States AttorneyV. M. Kornker U.S. MarshalJehn W. Mured ... Survcvor-Oener-

Henry P. Uardsliar... .Internal Kov. Collector

FKEOINOT.

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Clure. J. It. Ownby.

Southern Pacific R. R.Lurrtaliurc Time Table.

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Arizona & New Mexico Railway

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IRVING'S HEAD.

Vfhy the Spot That WashingtonTouched Could Not B 8aen.

Amono; Dr. George Haven Putnam'searly recollections was a meeting withWashington Irving, lie tells of It lahis "Memories of My Youth." TheIrving home whs near XonVers andthe Putnam family occasionally visitedtheir neighbors. Dr. Putnam remembers one Sunday afternoon when hisfather was busy arranging some of Mr.Irvlng's pnpers and the old gentlemantook pains to pire him some wordulxMit bis own childhood. "His mothertold htm some years litter, wben hewa old enough to be Interested In his-

torical events and personages, thatwhen he wna a year old the nurse, tak-ing him out In his baby carriage, sawut the corner of Broadway GeneralWashington pnnsbijj by on horseback.The nurse, holding tip the little boy.called out to the general that here wasa boy that had been named after him.and Hhe hoped thnt the general wouldbe willing to gire the boy his blessing

"Mttle Washington were not aoplenty In 1734 as they became In lateryeiirs. mid the general was quite readyto delay his ride for the purpose of giv-

ing n greeting to his little namesake.He took the boy up on the saddle and,placing bis hnnd Uion the little one'sMend, gave him a formal blessing. Ilooked up with interest at the beadthat had been touched by Washington,and then found myself perplexed atMr. Irvlng's word that I should not seethe spot on which the general's handhnd rested.

"I spoke to my father afterwardabout the Incident, and he said, 'Why.you stupid, don't you know that Mr.Irving wears a wig? "

EMPEROR PENGUINS.

Vary Ceremonious They Aro WithTheir Bows and Speeches.

In Sir Ernest Shackleton'a "Theneart of the Antarctic" there Is achapter by James Murray, the biolo-

gist of the expedition, on those queercreatures, the penguins. The follow-ing is an extract:

Tbuir resemblance to human beingsis always noticed. This is partly dueto their hnblt of walking erect, butthere are truly a great many humantraits about tbem. They are the civ-

ilized natives of these regions."Emperor penguins are very cere-

monious In meeting other Emperors ormen or dona. .. Tbejcxome up to a pur.ty of strangers In a strnggllug

some big, Important, alder-m- a

tile fellow leading. At a respectfuldistance from the uiau or dog tb'-- y

hult, the old male waddles up an Jbows gravely till bis beak almosttouches bis breast. Keeping his beadbowed, he makes a long speech in a

muttering manner, short sounds fol-

lowing In grous of four or Ave. Hav-

ing Unbilled the speech, the head isstill kept bowed a few seconds for po-

liteness' sake, tUen It Is raised, and belooks in your face to see if you haveunderstood. If you have not compre-hended, us is usually the case, be triesagain. lie Is very patient with yourstupidity.

"Their most solemn ceremonies wereused toward the dogs, and three oldfellows have been seen calmly bowingand speaking simultaneously to a dog.which, for its part, was yelping andstraining at Its chain In the effort toget at tbem."

The Provencal Tongue.Mistral, the great Provencal poet

has been likened to Dobert Burns forthe work he did. But Burns' task waachild's play compared with Mistral's.The Scottish poet found bis languagefully grown and completely alive; Mis-

tral had to create bis means of ex-

pression. Provencal bad lost everyresemblance to a literary tongue, andthe new poet-patri- had to mold Itafresh, to recreate and to build up onthe ruins left by the vineyard and thefarm. "Our Provencal." said Mistral,"was a country Ubs, ragged and wild."She Is now a wonderfully beautifulcreature, but It is doubtful whether allthe genius of Mistral cao keep beralive. The educational reformer In

France docs not like such Irregularbeauty. Chicago News.

Newspaper Reporters.I have always had great sympathy

for newspaper reporters a class ofmen generally about equally fearedand criticised. During a larga part ofmy life since my graduation I havebeen brought In constant contact withthe men of this profession. Only onrare occasions have I suffered at theirhands serious Injustice, dua either todeliberate Intent or to gross misunder-standing. I have generally found tbemcourteous and considerate, honestly de-

sirous of getting the troth and of re-

porting It accurately. Abbott'a "Bem-lstseence- a"

In Outlook.

She Bolted."What did your wife say when aha

saw you dance three Umna with thatpretty young woman T"

"Nothing. She JUBt bolted th par-ty." Detroit Free Presa.

The Single Thought.Stella Were you two souls with bat

a single thought? Bella That wasJust the trouble ha wanted to staysInf.le.-N- ew York Ban.

A tiiGHTOFTERROR

Peculiar Experience With a Dead-

ly Mexican Tarantula.

PENNED IN A DARK BEDR0QX

The Trying Ordeal Through Whioh aWoman Tourist Passed In a Hotel atVera Crui Awaiting the Bite ThatMeant Madness and Then Death.

The tarantula la much larger In Mex-

ico than In Itnly. Ills four pairs offuzzy legs, bis speckled bulging belly,bis abnormally fat head, armed withvIcIoiih nippers and equipped with eighteyes arranged la transverse rows, suf-fice to till you with a wholesome desireto give blm the right of way withoutado.

Owing to the fnct that he has anhabit of lei. Ting bis oti

realm in the tropical vines to make,sociable little visitations to the 'cor-ners of your bedroom It bad alwaysbeen my custom to search every nookand crevice of my sleeping room be-

fore retiring for the night. Ttvlce had1 seen native laborers, peoas, in theagony of death due to a tarantula bite.8o It waa not surprising that thiscreeping thing headed my list of themany dangers to be shunned In Mex-

ico.I had Jnst reached Vera Cms from

Mexico City, very tired, and decided toseek my room early In the evening,which. Indeed. Is the only safe andproper thing for an unaccompaniedwoman In Mexico to do. That part ofthe diligencias In which my room 'Waslocated was evidently undergoing re-

pairs, for a pile of timbers-- was lurlud-e- d

In the fnmlsblng of my apartments.No particular renson occurred to me

why 1 should Investigate this I limber,and, little realizing that It might shel-ter lurking danger, 1 flung my wearyhead on the dirty pillow. Hut as I layquietly dosing off to sleep I suddenlybeard a soft little noise, wblrh onemight describe aa a cross between ahum and a falsa.

As a precaution against the manyvenomous things that creep and crawleven In the well beaten paths of Mexico 1 had made a careful study of tbaarachnids, to which class the tarantalas belong. I recognized that soft unostentatious warning that announced iroommate as tindestrabre aí'one iouldwell wish.

Cautiously I stretched out my handto see If by chance there were somematches on the little stand near mybed, with the result that I knocked thennllghted candle upon the floor. Thatwas enough for ray mettlesome roommate: be bad been personally insultedby the noise, and suddenly in the utterdarkness, that black stillness whichone feols In a strange room, I detecteda sickening odor, the warning of theangry tarantula.

I atralned my ears to detect the softcharacteristic click that the tuale, thedeadliest of the species, employs aa afancy frill to his malicious song. Myblood chilled aa I heard his muffledhum-clic- bum-clic- bum apparently not three feet away. I held mybreath. Incidentally my nose, and laywondering bow long it would be ere Iahould feel bla big fuzzy feet sneakingnp the side of my neck or before hissoft woolly body would light upon myface. It wns not at all comforting toremember that one of a tarantula's ec-

centricities la to And bis way to a pointon the celling directly over the objectof hla anger and then to drop unceremoniously upon bis victim.' It was the only time In my life wbenI longed fur the bliss of Ignorance.Would to beaveo I bad not studied thishideous horror of the tropics! But 1

had. Moreover. 1 bad seen (he awfuleffects of hla worse than fatal bite,whose work of destruction was merci-lessly long drawn out.

If the bite of a male tarantula Infectaa large artery It throws the victim Intoa dreadful state of ATUzed nerves. TheIncipient stage of tba poisoning are ac-companied by accentuated melancholia,followed by a shattering of the mental-ity. On gradually absorbing the venomthe unfortunate subject reels and ravesIn a mad whirl until be swoons frompure exhaustion. The tarantella, thegraceful Italian dance ao often de-

scribed In musical literature, derives Itsname from this hideous poisoning.

11 this and more darted through mymind as I lay there In the darknesswondering If I. too, were doomed todie like a dervish. As the night woreon the buzzing grew leas sedulous. Ilay motionless during the thousandyears till dawn, which came at last adivinely soft blue, shimmering shaft oflight, which made things faintly vis-ible. Cautlonsly 1 drew myself np to asitting postura and craned my neck Ina searching survey about my chamberof horrura.

There, In torture worse than mine.bung my roommate, four of his legspluloned beneath the timbers. Therebe sprawled, a maimed bnt angry pris-oner. Bis eight eyes winked me a mil-

itant "Good morning." and I forthwithreturned tba compliment with the slen-der abaft of my hatpin. New YorkBun.

Prefer losa before nnjost gain, forthat brings grief tot once; tills iorever.-CM- ld. ......

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m UNLUCKY BRIG.

Onee Abandonee!, the Marie ColasteI v , came ta a Baa tna.There are few people who have not

beard of the case of the American brigMarie Celeste, which In 1872 was Inex-plicably- abandoned In calm weather offthe A sores by a crew never after beardfrom. Few, however, know that Itended Ha career many yearn later atthe banda of the barrator.

On i la last voyage It cleared fromBoston for Port au Prince. Haiti,

with a cargo of valuable general merchandise. Insured for $30.000.When, within a few mtlca of Its destination It went ashore near Ml ra goo neand became a total wreck. The cap-tain, Itrker, promptly aold the cargo.s?nt nnseea, . to American ConsulMltctwfl for 1500. Mitchell saved itat son-- trouble, but lived to wish he

Wtifcja the? underwriters' agent arrivedon' the seen to Investigate, be foundseveral funny thing a boot the cargo.put case shipped as cutlery and In-

sured for $1.000 contained dog collarsworth (50. Bárrela supposed to containexpensive liquors were full of worthless dregs, a consignment of salt fishInjured, (or $5.000 waa rotten, andother articles mentioned In the bill oflading proved to be In keeping.

Consol Mitchell, not only duped, bntoutlawed, stood not on the order of bisgoing, but cleared out for tall timber.The captain of the brig was tried In theUnited States district court In Boston.convicted and sentenced to a long termIn prison, where he died three monthslater. Datld A.' Wasson In OutingMagazine.

PP.1DE OF THE UGLY CLUB.

He Wa the Prize Member of an OldNow York Organization.

In the New York Evening Post ofMay 11, 1814. appeared the followingnotice:

UGLT CLUR'" Uglr brothers, hither fly.

. With you bring- the varying eyeBring here cock eyes and eyes askanceThat cannot pass one tender (lance.Bring RoRSle eyea and piercers, too;Eyee areen, white, red. black and blueBring with you the eagle's sightTo see your heart and keep It rtf htBut bring; shortsighted eye to spyThe mote that's In your brother's eye.

The members of the Ugly club aredirected to attend a special meeting atUgly ball, 4 Wall street on Thurs-day evening, the 12th Inst, at T o'clock,to tike Into consideration the proprietyof bestowing some suitable mark of dls- -

tlttrtWi drramibeT'Who letery wbUviewing himself In the secretary's nglymlrvor was so much pleased with hisown ugly phiz tbnt he Involuntarily letfall the glass, which was dashed topieces, and exclaimed. "I shnll yet bepresident of the clubT The astonish-ing fortitude of this ugly inviulur. In

the frequent and public acknowledgment uf bis natural deformities, deserves the highest commendation.

Tba members are requested to bepunctual In tbelr attendance, na tbanew members elected at the last meeting and six of the ugly beauties areexDeCted to appear.

Tb propriety of admitting ladiesInto lue club will be discussed.

Uy'order of Bis Ugliness.

A Round Tría.The attorney for a street railroad

company In a Keqotcky town was exanilnlng a skinny slxteeu-year-ol- d

negra boy who had sued for Injuriesostensibly Incurred In a collision on thehighway.

"Von say." be asked, "that wben thisstreet car bit that wagon you wereriding on the front seat of the wagon T

. --Dat a wbut 1 said." answered thelittle darky.

"And yon aay the force of the blowknocked you up In the alrr

"Ye,, eub 'way up In da air.""Well, how long did yon stay np

tnerxr aemanaen me attorney."Not no longer dan It tuck ma to git

down!" answered the truthful complaioant promptly EveningPoeV

Rays From a 8sarohllghtTba paths traversed by rays from a

searchlight depend on the form ofcurvature of the mirror. If fiat thepaths of reflected raya would be thesame aa those of tha rays received; Ifthe arc of a circle, the raya will bereflected to one bright focus. To havea band of parallel xaya leave the mirrorIt must be the arc of a parabola. Thenstraight raya will be reflected allparallel to each other. In atr. the In-

tensity of this bean of light woulddiminish, but in absoluta vacuumwould be aa Intense at any distance-Ne- w

York American.

The Right Word.Why do you speak of blm as

artlstr"Because he told me be waa utterly

discouraged and waa going to quit tbanrofeaslon. If tbat doesn't show that0's finished I don't know what does."--Chicago Post.

Forcing the PVephet."1 can prophesy with certainty that

you will become engaged this year ""Oh, that la understood! Hut proph-

esy to me at one a husband." File-gend- e

Hlsfter.

Obstinacy Is a parasite, living either'n strong will or on great stupidity.

come to everybody. Life lias more ups than downs. Right nowwhile you are making, you ought to be saving

For the Rainy Day.

Where Is the money you have been earning all these years?Some one else has deposited it In the bank.Why don't you put your ownother fellow save what you earn?

Start Tofiaj, a Account

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

of 2T. 2v.

J08HÜA 8. HATNOLDS, President.JA8. GRAHAMW, L. TOOLEY.

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First National BankEL PASO, TEST-A-- S

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"Crnited. States Depository4 percent, interest paid on Savings Accounts.

Correspondence Is Invited from thoso who conterapluto Initial or additionsaroountsln Kl Paso.

Assets - -Deposits made mall

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GENERAL

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IHHHHMHHHHOTIt Always Helps

says Mrs, Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, KyC Inwriting of her experience with Cardui, the woman'stonic. She says further: "Before 1 began to useCardui, my back and head would hurt so bad, 1

thought the .pain would kill me. I was hardly ableto do any of my housework. After taking three bottlesof Cardul, 1 began to feel like a new woman. I soongained 35 pounds, and now, I do all my housework,as well as run a big water mill

1 wish every suffering woman would give

The Woman's Tonica trial I still use Cardui when I feel a little bad,and it always does me good."

Headache, backache, side ache, nervousness,tired, worn-o- ut feelings, etc., are sure signs of woman-ly trouble. Signs that you need Cardui, the woman'stonic You cannot malee a mistake in trying Carduifor your trouble. It has been helping weak, ailingwomen for more than fifty years.

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REPUBLICAN TICKET

For BeDreientatWa in Congress

B. C. HERNANDEZTor Corporation Commissioner

HUGH H. WILLIAMS.Tor Eepresentatives in the Legislature,

HARRY W. LAMU,

J. II. ROBINSON.

TnK law requires t ballot In NewMexico to be eight inches long andthree Inches wide, and allows but aquarter of an inch variation from thismeasurement. It has been found Im-

possible to print the constitutionalamendments on a ballot of that size.The chairmen of the republican, thedemocratic and the progressive statecommittees got together last weekand signed an agreement that thetickets should be six inches wide, andas long as was necessary, and that theconstitutional amendments should beprinted on them la Spanish and En-

glish, in parallel columns.

Congress, after a session of nearlynineteen months, the longest sessionon record, adjourned last Saturday, tomeet again the first Monday in De-

cember. It would have adjournedseveral days earlier, but was kept insession by the southern congressmen,who wanted the government to buyall the cotton in the south. It was getting close to election, and as soon asthe war tax bill was disposed of thenorthern members started for home.Congressman Fergusson stayed tillthe adjournment, voting on every rollcall. One day last week he was introuble about voting. The cottonquestion was before the house. Itwas not a party question. The presIdent did not send him word how tovote. Democrats whom he trustedvoted some yea. others no, and he wasnot sure who to follow. lie got outof the difficulty by voting "present "By this means he was reported on theroll call, and saved his face by notvoting against his party friends.A smooth guy is Harvey.

The Santa Fe Eagle remonstrateswith the Libkual because it hasclaimed that Mr. Fergusson shouldretire, and give a younger man achance. The Eagle gives a long listof men In public life who are olderthan Mr. Fergusson, and are still suc-

cessful workers. The Eagle evidentlyhas not made a study of the age ques-

tion as taught by Osier, or it wouldnot ask such foolish questions. Ac-

cording to Dr. Osier the average manhas passed his days of usefulness whenhe has reached the age of sixty. Nature makes no hard and fast rule. Toall her rules there are exceptions, andso there is to the rule that a man haspassed his usefulness at sixty. Thelist of names printed by the Eagle,and It might be extended to a muchlonger Hat, is a list of remarkablemen. Men who have been above andbeyond their associates all their lives,and who today, although many yearsolder than Mr. Fergusson in years,are much younger than he Is in abiltty to do good work. Mr. FergussonIs not an exceptional man. He Is

Just an ordinary man, like the menDr. Osier describes, as having passed

their limit at sixty. The presidenthas written a letter commending MrFergusson for staying on his Job, andvoting rightly on all Important ques-

tions. If that is all that Is necessarywe might as well send a phonographto congress that will answer yes or no

when the party whip presses the but-ton. The phonograph would be of as

much value to New Mexico aa Is Mr

Feruusson. and It would save thecountry 17,500 a year.

Frank R. Coon is bragging oyer anAiredale pup he has got, which in-

creased in value 100 per cent last Sunday. There Is an occasional skunkaround the Coon place and he hastraps out for them. Sunday be founda skunk In one of the traps. He gota wire on the trap, and dragged itout Into the open, brought out thetwo dogs, and set them on the skunk.One of them would have nothing to

do with It. The other approached theskunk, Investigating, and got a shot.That made him mad, and he tied intothe skunk, and they had it hot andheavy. Finally the dog killed theskunk, after a hot battle. He cameout of It a pretty sick dog, but a dog

that stood high in his master's estim-ation, for there are few dogs thatwill fight a skunk

FIELD SPORTS.

When you keep a boy Interested lufootball, baseball, tennis, and the like,you lessen the chances mat lie winget Interested in things not so goodfor him.

The Youth's Companion, since itsenlargement, gives generous space tothis matter of athletic training, andgots the best coaches In the countryto write for It.

How 10 practice to become a D retrate pitcher, how to train for a race,how to learn the newest strokes inswimming these and a hundred othertopics of the greatest Interest to boysto girls, too, for that matter aretouched upon In this important de-

partment of The Companion.And this Is only a small part of the

service which The Companion rendersin any home which it enters. It haspoints of contact with a hundred In-

teres te.If you do not know The Companion

as it is to-da- let us send you one ortwo current issues free, that you maythoroughly test the paper's quality.We will send also the Forecast for1915.

Every new subscriber who sends12.00 for the fifty-tw- o weeks Issue? of1915 will receive free all the issues of

the paper for the remaining weeks of1914; also The Companion Home Cal-

endar for 1915.

THE YOUTH'S COMPANION,144 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass.

New Subscriptions Received at thisOffice.

Valley View News.

Jas. Everett has been on the sick

list.John Kerr was a Lordsburg visitor

this week.

Mrs. Jas. Everett is enjoying a visitfrom her mother.

Eddie Allen was looking after busi-

ness in the valley Saturday.

It is reported that Mr. Cadman Sr.Is soon to return to the valley.

Some valley farmers have been put-

ting up wild bay. They report a goodyield.

Miss Ollle Robinson went Saturdayto Lordsbunr where she will attendschool this winter.

The valley school opened last week

with D. F. Sellards in charge. Thework starts off nicely.

J. A. Leahy Is putting down a wellon his dace ou the east side of thevalley. The first section of the wellis eight feet square.

X. Y. Z.

Peter Wehner Is making haste slowly opening the Jerry Boyle mine. Itis thirty years since the mine filled

with water, and was abandoned. Itwas a patented property, and in duecourse of time fell into Mr. Wehner'shands, and he started to see what hehas got. He can find nobody who hadever worked In the mine, or whoknows anything about it. He foundtwo holes on the property, one wassome 300 feet deep, filled with water,and will have to be pumped out before anything can be done with it.The other hole was some 65 feet deepHe has had this cleaned out, andsuited a crosscut both ways. Onecrosscut developed 30 feet of ore thatlooks good to the eye. Be has nothad it assayed but has sent samplesto the smelters to see If they want itand what It is worth to them. Onething is certain, there is plenty ofsilica in the ore. Mr. Wehner hsspent considerable money buildingroads to the mine. He has only a fewmen at work, as there is no room toput on a big force at present.

Election Proclamation.'

The Hoard of County Commissioners, ofO rant County, In pursuance of tho requirements of Section 1, of Chapter 106 of theLaws of WW. hereby give public notice thatan election will be held in said County on theTuesday next after the flrat, Monday In No-

vember. 1814, the aame being-- the third dayof said November; that the object of saidelection is the selection by the people of onereureaenUUve of the State of New Mezloolnthe Conirross of the TJulted Btatos; of onemember of the Htate Corporation Commission; of two members of the SUte House ofitepresentatlves to beelocted from saldCounty, for the Booond Htate Lents lature, and tovote for or avalnatthe adoption of threeamendments to the State Constitution whichhave been by the Legislature submitted tothe people, each amendment to be votedupon separately, those amendments being,respectively. To amend section two of Articleten of the Constitution; To amend articleelvht of the Conntl tutioa. and to amend Section one of Article Bve of the Constitution,and having- - been, by the Secretary of State,oaused to be published In full In newspapers

throuKh the State as required by the Cousiltutlon.

Notice Is further given that the names ofthe Candidatos for each of said omoe andtheir post-ofllo-e addresses, are M follows:

For Representative la UsngresaBenigno C. Hernandes, Tierra Amarilla, N.

M. Harvey B. fergusson, Albuquerque, N.

af. Wllilam P. Metoalr. Albuquerque, N, M.

Frauds C. Wilson, Santa Fe, N. af.

For Member of tbe StateCorporation Conimlaaloa

rtugh H. Williams, Bauta Fe, N. M. AdolfoP, HIIL Bant Fe. N. M. John M. aloTeer,Iteming, N. M.

For Msmbera of the State LegislatureB. B. Bran, Silver City, N. M. T. W. Hol-

land, Cliff, N. M.J. B. Robinson, Santa Kite,N. M. Harry W. Lamb. Silver City, N. M.

By Order of the Board of County Commis-

sioners.B, B. VENABLE, Clerk.

WANTED A Shoemaker at Lords- -

burg shoe shop. Paying 60 cents forhalf soles and heels nailed, and 85

cents for half soles sewed. If not"suitable will pay 13.00 per day.

Don't matter what nationality.Joss K. Agosta, Prop.

Lordsburg, N.

Europe at War

The greatest nations of the worldare engaged in deadly conflict. Thewhole map of Europe maybe changedIn a few months. Brain la pittedagainst brain, brawn against brawn.

Millions of soldiers are fighting.Thousands of war machines are inuse. The scythe of death la mowingthe eastern hemisphere.

Everybody everywhere is reading ofthe greatest international war of alltime.

Adv. Mex.

All

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Special European War OnVr.As a special inducement Subs

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LORDS BURG, N. M,

Notice of Application for Patent

M1HERAL SURVEY Ho. 1560'

0105484.'

United States Land Office,Las Chuces, Tíbw Mexico.

October 19, 1914.

Notice Is hereby given that EurekaSylvanlte Mining Company, a corpor-ation of Arizooa, by E. J. Clark, Itsattorney In fact whose P. O. addressIs Hachlta, New Mexico, has madeapplication for United States Patentfor the Rldgewood group comprisingthe Rldgewood and Monranla lodes In

Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, described in tbe offlclal plat and field notes of survey onfile in the office of tbe Register of saidLand District at Las Cruces NewMexico as follows: Rldgewood; Be'ginning at Corner No. 1, whence tbeN. W. Cor. Sec. 35, T. 28 S. E. 16 W

N. M. P.M. bears N. 10 degrees, 21

minutes 20 seconds W. 5174.6S feet,tbeoce N. 84 degrees, 04 minutes E1241.91 feet to Cor, No. 2, thence S

23 degrees, 16 minutes E. 311.23 feetto Cor. No. 3. tbence S. 3 degrees, 32

minutes E. 303.31 feet to Cor. No. 4,

thence S. 84 degrees, 04 minutes W.

1372.24 feet to Cor. No. 6, thence N.3 degrees, 32 minutes W. 591.45 feetto Cor. No. 1 tbe place of beginning;Monranla; beginning at Cor. No. 1,

identical with Cor. No. 1 Rldjewood,whence the N. W. Cor. Sec. 35, T- - 28

S.. R. 18 W.. N. M. P. M. bears N. 10

degrees, 21 minutes 20 seconds W.5474,88 feet, thence S. 3 decrees, 32

minutes E. 591.45 feet to Cor.No. 2,

thence 8. 80 degrees, 40 minutes W1500 feet to Cor. No. 3, tbence N. 3

degrees, 32 minutes W. 691.45 feet toCor. No. 4, thence N. 80 degrees, 46

minutes E. 1500 feet to Oor. No. 1,

place of beginning. Containing 38,457

acres all claimed and applied for andsituated In the S. W. quarter Sec. 35,

T. 28 S. and the N. W. i Sec. 2 and Ni Sec. 3. T. 29 S., R. 16 W., N. M.P.M.Tbe locations of said lodes are record'ed, Rldgewood original In Book 25,

p.l, Rldgewood amended In Book 25,

pp. 1 and 2, and Monrania Id Book 28,

p. 430 of Mining Locations in. the records of Grant County, New Mexico,Adjoining or conflicting claims none.

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WESTERN LIBERAL.

LORDSBURG, Oct. 30, 1914.

J. G. Gattl, of Clifton, was In thecity Monday.

T. R. Pearson was In Friday fromhis ranch on the state Une.

There were 27 voters registered Inthé Gold Hill precinct this year.

A. P. Warner came down last week,to see about starting up the 85 again.

County Surveyor Cos was In townlast Friday and Saturday, looking atthe roads.

Mrs. T. A. Wood, better known InLordsburg as Minnie Kellum, was Intown Friday, visiting old friends.

There were about Ove hundred headof cattle shipped from here yesterday.This Is the last shipment of the sea-

son.Mrs. M. E. Obendorfer arrived from

Wisconsin last week, and Joined herhusband, who Is the auditor for theBonney company.

The latest automobile number tocome to Lordsburg is 3020, showingthere are 3020 automobiles In thestate, a goodly number.

Miss Isabel Lancaster Eckles, coun-ty superintendent of schools, has beenvisiting the schools In the southernpart of the county this week.

Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Small returnedfrom their California trip Monday,much Improved In health, Mr. Smallhas almost entirely recovered the useof his arm.

For sale, cheap, a fire proof safe,with Inner and outer doors. Outerdoor locked with combination, Innerwith key. Inquire at the Libe baloffice. Advertisement.

Tomorrow night Is Halloween, andsome of the young people are makingarrangements for a celebration. Ifyou have got anything portable youhad better nail It down or lock It up.

The Woman's Mission Society of theMethodist, Church will hold a FOODSALE on Saturday 31st In the EagleDrug Mercantile Co. store. Bread,Beans, Cakes, Pies, etc., at reasonableprices. Advertisement.

Miss Sylvia Chase, who has been Inschool at El Paso, had some troublewith her tonsils. Mrs. Chase wentdown to see her, and had an operationperformed on them, and brought MissSylvia home, to recuperate from hertrouble.

Jaky Spitz, the well known travel-ing man, was In the city the first ofthe week, on his regular fall trip,selling Christmas goods. He says hefinds business much better this fallthan he expected to when he startedout on his trip. He says the kidshave got to have Christmas presentswhether there is a war In Europe ornot.

Superintendent White, at Santa Fegives out some figures regarding theschool population of Grant county.Last year the school population 9fiS5,477; this year It Is 5,871, an Increaseof 3!M. The population consists of3,094 males and 2,777 females. Theschool population of Silver City is1,359; Santa Rita, 607; Hurley, 473;Lordsburg, 417; Fierro, 256; Leopold,251; Pinos Altos 219.

Gorge It. Utter was In the cityTuesday, on his way from Silver Cityto his mines at Steeplerock. ne hasbeen spending a great deal of moneyIn cleaning up and building roads thatwere necessary in his business. Illsgreatest Job Is the cleaning out of theJim Crow shaft, which was filled withall kinds of debres, and It Is not com-pleted yet. He was taking the ballotbox and election materials to Steeplerock.

Sunday night a Mexican who hadbeen working for J. T. Muir, takingadvantage of Mr. Mulr's absence con-

cluded It would be a good time to ac-

quire a horse and equipment. Hesaddled up one of Mr. Mulr's horsesand departed. News was telephonedIn to Constable Allen, who took thetrail and followed on, but the manhad to big a start, and succeeded lajoining the Mexican army.

The entries for the El Paso-Phoenl- x

race closed Sunday night. There aretwenty-nin- e entries, seven more thanlast year. There are only three menentered who drove last year, M. L.Naquln, John T. Hutchlns and M. L.Miller, of these Mr. Naquln was theonly one who won money last year.There Is but one car entered that wasIn last year, the Stutz Bear Cat, whichtook second money last year, drivenby Johnson. This year it will bedriven by Lou Gasser. There are someprofessional racers entered, men whohave been In some of the big races Inthe east, one of them Is Charles F.Keene, of the Beaver Falls, Pa., withthe "Beaver Bullet," which has 120

horse power. He won money at theIndianapolis races last May, and wasone of the two American cars thatdid. Another professional Is S. E.Moore, who drives a Bulck "16," en-

tered by John C. Jones. He made 102

miles an hour on the salt drive atSalt Lake City with this car. Thereare two Stutz Bear Cats, two Fordsand a Krlt entered. Every day carsare passing through town, the driverslooking the load over.

The 85 company has contracted todeliver 3,000 tons of ore a month,This Is not as much as It was shippingbefore the war commenced, but It Isa good deal better than not shippingany ore. The company will commencemining again about the first of themonth, and at first will put on about25 miners. This is good news to theminers and the people generally.

C. D. Miller, formerly state englncer, the man who was responsiblefor spending 14,000 for building a roadfrom Bedrock to Silver City, whichroad has never been used, It havingbeen washed out before a team couldget over It, was In the city last Fri-

day, and went out to look at the laudsthat were advertised to be sold atauction at Silver City last Monday.

Mrs. H, D. Wright was In from herhomestead on the Animas last Saturday. Mrs. Wright had a very successful year, raising crops to the value ofmore than a thousand dollars. Shegenerally spends the winter In Lordsburg, but as her daughter Pearl hasbeen hired to teach the Animas schoolshe will stay on her ranch this win-

ter, o as to Joe with her daughterThe young folks In Lordsburg willmiss Miss Pearl.

State Engineer French was In townthe latter part of last week, and wentdown and looked at the levee whichhe has had raised above any highwater. He found that It should becrowned and a topcoat of gravel puton It, when it would be In good con-

dition, and with a little attentionwould last Indefinitely, ne Is goingto put a gang of men at work on theroad west of here, and make a per-

manent road through the Animasvalley. Engineer French is the bossroad builder of New Mexico, and hashundreds of miles of good roads tohis credit.

The men who are going to makethe El Paso, Phoenix race nextmonth, have been traveling over theroute, looking for the bad spots andthe good ones. Last Friday Lou Gas-

ser with his Stutz Bear Cat was intown, spying out the road. He gavethe Liberal a very interesting blueprint, whlcS gave the time made bythe various cars in the race a yearago. It gives the time of each car ateach checking point, the runningtime from the last station, and themiles per hour from the last station.In another table Is given the time ofthe fastest three cars, In runningtime, and miles per hour between allstations. It Is an interesting document, and any person interested Inlooking at It may see It at the Liueral office.

Last Sunday Asche and Carter, ofClifton, who have entered a Metro-pol- e

car In the El Taso, Phoenli race,were giving the road the once over,to see what they could do. Whenabout fifteen miles east of Lords-

burg they were going about fifty milesan hour when they encountered alittle depression. They were goingso fast the wheels did not have timeto keep to the ground, and they struckthe far bank, and crumpled up themachine. They got some parts atLorcsburg, and a friend took themout to the machine. They said theycould repair It In a couple of hoursand be on their way. A man whopassed them about dark Mondaynight reported them. still there, butsaid they would pull out in a coupleof hours. A man who drove In fromEl Paso Tuesday was asked aboutthem, and said he did not see them,so It Is supposed they finally got traveling.

M. L. Massey, of Walnut Wells, wasin the city last Friday, on businessMr. Wells is United States commissioner at Walnut Wells, ne has 3::o

acre homestead, and Is. Interested inthe stock business. He says there areabout a dozen families In the neighborhood, they have a school, waat avoting precinct and a store. Mr. Massey got a good crop of hay from hishomestead this year, and his gardennearly supplied tils family with food,which greatly reduced his high costof living, ne has planted fruit treesand vines, which are doing well. Heirrigates from a well, water raised bya windmill. In the spring he planteda lot of berry vines, which he had toIrrigate, and as they could not use allthe water be had to give them heplanted a row of Irish potatoes between each row of vines, and got afine crop. These were the first Irishpotatoes that had been planted In theneighborhood, but. everybody willhave potatoes hereafter. After thepotatoes were dug he planted pump-kins on the same land, and has enoughpumpkins to make pumpkin pies forthe neighborhood all winter. Every-thing planted did well, and If It wasnot so far from market or the railroad ho would do well there raisingcrops, but as It would cost about asmuch as a crop would bring to marketIt he has to raise a stock crop for hismoney crop, which will walk tomarket, at comparatively no expense.

Ralph Cameron, republican candidate for governor of Arizona, accompanied by other politicians, went upto Clifton this week, electioneering.

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On six Contincnts-t- he Ford isthe favorite car. ' And it's gain-ing constantly in world-wid- e pop-

ularity. It's the one car built for'all countries-al- l climates-a- ll con-

ditions. An its light weight andunequaled strength make itmost economical.

Five hundred dollars Is the price of the Fordrunabout; the touringtown car seven fiftyplete with equipment. Get catalog and par-ticulars from

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PHONE No. 12.

There was a democratic rally atRed rock last Friday night, at whichthose eloquent orators, R. R. Eyan,T. W. Holland and Robert H. Boul-war- e,

addressed the populace, tellingthem In burning words the extremenecessity of Mr. Fergus-so- n

and the great Importance of el-

ecting Ryan and Holland to the legis-

lature. They explained that Mr.Fergusson had served a term In con-gress, knew how things went, and Ifreturned would be able to do muchmore for New Mexico than If a newman was sent there. Mr. Boulwarewent into the details of this argument, but fell down on the explanation when one constltuant wantedto know why he should not vote tosend Boulwareback to the legislature,there being the same reasons for returning him that there was for returning Fergusson. A frieod of theLiberal sends a note saying thatfrom the number of invited gueststhey must have been holding closecommunion.

The sale of state lands which hasbeeu advertised In the Libeical f jrthe past ten weeks came olaiil.jfront door of the court house In Sliver City last Monday. The sale wasbrought about by the applicutlun ofUeorge J.4. lian, a uos Anae:es realestate dealer, who made applicationto buy It. The land was unaer leaseto John T. Muir. Some years ago hehad the State lake the land up, underthe appropriation mane uy uongress,and was payin;; rent on It, with a livevear leiue. Under the law the statecan cancel the lese and sell the landat any time. Mr. Muir had It uiderfence, and wis running his cattleMiera. Naturally he did not wantthe land taken away from him, buthe was helpless. The commissionerotfered the land Monday, and Mr.Hart bid the minimum price of threedollars an acre, Mr. Muir raised thebid one cent, making It f 3 01 an acre.Mr. i i art refused to raise this bid,and the land was struck oil to Mr.Muir at that price. He had to payten per cent of the price down, andthe exuenses of advertis!nii and thebalance to be paid In thirty annualpayments, with four per cent Intereston the deferred payments. Mr. Muircan now rest assured that no one caninterfere with his range In the fu-

ture. It cost some money, but it iscinched for him all the time.

Herial No. 01O318,

of the Interior,U. S. LAND OFFICE

Las Cruces, N. M. Sept. 16, 1914.NOTICE

Notice Ib hereby given Hint oil the lflth dayof Sajitouiber A. i lull, the Santu Fe PacllloUallroad Company, made application, at theCulled Status Land Oltlce at Las Cruce, NewMexico, to select uudcr the Aetof April 3th,1U04, (113 Stat. 66U) the following üogurlbcdland, to wit:

Southeast (jr. of tho Southeast Qr. Section26. Township 23Houth Uange 16 Went, N. M.

P. M., New Mexico.Tho purpose of this notice is to allow all

persons olalmlng the land adversely, or desir-ing to show it to bo mineral In obaraoasr, anopportunity to file objections to such loca-

tion or seleotlon with the local olhoers for theland district In which the land Is situated, to- -

wlt: At the land office aforesaid,and to establish their Interest therein, or the mineralcharacter thereof,

John L. Burnslde, RegisterFirst pub. Oct; 9.

Serial No. 0104AMDepartment of tha Interior.

U. S. LAND OFFICELas Cruces, New Mexico.

NOTICH.

Notloe is horoby given that on the th. dayof Sept. A. D. 11)14, tha Santa Ko PacllloKallroad Company, made application at theUnited States Land Oltloe at Ism Cruces, NewMexloo, to select under the Act of April Hth,1WH, (83 Stat. 666) the following describedland, t:

Southeast Quartor (BEX) of tha NorthwestQuarter (NWS) of Section Thirty-four- , Tow

Twenty-tw- o South of Bango FifteenWent, N. fi. Prln. Mer.

The purpose of this notice Is to allow allpersons olalmlng the land adversely, or desir-ing to show it to be mineral la oharaoter, anopportunity to file objections to such location or selection with the local officer fur thelaud district In which tha land la situated,

At the land offloe aforesaid, and toestablish their Interest therein or the mineralcharaoter thereof.

John L. Burnaide, Register.First pub. Sept, 1

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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

First National BankAt El laso. In the State of Texas, at tbeclosr

of business txpt. It, 1UU.

Kesoorces.Loans and discounts.. H.(l".r20.lOverdrafts. secured and

Hliweiired 24.1tH,OeJ 8. bonds to securacirculation KO).0)O.I10

D. 8. bonds to securoU.S. deposits ....... liO.OOO.OO

Bnnds.seotirltlrs.etc.,(other than Stocks).. 8fB.frT7.ll

All other Stocks ltlft.4tn.0Uhoiisef urnitureandnitm-ea- . 4H.ono.00

Otherroa lestatoowned likl.TMMlHue from national

banks i:i,789.ÜPDue from ata to and prl

vatenanasann oau aera, trust ootupaiilesand savings banks 2T7.5l.TI1

Duetroui approrea r eervea gents 711.2S0.tW

In other reaerve cities 17H.UI4.H6t hock sand o the roas h

Items B1.471.MExchanges foro tearing

house 2f6.S!.K4Nntesof other national

banks 240,ai.00Fractional napor cor

muer, nlcklcs andcenis 1,136.Lawful monov

I u bauk, vis:Specie M1.6.KUW

Legal tender notes.... 16.61U.UU S,224,6KS 58Redemption fund with

IT. H. treasurer (ft porcent circulation!. . . 40,000.0(1

Meiicaii Silver Coin.. 0,630.16

Total. la,7Du,171.M

Liabilities.Capita Is took paid in.. . IROo.ooo.onSarplusfund üou.ouu.uiUndivided profits, less

expenses and taxespaid 64.467.H6

National Hank Noleatmlatanding 790,700.00

Due to other nut lona 1

banks. 803.600.tt5Duetoatuto & private

banks and bankers Xt,2T.80Due to Trust eouipa.nlesnndavlngi. bank s 72I.d:i7.m

In other renervo cities (IJU.Individua d epos i t

subject t ocheck 3,41.7(1H.28Tlinecertitlcatesof do

posit ptyahlo within'todays 603,106.93Time certificates of it

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days or after noticeof 10 days or Idnger 5I7.2W.S7

Certified checksCashier's checks out-

standing 176.6WI.ilUnited States deposits 143,347.42 6,211,803 71Notes and Hills redis-count-

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Rills payable. Includingobligations represent-ing uiouey borrowed. 696.000.00

Total 8,7110.771.04

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BetweenTheActs

A Dramatic Episode la aTheater

B7 GPOROE L. OIBSOÍt

Copyright by the Frank A. WunyCo.

Stanhope, wbo believed tbe world

wti mad for bis particular benefitand all the people wbo composed blapart of It were ministering pirita puthere for bla convenience, waa at tbebottom of the whole trouble and. If beLad but known, lost most by It.

But Stanhope never realized thislast fact and only chuckled fathead-edl- y

when be beard of the mess blaexhibition of mono mental cheek (becalled it a perfectly legitimate request

a long aa Trevls waa going over tobis rooms, anyway), bad got hla friendInto.

Tie via wat good natured alwaysbaa been and always will be but goodnature may be carried to extremes,and Trerls was an extremist

besides, bow la a girl to know thatman really cares tbe world and all

for ber if be seems so willing to stepaside and allow a comparative stran-ger to take bla piece by ber aide Justbecause abe seems to fancy him fortbe moment?

That's tbe way Marlon Harper look-

ed at It, and I know, for abe told myBister end what those two girls don'ttell each other Isn't worth telling.

When Trevls came back from col-

lege (the one decent thing bis closeDated uncle ever did for blm waa tostiike him to a part of his tuition feesduring the four years be broughtStanhope with blm.

TUey bad chummed It during theirscholastic course, and now they gottnodest rooms together, snd eacb start-ed to carve tbe figure of fortune outof bis own particular bit of timber.

TrerU' task was a bard one. tilstin. ber was full of knots and weathercracked, as yon might say. 8 tan nopewalked Into the counting room of afriend of bla father's and obtained agood position at once.

Then Trer Introduced blm to Mar-lon.

Now, Stanhope waa a big, handsomefellow, an athlete of note In bis col-

lege Just the sort of a man to attractgirl like Marlon. Trev was so quiet

and modest that, although plenty ofpeople liked him, they'd never haveraved over him In a thousand years.

They Just took blm as a matter ofcoarse, unless for some sudden reasonthey happened to stop and think overtils stable qualities. Then they toldthemselves he waa really one of thevery finest fellows they knew.

Of course Marlon and he bad neverreally been engaged, for Trev wasn'tthe sort of a fellow to ask a womanto tie herself to blm until ha was es-

tablished in some business and badobtained a decent footing. But It badbeen understood between them foryears, snd everybody said that Itwould be one of those foreordainedmarriages that yon read about, but soseldom manage to see in real life.

But It came pretty near not comingoff. at all. and there'a a good deal ofdoubt in some quarters yet.

Stanhope waa Introduced to Marlonat a little evening gathering at Vendables' studio. Two nights after bemet ber again at a box party at theGotham. Tbe next afternoon theyWere automoblllng through the park.

After that it was Sowers and callsand little dinners with Mrs. Harper asa chaperon. She'd never been called onto cbaiwron Marlon and Trev. Theyseemed too much like brother and sister.

Oh, Stanhope was the sort of fellow to carry a girl by storm. He madea regular San Juan Hill campaign of It

I reckon Trev Is waa tbe most stag-

frered of a!L But he was loyal toftlarlon and loyal to bis chum.

Trev stood by blm as firmly as ever.De didn't try to go back to the girlagain, and Marlon seemed to navebroken out of the chrysalis Into a vert'table butterfly of society.

She was on tbe go every night andbegan to attract attention from quarters that were not altogether safa Itwas whispered that La tell bad joinedber train of admirers, and she certainly came to the Brougbton that nightwith blm and ber mother.

It was a shock to some of us.She looked royal aa she went down

the aisle. We bad Just come over fromVenables and boogbt admission tick'eta and ere standing behind tbe railon tbe orchestra floor aa the curtainwent op on tbe first act

And there Marlon was sailing pastus and down tbe center aisle, with bermother trailing on behind, lookinglittle bewildered, and Latell In the rear.with bis mustache cocked at a mostdisagreeable angle.

I reckon there are tlmea In a girlfife when even ber mother doesn't understand ber. especially If tbe motherhas always been a quiet "homey" sortof a woman like good Mrs. Harper,

Bbe never bad two strings to barbow ta ber Ufe, and as for three

WeillTtie theater was crowded It waa

when "Aurora" was having Its big runand tbe standees war packed tn pret- -

tr Mailt behind the railing. It waa oneof those debts when, IX rod went out--

doors without an overcoat 70a wishedat one that yoa hadn't and If yoo didwear It roo felt that It was la yourwaj. It was warm la ha boos.

Btanbope took off bla coat and threwIt over tbe railing. Of course sn offi-

cious usher bad to worm his wsythrough the crowd snd request him toremove It

As far as I could see, Stanbope wasquite taken up with tbe show, but fromtbe moment Marion Harper bad cornsIn Trev looked dlsturlwd.

"I giieMS 1 won't stay." be said In

a low voice to me when the curtainrente down 00 tbe Srst act "1'reseen It before, yon kaow, sad I've gotsome wurk to do tonlgbt too."

Stanhope heard blm."1 My. Trev, If you're going over to

tbe diggings take my coat along, willyou 7"

He bud put It back on the plush ratl-ing agnln. sod there were several oth-

ers with It Tbe osher couldn't watchall tbe time.

Stnnhoi turned hla back at onceand pushed through tbe crowd to apeakto somebody be knew In a nearby seat

"Cheeky Ind. Stnnhope." murmuredVenables, but Trev picked up tbe coatand walked out without a word.

Toor oM Trev la hard bit" sold LMy, but Miss Harper is sailing pretty

close to tbe wind!""To sppeor with that Latell, yoa

menu?" suggested Venables,"üniph.""She's got queer taste to pick blm

out after a fellow like Stanhope.""Or Trevls."Ou. not Men never gossip.I noticed that Marion Harper bad

risen and waa mnklug ber way uptbe aisle, with Latell, looking rathercrestfallen, following. There was along Intermission between tbe two acts.

1 looked around for Trevkt, but bahad got out into tbe foyer.

He wore bla own coat and carriedBtanhope'e over hla arm. As be passedthrough the gate and refused the re-

turn check be told me afterward thattbe ticket man looked at him a littleoddly, but be thought nothing of It un-

til a commotion arose behind him.Tbe audience waa pouring out uto

the promenade, and a man was strug-gling through the crowd shouting"Stop thtef!" at the top of his volca.

Well, you can imagine tbe sort of astampede that cry creates In a theaterlobby.

Trev was so near the door that bethought be'd get out of the crush analet 'em fight It out But suddenly bisshoulder was seized by a uniformedemployee of tbe bouse.

"Uo:d blmt That's the rasnT yelledtbe excited Individual in the rear.He's got It on bis arm.""Got wbatr gusped Trev."That's my cout, you rosea IT shout- -

ed the man and anatcbed away tbegarment Trev bad been carrying.

The ticket taker came up then.I auspected blm wben he went peat

me!" be declared, with the air of a8berlock Holmes. "Bring Officer Bra-dy." he added to the usher. "There'stoo many of these fellows coming herto tbe Broughton."

"But I assure yoa this Is a mistake,"began Trev.

Then be saw a face In tbe crowdthat turned bis own scarlet and sealedbis lips as though be had been sudden- -

smitten with dumbness.It was Marlon. Her mother and La

tell were behind ber, and Latell wasgrinning. He appreciated tbe hjimorof tbe thing.

Tbe comments of tbe bystanderswould huve scorched the self respect

s veritable thief. One womsn declared be waa "certaluly a very villainous looking person." and an oldgentleman suggested tbnt "bangingwaa too good for theso snenk thieves.

Trev. m ho couldn't get his eyes offMarion's face, saw Latell with a sneerwhisper something to her. Instantlytbe red mounted in a auddeu wavefrom neck to brow.

She fuvored ber escort with a glanceof scorn, and Instantly pushed throughthe curious crowd.

"Murlont I Implore you!" murmuredber mother, but tbe girl did not, orwould not beer. She went straightup to tbe ticket taker:

"There la a mistake here," she said.I know this gentleman very well.

He Is Mr. Trevls-- Mr. Taut Trevls.would be Utterly Impossible for bliuto bave taken this Ibis person's cost1aud sue froze tbe excited man withlook, "except by mistake."

Trev recovered himself."Don't put yourself to any trouble.

Marion." be said tn a low voice. "Itill be explained In a moment Ah,

here comes Stanhope nowPThe ticket taker bad dropped the

prisoner's srm. Stanhope aaw bischum, but did not rwiltxe what wastaking place.

'Hold on. Trevt" be exclaimed.pushing through. "Didn't you hourme ask you to take my coat overhome with youT Toa forgot It" andbe beld tbe garment up.

The crowd began to laugh, and tbecocksure Individual wbo bad causedtbe disturbance slipped away.

Then Stanhope aaw Marlon."Good evening. Miss Harper." ba

said with soma stiffness.But Marion snd Trev bad been look

ing Into eacb other's eyes."I am afraid yoa will have to carry

your own coat Mr. Stanhope," abe saidlightly, tbe smile coming bark to herface, "for Mr. Trevls baa just agreodto see mamma and ma home. I reallydon't feel equal to sitting out the playtonlgbt"

She had turned ber barb on Latelland did not even look at blm againas sb went out with Trev. Butreckon rba bsd reason for so treatingblm.

Stanhope beard wbat Latell anee redhalf under hla breath, however, andonly tbe appearance of the tardy of-

ficer stopped another bit of excitementtn the lobby.

Afterward Stanhope grumbled someover having to carry bla coat himself,ne didn't tea any deeper Into It thanthat

The EndOf a Duel

II Ccme la tbeBcglnnlnj: - 2

By arm graham

During tbe middle of the last century, wben the old plantation system

aa Institution in Ue southernsta tea, there were customs which navenow become a thing of the pastAmong the most notable of these .waasettling disputes according to the coosduello.

In the north at the opetrln f thecentury the sacrifica of ena of tbemost gifted of American statesmen.Alexsnder Hamilton, gave dueling Itsquietus. In tbe south It lssted-nuic- h

longer. In Tennessee long aftar theHamilton-Bur- r tragedy Andrew1 Jackson fought under the coda It remained for a girl to show tbe people of thatstate by a few caustic words how rartbe world bad gone beyond a customadvocated by one no less notable than

president of the United States.It was shortly after the Mexican war

that Miss Belle Conway went to Ten-

nessee from Ohio to take tbe positionof governess In the fsmily of ColonelRatbbone, a retired planter. That wasbefore It became customary for youngladles to earn their own living. MissConway had been educated In Connecticutwestern girls and boya usuallywent east in those days for an 'educationand bad evinced a superior mind.She had not long returned from schoolwben ber father died, leaving bis family without aa Income. There wasthen a field In tbe south for teachers,and northern graduates were soughtafter. ; "

Miss Conway was comely, but notbeautiful. Sha pM! character.and It showed Itself In ber personnel.Character In ber was allied with, goodsense. She was more self reliant thanmost of tbe southern girls of that day,whose Intellectual and practical facul-ties were not readily developed under

system wherein their slightest requirements were attended to by theirservants.

Mlas Conway was treated as a member of the Hathbone family, snd wherethey were Invited she was Invited. Shedid not capture those she met as somedazzling southern beauty would bsvedone In the north, but from the firstthere waa a steady growth In ber favor. Obis of ber own age Ware notJealous of ber; they rather admiredber for the possession of those traitswhich they did not possess themselves.for with them beauty and coquetrywere more in keeping with ther surroundlnga than Intellect As for tbeyoung men, they saw in ber somethingdifferent from that to which they hadbeen accustomed and ware graduallyattracted to It

Fortunately there waa no. son ofColonel Rath bone of an age to fall Inlove with the governess. The manwho was most thrown with ber wasArchibald Da buey, wbo bad recentlyreturned from tbe University of Vir-

ginia, where be bad studied law, ratherwith a view to using It In political lifethan as a profession. Mr. Da bueywas Just the man to be attracted tosuch a girl as Miss Conway."- - Whileshe was northern born and tired, bawas representativa of the best therewaa In tbe south.

Mr. Dabney found Mise --Conwaycompanionable. Ha loved to talk withber express bis opinions to ber sndget hers. While ba did not realize hshe waa magnifying bis views aamany subjects, snd this la doubtless areason why he found ber Interesting,for be bad that caliber of brain whichis capable of development and couldrecognize a better position than one bebeld and step up on to It Nevertheless, aa a typical southerner born andbreu under the peculiar systems tbeaIn vogue In the south, be could notstep over that gulf of ideas which

panted blm from a progressivenorth.

Mr. Dsbneyt plessant intellectualeompantonsblp with Misa Gyuwsy re-

ceived a sudden shock. A: Planter,Mark land Carr, a few years older thanDabney, a widower wbo waa lookingfor a wife, saw ber and. benefiting bythe experience of a married man, wasstruck with the Mea that Miss Conwaywaa exactly tbe woman ba wanted topreside over bis household. Ha straightway began a courtship as a - widowerwould naturally conduct such an affair.He did not dally, and ha did not makeundue baste; be planted his foot firmlyon eacb step and. when ba consideredit advisable, took another step.

The moment Mr. Dabney?-- 1 realizedMr. Carre Intentions a great revolutionsprs.ua- - up within blm. It bad suddenlybeen revealed to blm that he could notspare Miss Conway. His manner toward ber changed at once. From an Intellecrnal companionship be steppedInto friendliness, and from friendlinessbecame tender. Indeed, considering therata at which bla rival was proceeding,ba felt that bt bad no timo to km

Both suitors were prevented I

making a declaration by the fact thatthey met with no definite encouragement from the lady. Mr. Dabney wasuncertain: Mr. Carr did not recognisea sign Indicating aa Invitation toaeak.Bach suspected the other's Intentionstnd each supposed that tha-reas- on badid not get the ravuisita encouragementwaa that the otheir bad the preference.

AD this made the anal bad blood

that exists between rlvile. TJn fortunately, Mr. Dabney was Just enteringtbe field of politics ss a Whig, and Mr. iCarr bad for rne Orrti been a promi-nent Democrat Tbe election that landed one of tbe two leaders in the war

Ith Mexico la the presidency wascoming on. Ca.T supported Lewis Cassand Dabney entered the field for Zaeh-ar- y

Taylor. There waa nothing tn tblsto antagonize the rivals, but both wantlng the same woman, it helped to do so.

One evening at a seclal club whenpolitics wss being discussed Dabneycast an aspersion on Can's motives lasupporting bla candidate, and Carrgava blm the tie.

In those days to call a man a Marwss to receive a blow In return. Butthese two men understood each other,both knowing that Dabney's aspersionupon Carra political status waa a noti-fication to blm that If ba wanted MissConway ba must fight for ber, not withbla fists, but with the weapon commorí Iy used among gentlemen In thoudays, a Derringer pistol. Dabney msdeno reply to Carr calling him a liar, butlater sent a friend to him demanding aretraction and an apology for the In

sult Carr refused either to retract orapologise, and a meeting was arrangedbetween the two men.

The political discussion thst bad tak-en place between ber two suitors andthe Insult one bad gKen the other sooncama to the ears of Belle Conway, forIt was public property. Indeed, it waacommented upon by every newspaperIn too county. No one but tbe principalsIn tbe affair knew the real causa of thedifficulty behind the one that was putforward to the world. There waa nomentloa in the Journals of a probableduel between tbe two men, but therewas an expectation of ana

Miss Conway saw a mention of thetrouble In print but bad no idea of Itspurport She neither realized that soslight sn affair would lead two men totry to kill each other nor bad the faint-est suspicion that aba was tbe realcausa of It ' She could not understandbow so gentlemanlike a person ss Dab-ney could accuse another gentleman ofImpura motivas or bow the other couldfling back the accusation in a way sheconsidered fitted only for a rowdy.Nevertheless she knew enough ofsouthern customs to realize that nogentleman there could call another aliar without serious consequences.

During the morning a carriage wasdriven up to Colonel Rathbone's bouse,and a lady alighted. A few minutesbiter a colored servant cama to MissConway, who waa at work with tbechildren, aid aald:

"Missy Belle, Missus Dabney down inda parlo' and wants to see yo" rightaway."

Misa Conway looked at the messen-ger with astonishment Why shouldthe mother of Archibald Dabney wishto see ber snd so hurriedly T Leavingthe children and their lessous, she wentat once to tbe parlor. There she foundtbe caller evideutiy moved by a greatemotion.

"Miss Conway." an Id the latter, "areyo' aware of the cause underlying thisquarrel between my son snd Mr. Ca'T"

"1 aw aware of no cause except apolitical difference."

"That Is merely a pretext To arethe real causa."

irTea, yo. Had yo shown a prefer

ence fo one or the other this uufo'tunate affair would not have occurred."

Why la It so unfortunate!" askedULta Conway anxiously.

"My sou antf. Mr. Ca' are going tofight a duel!"

--Fight a dud? When where7"I don't know.""I must sea these men. snd together.

I will decide between them st ouca"It would be Impossible for Miss Con

way to aee them together. There waabut ona way for ber to act In tbe mat- -

tar. Mrs. Dabney promised to find outIf possible wben and where the affairwas to take place, and Mlas Conwaywaa to ba there and make an effort toatop it

The next morning at sunrise inopen space In a wood near Murfrees- -

boro, while seconds were pacing offtba ground for their principals to figbton, a carriage containing Miss Conwaydrove up, and the lady stepped outSha wss greeted with astonishment bytoo dueling party.

"Gentlemen," sha said, "yoa men ofthe south aro men of honor. Aa aucbI ask to know if I in any way enterbato tbe causa of this affair."

Tba question was received In sllenca"I have the word of ona whom

neither of you would question that IfI had shown a decided preference foreither of you this affair would not barsoccurred. If my Informant la correctand yoa will drop tola quarrel I willdecide between you."

Though there was no reply It wasevident tbst both principals assentedto tba proposition.

"Do yoa promise T" asked Misa Con-way.

Both men bowed aa assent"Very well. I would not on any ac-

count ally myself with either ona oftwo men wbo would figbt for ma In-

stead of making mo tba sola arbiterbetween tbem,"

Sba turned and ber car-riage.

Neither of tba men helped ber utoIt each giving way to the other. Whentba lady bad gone Dabney aald toCam

"Mr. Carr. as the aggressor la thisquarrel 1 feel It Incumbent upon mato recall what 1 said to yoo at tbaclub."

It waa subsequently announced thatexplanations snd snoiogles bad passedbetween Messrs. Dnbney and Carr.

After this affair there were no duelsbetween persons of prominence In thesonta. The custom died as It bad diedt the north. But Dabney after a timarenewed his ult with success.

IIow the Message

Was Carried

f A Story For Independence

Day

"Grandpapa, tell us a story," said oneof a group of children.

"What kind of a story T"

"Why, a Fourth of July story, ofcourse. We d like that best

'But. my dears, tbe Fourth of Julymude a holiday to celebrate tbe Is

suing of the Declaration of Independ-ence. The only story appropriate tosuch a day would be a story of thetimes In which It was passed. Involv-ing some episode connected with theefforts of our ancestors to maintainthe stand they bad taken. Now, iwasn't burn, till nearly three-quarte-

of a century after July 4, 1770, tbeday on which our nation was born.

But my grandfather was still Uvlngwhen I was a little boy. Just about tbeage of Sammy there, and be had livedwben the war of the Revolution wasbeing fought and bad taken part In ithimself, ne often told me stories ofwhat happened In those days, and oneof them especially Impressed me.

"You must remember that In 1776 allof the American colonies were groupedalong the Atlantic coast Most of theterritory extending to the Pacificocean waa a wilderness, nud much ofIt baa never been explored. Tbe territory of tbe colonies may be compar-ed to a bird with outstretched wings.Tbe northern wing was the New England colonies; tbe body waa New York,New Jersey snd Pennsylvania; thermbern wing was the colonies of thesouth. Through tbe body of tbe birdran tba Hudson river, which, withLake Cbamplaln, formed tbe only practicable roots to Canada.

"After the battle of Bunker Hill atBoston the struggle between tbe Americans and British was principally forthe possession of tbe Hudson river.Washington, after tbe battles aboutNew York city, went to New Jersey.where he was between tbe two wingsof tbe bird.

1 have taken pains to explain thisto you tbat you may understand whyWashington spent ao much of the timebe waa commander in chief of theAmerican forcea in New Jersey andwhy so much of tbe fighting was doneIn that state. Besides, tbe story I amgoing to tell you took place there.

"When Washington first went 10New Jersey be took position st Hack--

ensnck with half the army, leaving theother half on the other side of tbeHudson north of New York city onder command of General Charles Lee,

Washington, being convinced that Gañera! Howe, commanding tbe Briusnforces In New York, was intending tomarch southward through New Jersey, decided to oraer ie 10 crossHudson and Join him thut be miKbtoppose Howes move witu a uniieuforce.

"My grandfather was a sergeant In

tbe ranks of Washington's army. Hebad done some successful scouting fortbe commander during tbe fighting onLong Island and afterward on Manhat-tan Island and by his daring andadroitness had gained tbe general'sconfidence as a good person to carry a

message. He sent for Abner mygrandfather's name waa Abner Jonesand told blm be wished him to carrya message to General Lee.

"1 bave no doubt that Abner waa avery daring youngster youngsters areusually fearless but tbe sequel prov-

ed tbat bis daring was akin to reck-

lessness. The message bb was to car-ry was a very Important one. and itwaa very Important tbat be. confina bisattention to It alona He had but tenmiles to go to reach tba river and nogreet distance to reach Generalon tba other sida, but it waa over de-

batable ground, and be was liable tomeet small lots of British aa weU asAmerican soldiers.

"Washington gava Abner tba orderfor General Lea written on tissue pa-

per and rolled Into a little ball abouttbe alza of a pea. In case he was cap-

tured wltb it on him be was to swal-low It for If tba British general shouldknow thst Washington waa intendingto have Lea Join him ba would doubt-less take measures to prevent tba Junc-tion.

"Abner concluded to walk to the Hud-son dressed as a farmer. With a pitchfork on hla shoulder, be trudged along,meeting an occasional British or American trooper, all of whom passed himwithout especially noticing him. As beproceeded be thought bow be shouldcross the Hudson wben ha once reach-

ed it and here is where hla reckless-ness came In. though that recklessnessbad a spur, which was love for a pret-ty girt. On the west bank of tbe Hud-son lived Deborah Goodwin, the daugh-

ter of a prominent British sympathizer.Abner could trust Deborah, but If herfather ahould know that be carried amessage from the commander in chiefand Mr. Goodwin could get it be wouldsend It at once to General Howe atNew York. On tba other band, Abnerthought that Deborah might find a wayfor him to cross the river.

"Abner persuaded himself that ba badbetter go to the Goodwin bouse, beinginfluenced by a desire to sea bis sweet-heart In truth, ba should have avoided any Tory bouse as ba would poison.On tba evening of the day ba left Hack- -

asaca: be appeared at tba Goodwin

house, and when be knocked at thedoor Deborah admitted him.

by. Abner.' she suld. "what areyou doing here in those clothes? Iinveyou left the arruyr

No. Does any one here know tbatI am In tbe army If'

Certainly; father knows ItThere wss a footstep ou the stnlrs.

Abner took his pner pill from his enr.where be had carried It, mid, holdingit between his thumb 11 nd fluircr. heldIt to Deborah's Hps. pushing it Into hermouth, ne bud only done so whenher father came down the stulrcuxe.On seeing Abner and noting his curbbe looked surprised. He questionedthe boy, and the replies he receivedmade him at once suspicious. Knowingthat Abner was n soldier in Washington's army, tbnt be was traveling Ina direct line tetween the Americanforces In New Jersey and New York,It did not take him very long to sur-mise thut then? wns a ixmwIMilty of theyotiiiK mini's rHrrylim 11 iiiomsiiw" fromthe one to the other. He knew of theilffiilr between Aimer 11 ml Delsimli. hutconsidered bis duty to his ktnu para-mount to that to bis daughter, liecoiH-enle- his Intentions till heget Abner In his power. lie Invitedhi in to suplir, meanwhile sending 11

ncrni messenger to his neiirest Toryneighbor with n luessiige snylng thuthe thought be tind a relx-- l spy in hibouse nnd asking for help to niuke hima prisoner.

"An hour after Abner's arrival attbe Goodwin house It whs surroundedby several Tories, and Aimer wasmsde a prisoner. He was senrvhi-d- .

but no message vu found un him,since be bad transferred It to Deborah.Then he was locked In a room ou thetop floor of tbe house while a consulta-tion was beld by his captors as towhat should be done with him. Whilethey were still suspicious of him. hisappearing in farm clothes Bt tbe bouseled them to believe that be bad leftcamp without permission in order tovisit bis sweetheart They decided totake no further action regarding blmthan to keep blm locked up for a fewdays, then let blm go.

"So my grandfather I mean AbnerJones was taken to a room In tbe roofof tbe house tbe roofs were enormousin those days, with big dormer win-

dowsand locked up. No young fellowwith plenty of ingenuity was liable toremain there very long, especially witha sweetheart In tbe bouse to help blmout But It was a long distance fromthe window to tbe ground, and Deb-

orah could not get the key of the door,for ber father bad bidden It

"Abner looked out of bis windowupon an enormous elm tree growingnear, but not near enough for blm toreach. However, be began at once tolay plana to escape by means of thetree. He made a rope of the bed-

clothes, then looked about for some-thing he could tie to one end of It tbntbe could throw to catch In a crotchformed by two limbs of tbe tree aboutten feet from sud above bis window.Tbe only thing be could find was along Iron poker belonging to a sot offireplace Implements among other rub-bish In the room.

"Tying the poker at Its middle to binImprovised rope, he waited till tbobouse should be quiet before proceeding any further. About 10 o'clock beheard a scratching at his door, whichat first be thought to come from amouse, but it was repeated, snd bewent to the door and listened. Thescratching seemed to come from tbebottom of tbe door. He got down onto the floor snd heard his name whis-

pered. The voice was Deborah 'a"She told blm that sba would like to

free him, but could see no way of do-

ing so. He told ber of tbe plan toproposed to try. but If ha succeeded Idthrowing the poker so as to catch tntbe crotch be mnst swing himself offsome fifty feet from tbe ground witha possibility of falling and being killed.Deborah begged him not to try Itpromising to take the message to Gen-

eral Lee. It wns finally agreed between tbem tbnt If be failed to escapeshe would do sn, but In any event shewas to steal out of tbe house tbat shemight meet him under tbe tree In casebis feat should be successful.

"It was about midnight thut Deborah,standing under tbe elm tree, beardsomething beat against tbe branchesabove. She listened and tbe soundwas repeated. Abner threw bis pokermore than a dozen times before Itcaught each time having great diff-iculty in keeping It from striking thebouse on its return. At last It caughtand firmly. Abner, clinging to theropa ba bad made, swung himself offand for some time vibrated In the airIlka a pendulum. When he settled,letting himself down to a branch be-

neath him, be descended from it to theground. There be found Deborah,wbo was so moved by the danger hebad passed that she sank limp into bisarma

"Lover-lik- e, Abner lingered with hlasweetheart for half an hour. She toldblm where he could get a boat andwben be left ber be was not long infinding it He pulled across the river,delivered his message and tbe nextevening wae back in camp.

"Unfortunately General Lee waa aBritish adventurer and had no sym-

pathy with tbo cause of tbe colonies.He disobeyed the order and causedGeneral Washington a great deal oftrouble, coming near depriving us to-la- y

of celebrating tbe Fourth of July.He was finally dismissed from thearmy, which was a blessing to the sidaon which bo pretended to figbt"

"But, grandpa, wby don't we readIn our school histories all about this?"

"Well, my dears." said the old man,hesitating, "Abner never said any-thing about bis having been stoppedon tba way. No one knew it excepthimself, and be only told when ba gotto bo a vary old man."