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POUR ESTABLISHES 1879. PUBLISHED BY ', The Optic fubliiiigCiompaay iHOOUPOKATBu M. M. PADGETT... EDITOR American ritual and since the last session of the sovereign grand lodge are entitled to send representatives to that body. 1 From 1830 to December 31, 1907, there were ,3,339,646 Initiated. Over S.000,000 members relieved, and a to tal of over $120,000,000 paid for re lief. The ampunt of benefits paid in 1,907 "V as5 $5,112,993.75. the Invested f unds jof the order,, amount' to $45,000,- 000. Entered at be Postoffioe at Ifcrt , jpre W 5me8 for-old Las Vegas, N. matter. RATES OF Per Tear by Carrier..... Per Month by Carrier. . . Per Week by Carrier... ! Weekly. 0lL6 YcflX ( Six Months ANOTHER MILE POST.. M.. as seeond-clBss and indlgeatj : . , or widows, and the orphans of Odd Fellows, that are owned and main SUBSCRIPTION. tained by the order and which repre sent nearly $1,000,000 Invested, and $7 00 which are caring for several thousand gg persons, many of whom would other- wise be public charges. Practically every state in the union has such e ' " ' . home. " 1 ..ta.uu Though no general observance . . 1.00 wilI be nel1 any one point, the T members will not overlook any of the ceremonies attendant upon so mo mentous an occasion. Almost every Monday, April 26th, marks the nine- lodge In the country will hold a meet tleth anniversary of the institution of ing of eome kind today, but the ob WoaMn.rtw, . Ma i t O. O. F.. servance will mostly be by districts. in each of the districts, though there are no district lines governing these, ciency of the public service. "There are periods in the -life of a nation," he said, "when the spirit of extrava gance pervades the- atmosphere and the ' public money is . scattered aright 1 ail .jefb, of ten J- without reference jrtq the results- tqi - be Secured, l nope and expect1 to see a radical reform in this direction, We have within the last few years1 created many unneces sary ; bureaus and multiplied employes beyond the possibility of efficient work." f -Mr. Aldrich: declared he was authoriaed; to cay that In the work of reducing the,expenditures and refor ming methods of appropriation the senate would havetne "earnest sup port and active co-operation of the president and his administration. Is the senate ready at last to reverse the precedent of generations and 'to co-operate with the house of represen tatives In reducing appropriations? We sincerely hope that .it Is. There , is, as Senator Aldrlch said, good ground for believing that ' the ' government's annual expenditure can be cut down $50,000,000 "without any great impair ment of the efficiency of the public service. ' PROMINENT EIEXICAN ; FIRMER DISAPPEARS Umana, ! keb., April' 26. ' Seferiao Domingiiei the exilian planter and advocate ol sclehtlfjc agriculture, who presented a silver tiopby to tne Nat ional Corn Exposition at Omaha last year and was a prominent . figure In the enterprise, cannot" be located "and friends in the United' States as well as Mexico j are ."mystified. Jfawj.fcaJ been missing three ;.i months.lHiMall sent him at the postoffice at Puebla, Mexico, remains:-! undelivered ' He left Omaha in January and soon after said he was uoinK to St Louis. He has not been heard from since.' and the beginning of Odd Fellowship In the United States. On that date eetlagB will be held at which Odd In the old Seven Stars Inn, in the. Fellows from the neighboring cities city of Baltimore, Thomas Wildey and wm attend. At many of these some his associates, Welch, Duncan, Rush- aptIon will be taken looking to hav worth and Creatham, five working- jng thelOOth anniversary of ten years men, founded what has (. grown hence, appropriately celebrated. Some la ninety years to be the greatest plans have been discussed by . mem fraternal organization in Jthe world. Ders concerning this centenary, even From that small beginning of Ave though it ,1s a long ways ahead, for there are now approximately 2,000,000 two oc three years will be required members, with 17,000 subordinate to,-go over the details and 10 years is lodges, 3,500 encampments, 8,600 Re- no!t too far ahead to begin to talk bekah lodges and 660 cantons of pa- over a proper manner of observing triarchs militant, and the order is the most important time in the history known and recognized in every civ- 0f the order. lllzed country on the face of the ' o globe. ' In his speech In the senate last There are 69 grand lodges and 5C week on the pending tariff bill, Mr. grand encampments. .- Besides the Aldrlch dealt chiefly with the prob TJnlled States and Canada proper the iem 0f raising revenue. One of the order is established in Alaska, Argen- mo8t striking features of Mr. Aid tine Republic, Japan, Mexico, Panama, rich's speech was his statement that Philippine Islands, Yukon territory, the appropriations made last year Hawaii, Porto Rico, South Africa, I coul(j have been reduced at least $50,- France and Cuba. Nearly all of these have special deputy! grand sires. Then the soalled "Quasi Independent" ju risdictions of Australasia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland; German Empire, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark having their own ' grand sires and lairgejlyi (controlling their own affairs. They, of course use the 000,000 without impairing the effl- Big 'varmln" have no terrors for Roosevelt while in Africa, but Major Seaman of New York, fears he will suffer from the tsetse fly and the spldillu tick whose bites are said , to be fatal. ' " , BASEBALL SCORES. National League. At St. Louis Chicago 5, St Louis 4. - At Cincinnati Pittsburg 2, Cincin nati 1. American LeaguA At Detroit Detroit 3, Cleveland 0 At Chicago Chicago 1, St. Louis 0. American Association. At Milwaukee Milwaukee 2, Kan sas City 1. At Columbus Columbus 4, Louis ville 1. At Toledo Toledo 6, Indianapolis 3. At Minneapolis Minneapolis 5, St. Paul 6. Do Children Need Alcohol? Ask your doctor how often he prescribes an alcoholic stimulant for children. He will probably say, "Very, very rarely." Ask him how often he prescribes a tonic for them. He will probably answer, very, very frequently i nen asK mm aoout iy non-alcoholic Sarsapari'la as a tonic for the young. J. O iy; Gehrlng's Win Big Victory. "The Gehrlng's" the well known colored baseball team of this city de feated the Romero team of the west side yesterday afternoon by a score of, 27 to '3 In ;"a game at the high school grounds. The contest was a one-sided affair, but there were a number of brilliant plays. . A large nutnber,.of spectators . were present The winners wore their new suits, which undoubtedly assisted them In the severe drubbing they gave their opponents. " The uniforms are blue with white trimmings, with the name. F. J. Gehrlng Hardware Co." across the breast' and .look, exceptionally neat. , .... jt. Following Is the line-up. of the two teams: Romero's. Gehflng's. Patron ....... catcher ... i . .Houston Maes' .... .... pitcher Black Sanchez ...... shortstop ..... .Burns Larrazolo, J. M...lst b .Dunlap Frank ......... 2nd b. ....... Brown Baca . . . ... . 3rd b McKenney Larrazolo, O. A.... If Carroll Plnard cf. ...... Calloway Armljo rf. Logan Martinez, substitute. ' Following is the score by innings: Romero . .0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 Gehrlng's ... .11 2 1 2 2 1 4 4 27 Eye Glass Satisfaction Do your eyeglasses bother youJc If so, let us fit you with a Vki mounting. For perfect satisfaction, the. easiest to pufcioniand barest-' . tt eat off aveelass made. h ; sll's-i Si. -, We carry' at all times a lareana"' varied assortment . . of , smoked glasses goggles of every description; mineral glasses of all ?;knds. .i ! .10 --.:.. : -''i'i-i '"'- 1 .. . ' i - ,. , .. v. . .. -- - Optical iDresrip.tlonsacjnirately fue4 aud broken lenses replaced same aay, as re TAUPERT JEWELER iI OPTICIAN Las Vega.s, New Mexlca s A. H. Beingrueber Brewing Co. of Lets Vegas. We are now making the finest beer, in the Southwest. Boost home industry and telephone your orders to us for either keg or bottle beer. . PHONES MAIN 67, 61 and 32. lliilET REP01TS. St Louis Meal Market.'; . St. Louis, April ; 26. Lead firm, $4.15; spelter -quiet, $4.95. ' A new club In .Roy, known as the Order of the 7-9 and 11, gave a pie suDner at the school house, after which a dance was given. E. F. Kenney, Gallup's building con tractor, commenced , the reconstruc tion of the bottling works there. New York Metal Market. New York, April 26. Lead quiet, $4.204.25; copper dull, 12 7-813; silver, 52. New 'York Money Market New York, April 26. Prime mer cantile paper, 3 1-2 4; Mexican dol lars, 44; call money steady, 1 7-8 2." western steers $4.80 6.25; western cows $3.25 5.50. ... Sheep 12,000 head; market steady Muttons $5.25 6.50; lambs $6.25 8.00; wether yearlings $2.60 7.25; ewes' $3,505.90. Chicago Provisions Market. Chicago, April 26. Wheat,-' May, 1.18 7-8; July, 1.06 3-8; corn,- May, 69 3-8; July 67 3-8. Oats, May, 55 3-8; July, 48 3-4; Pork, May, 17.67 1-2; July, 17.87 1-2; lard, May, 10.25; July, 10.37 1-2. : Ribs, May, 9.65; July 9.70 9.72 1-2. New York Railroad Stocks. New York, April 26. Amalgamated, 76 1-4; Atchison, $1.08; pfd., $1.04; N. Y. Central, 130; Southern Pacific, $1.19; Union Pacific, $1.8G 1-2; Steel, 53; pfd., $1.14 3-4. . - , ' Mrs. J. "M. Jacobson is reported very 111 with pneumonia at Gallup. Kansas City Stock. Kansas City, April 26. Cattle 9000 head including 1,800 southerns; mar ket 1015c - lower. Native steers $5.006.60; southern steers $4.60 6.00; southern cows $3.004.80; na tive cows and heifers $3.00 6.00; stackers and feeders $3.75 5.60; bulls $3.405.25; calves $3.756.60; Chicago Markets. Chicago, April 26. Cattle 29,000 head; market 1015c lower. Beeves $4.656.80; Texas steers $4.405.50; western steers $4.35 5.50; stackers and . feeders $3.405.40; cows and heifers $2.00 5.80; calves $4.50 6.00. Sheep 20,000 head; market stea dy. Native $3.65 6.00; western $3.60 6.00; yearlings $6.00 7.00; lambs $5.50 8.15; westren lambs $5.508.30. ' C. H. Nagel, a prosperous farmer from the state of Ohio, arrived In Roy and located on a new homestead nprth of that town. , , '.' ' v ' a and 1000 yards, white and colored fancy flowered, strip ed, checked, cross bar, figured. We offer worth?27c 25c0and1oc at 1SC DPtl THE STORE ?OF QUALITY" m Pi ll f!i e.lasVegas. N.M. ."y " ' ' BJ ff Doi'tsd Svsfissscit About 300, yards, in the different size dots, all new goods, perfectly white, 35c values, . ' Specially priced at , IUg rJniisorourjh Bziszto A : light fancy lawn flowered, striped, checked, figured , dainty wash fabric. . Specially priced at J3c Yard 25 PIECES 12 yards in each piece, worth $2.00 to $2.50 a piece Specially priced at Urn PIcco VJfoito Rihbonp Specially priced An extra discount of 20 FZH GEHT on white ribbon for the ! First Communion CM. We Offer Special Inducements in Wash Fabrics and ..VV Tub Dresses , ; , , White and Colored. r ' - ; Specially interesting to mothers whose doughters will maketheir first communion. ' . , . . " -" Rcndy fJIndo VJhito Drcccco FOR GIRLS FROM O TO 14 YEARS Dainty materials and beautifully trimmed we have reduced the price on these dresses as follows: i' $2.00 White Dresses, ....$1.45 ' 1.97 2.50 3.50, " 4.00 " 5.00 ' Tho First Gommunldn Boy WE OFFER Blue serge Suits, Juniuor style Coats," long lapels, cuff sleeves, kniekerbocker pants, $5 and $6 SHOES and OXFORDS Patent, Gunmetal, Kid,-Calfskin. White blouse Waists with soft collar. 65o White plaited Waists, no collar. $1.00 Blouse Waists, Russian, no collar ...,C5o Shirts with collar or without, white or colored G5o tlEOItWEAR Windsor, all shades; Bows, Four-ln.hend 2.63 2.05 3.75 Ono lot of F.Vsscs' White Dresses worth, $2.25 and $2.50. Special, These dresses are all in good condition. The reason we offer them at such a ridiculously low price, 'is because we have too many and we wish to close them out. EJ?REEDSvCo Rochester N.y fJiascG' Foot YJcar We show new ' Pumps and Oxfords, c Pumps the new style ankle strap, Pat entorKfd?. iv Uqvi VJhito Can Q21FORD3 1 VJg Givo Away An "Ingersoll" Dollar Watch with every boy's suit from Q5.QQ Up Silk Parasols, Japanese style. ' Pumps and Oxfords White duck- or canvas for Misses and Children. LACES r , ,f New lot imported. ' :Boyp9 Quite ; 2 pair Pants Knickerbocker, Coya' VJaizfo Russia, no Collar, Blouse. 1